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Banks Fortify to Spin Money from Their Own Data
Forays into selling data have been slowed by concerns over confidentiality, internal battles over its use and clean-up work on the data itself. For Risk.net, Faye Kilburn reports.
Crypto Incognito: New Regulation Targets Crypto’s Bad Reputation
KYC data requirements and new legislation aim to move cryptocurrency markets into the mainstream, but are the anonymity and illegal activity tied to digital currencies exaggerated?
Data Cost Management 2.0: New Tricks for Old Dogs
Data is the third-largest expense for the financial industry, so firms are getting creative when it comes to cost control.
Illuminated Data: SFTR May Reach Too Far
While waiting for the regulators’ final word on SFTR’s technical specifications, SFT market participants and counterparties are planning their compliance strategies amid concern that the regulation goes too far in its goal to bring shadow banking into…
Technology Holds the Key for SFTR
EC likeliness to finalize standards in the coming weeks refocuses the spotlight on SFTR and what technology is available to help firms comply.
SugarCRM Gets Investment from Accel-KKR for Growth Programs
The investment will fund new product capabilities as well as open opportunities for acquisitions.
Barclays Leads Pack on $14 Million Funding Round for Cloud9 Platform
The platform aims to modernize communications among counterparties and deliver sophisticated data analytics.
AlphaSense Names Thunnissen CMO
Officials say Thunnissen's appointment will help the vendor optimize its "rapid scaling" into as-yet untapped areas.
JP Morgan Data Scientist Eyes Insights from Internal Data
The bank’s asset management arm believes that trawling its home waters for data will land a valuable catch. Risk.net’s Faye Kilburn speaks to the data scientist at its helm.
Kaizen Lands Lee for SFTR Business
Lee has a background in regulatory reporting and SFTR, including leading an ICMA taskforce on SFTR.
Bank Execs Call for Regulatory Harmonization and Cross-Border Clarity
Panelists discuss operational issues involved in cross-border compliance with Mifid II.
Goldman Sachs Exec: While Valuable, Alternative Data Still Poses Challenges
There is no "golden nugget" of information that will unlock value; the entire workflow is important, according to Goldman Sachs' Javier Rodriguez-Alarcon.
Broadridge Gets Patent for Proxy & Repo Blockchain
The patent covers the process of proxy and repo processing through a permissioned blockchain.
Mapping Data a Worthwhile Project While the CAT Lies in Wait
Broker-dealers should look into gathering data that may be reported into the CAT even before the system goes live for its own internal purposes, experts say.
Google Denies Rumored Plans to Enter Financial Markets
Tech giant has no immediate plans to enter the space outside of its role as a service provider, despite uneasy conference chatter.
JPMorgan to Invest in AI, Tackle Privacy Concerns
Global investment bank says that transparency is key to instilling trust in use of AI.
March 2018: Turning the ‘Yes, Buts’ into ‘Yes, Ands’
“Changing the culture of a large organization is hard and takes time. It is a battle you must fight on many fronts. The obstacle is not new technology—it is the willingness to try a new approach."
Hurricane Mike: Urciuoli Storms JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management
JPMorgan Asset and Wealth Management's CIO brings the pace of the trading floor to asset management.
Data Fee Complainants Buoyed by SEC Appointee
Recent appointments at the US Securities and Exchange Commission have led some firms to believe regulators and policymakers will finally start to address what they believe to be opaque pricing structures for market data at exchanges. Joanne Faulkner…
Goldman Leads $38 Million Funding Round for Visible Alpha
Fintech firm to complete integration of Alpha Exchange and expand into Europe and Asia, with eye on potential further acquisitions.
Breaker of Chains: The Appeals and Perils of Quantum Computing
“We need to seriously rethink encryption and seriously rethink things that rely on encryption, like blockchain. Anything that is heavily dependent on complexity needs to be reconsidered in a quantum world.”
CEO Sentance Departs Xenomorph
Sentance is stepping down after leading the company he co-founded for more than 20 years.
AFTAs 2017: Best Infrastructure Initiative—JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management
JPMorgan Asset and Wealth Management’s Technology Resiliency team wins the 2017 AFTA for the best infrastructure initiative, taking the crown from last year’s victor, Northern Trust.
AFTAs 2017: Best Technology Executive: Buy Side—Mike Urciuoli, JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management
JPMorgan Asset and Wealth Management (AWM) CIO Mike Urciuoli wins this year’s best technology executive (buy side) award, commanding a technology budget of over $1 billion. After taking the reins at AWM in 2014, Urciuoli embarked on a period of radical…