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People Moves: Tradeweb, BondLink, Boosted.ai, Transcend, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Devi Shanmugham (pictured), who joins Tradeweb as global head of compliance.
Waters Wrap: S&P-IHS Markit and the Land of Giants (Also, More on AML Tech)
Anthony provides some of his initial questions and thoughts following the S&P-IHS Markit deal. He also takes a second look at AML technology after getting some sage feedback.
‘Massive Land Grab’: S&P’s IHS Markit Buy Creates Data Juggernaut, But Users Fear Price Hikes
The deal reflects the broader trend of market participants pursuing scale to create true front-to-back trading and data environments, which may signal a trading platform acquisition in the future—though the IHS Markit acquisition may face regulatory…
Waters Wrap: The NEX Brand Slowly Disappears (Plus Market Data Fights & AI Integrations)
Anthony looks at what's become of NEX since the CME acquisition, as well as discussions over odd lot reform and S&P's Kensho implementation.
NERD Alert: S&P Taps Kensho to Add IDs, Data Links to Mentions in Historical Transcripts
The move marks the start of plans to expand the distribution of Kensho's entity and individual recognition and tagging system.
S&P Global Market Intelligence Debuts Marketplace
The data provider has made its new data 'storefront' available after revealing plans to do so earlier this year.
S&P Global Platts Taps Kensho's AI to Solve Commodities' Big Data Woes
Following initiatives with S&P Global Market Intelligence, Kensho Technologies is tackling new projects for sibling department S&P Global Platts.
S&P to Unveil New Data Platform, New Data Capabilities
S&P Global Market Intelligence will offer clients new alt datasets from in-house and third parties to be used in conjunction with increased analytics offerings.
The Rise of the Robot Quant
The latest big idea in machine learning is to automate the drudge work in model-building for quants
The Year That Was in Fintech M&A
Calculating the effects of 2018’s spectacular industry-wide spending spree.
Artificial Intelligence, Real Intel: Data Vendors Make Strides on AI
Data companies are investing in AI and machine learning in a concerted push toward innovations that reveal insights and alpha.
WatersTech Spotlight: Fintech M&A
The fintech landscape has changed markedly in recent months as a result of M&A activity. Here are five of the most notable deals.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 112: A Look at How Fintechs are Being Disruptive
The past two weeks have seen some major announcements that point to fintechs being even more disruptive than in years past.
S&P Global Makes $550 Million Bet on AI with Kensho Buy
Information giant will pick up Goldman Sachs-backed AI startup for over half a billion dollars.
Regulators' Acceptance of Fintech Should Encourage Adoption
Regulatory agencies are starting to take the lead in working with financial technology firms, panelists said.
S&P, Kensho Ink Development Collaboration Deal
S&P data will underpin Kensho's existing analytics products, as well as future developments.
Goldman Sachs Invests in Big Data Analytics Start-Up
Goldman becomes the largest strategic investor in Kensho
Kensho Unveils Warren, a Natural-Language Query ‘Virtual Research Assistant'
Cloud-based analytics provider Kensho has enlisted asset managers and research teams to test Warren, a "virtual market research assistant" developed for the financial markets that understands and responds to queries asked using natural language.