Societe Generale
Societe Generale to Offer Clients KYC Service via an API
The French bank plans to make its KYC offering available to external clients by the end of the year as it continues to enhance SG Markets.
Machine Learning Takes Aim at Black-Scholes
Quants are embracing the idea of ‘model-free’ pricing and deep hedging.
Goldman Sachs Exec: Use of Alt Data in Investing Today Only 'Tip of the Iceberg'
At Risk Live, executives from Goldman Sachs AM, Societe Generale and Morgan Stanley talked about the benefits and concerns for using alt data.
Warrants Issuers Battle Algo Predators in Hong Kong
The threat of high-frequency traders have forced banks to spend big on tech.
Bank, Fintech Exec Gonzalez Joins Pico to Lead Americas Sales
Gonzalez has 20 years of experience in technology management and sales at financial firms and technology providers.
'Next Act: A Profile of Euronext's Alain Courbebaisse
The last decade has seen Euronext chewed up and spun out following a series of mergers & acquisitions. Once again independent, Courbebaisse is writing the exchange’s IT roadmap.
Leading Swap Dealers Join DTCC-Euroclear Margin Transit Utility
DTCC can now focus on expanding coverage of the MTU with the addition of leading dealers.
Startup Crypto Custodian Koine Taps FinTech Vet Hughes for Chairman, CEO
Hughes has spent more than 30 years in senior positions in the banking and financial technology industries.
Deep Learning: The Evolution is Here
WatersTechnology speaks with data specialists from all parts of the capital markets in an in-depth examination of deep learning's impact in finance.
Banks, Bourses and Regulators Form Spanish-Market DLT Venture
Blockchain project aims to fast track issuance of warrants process.
Markets Learn Painful Lessons as Blockchain Grows Up
Shelving early blockchain projects has pushed the technology further into maturity, and offers lessons for the future.
Quants Say Internal Data will Unlock AI’s Full Potential
At this year's North American Financial Information Summit, industry experts talked about the importance of sourcing and using internal data to find alpha.
India’s Data Takeaway Leaves Index Derivatives in a Pickle
Investors with exposure to India via index futures are reeling from a decision by the country’s exchanges to end data licensing agreements that allow overseas markets to create derivatives based on its indexes. Wei-Shen Wong investigates whether the move…
SocGen Taps Big XYT for Liquidity Analytics
The bank will use Big XYT's Liquidity Cockpit platform to provide deeper insight into the European equities liquidity landscape.
OpenDoor Appoints Former AQR FX Chief as MD
The Treasurys trading platform also named Liz Hogan of Societe Generale as managing director.
Euroclear Taps Societe Generale’s Dupuy as its CIO
Brussels-based central securities depository hires Societe Generale CIO to lead technology operations.
Will Eonia Sink or Swim in Hunt for Euribor Replacement?
The European Central Bank has intervened to rescue stalling benchmark reform and find a new risk-free rate for swaps. But the Eonia rate has seen dwindling transaction volumes in recent years, and while the ECB’s new overnight rate is regarded as the top…
Sibos 2017: Disrupting the Disruptors
The key themes from this year's industry mega-event.
Data, E-Trading Sales Vet Watson to Head Tradition Data Sales
Watson has spent more than 30 years selling market data and trading floor technologies and services.
Sell Side Forges Ahead with Ambitions for Live Blockchain
John reviews recent announcements from blockchain consortium R3 and the Digital Trade Chain Consortium
Banks Wrestle with Mifid II Derivatives Quoting Rules
Chris Davis explains why derivatives dealers are wary of new quoting requirements under Mifid II.
Lack of ESMA Data Fuels Energy Firms’ MiFID Woes
Stella Farrington reports on how a hold-up in data from ESMA is causing havoc for commodity firms that need to perform tests to determine whether they fall under the scope of MiFID II.
NAFIS 2017: Industry’s Late ‘Thaw’ on Machine Learning Leaves Much to be Done
Joanne Faulkner reports on NAFIS panelists' views on machine learning and its current and future applications for the capital markets.
Euronext Shuffles Technology, Operations Leadership Team as Dijsselhof Departs
COO Jos Dijsselhof to leave exchange operator at end of June; Alain Courbebaisse set to join as chief information and technology officer.