Emerging Technologies
Anthony Malakian: Independent No More
A look at StatPro's acquisition of Investor Analytics.
The Industry Reacts to Dark Pool Fines
While most were not surprised by the size of the penalties, there are plenty residual effects still to be felt from the news.
Clear Daylight Emerges Between Bloomberg and the Competition
Burton-Taylor International Consulting study charts Bloomberg’s rise to the industry's undisputed leader in the terminal and data feed market.
OpenFin Eyes Industry Standard Status in 2016
The vendor hopes that open-sourcing its technology will help expand its existing client base.
Private/Permissioned Blockchains Next Up for Distributed Ledgers
"The big difference between the original blockchain for bitcoin and the blockchain now widely talked about by banks is that instead of preferring transactions to be unknown, blockchain prefers transactions to be known."
Barclays Fined $70M For Dark Pool, Market Data Violations
The bank misrepresented its NBBO calculations
Private/Permissioned Blockchains Next Up for Distributed Ledgers
"The big difference between the original blockchain for bitcoin and the blockchain now widely talked about by banks is that instead of preferring transactions to be unknown, blockchain prefers transactions to be known."
GTS CEO Talks Acquisition of Barclays' DMM Business
GTS's new customers can expect sophisticated technology organizing information in innovative ways.
Dan DeFrancesco: Don’t Be Afraid of Your Own Shadow
Looking at the pros and cons of multiple in-house IT teams.
HSBC Plans to Freeze Salaries, Hiring in 2016
The London-based bank sent an email to employees Friday regarding the decision, according Reuters.
Won't Back Down: SEC CIO Pamela Dyson
Dyson discusses the lessons learned after working nearly three decades in the federal government.
February 2016: The Market Will Decide
Victor highlights the key criteria startups must meet in order to gain a foothold in the capital markets.
Opening Cross: Data Fees—Everyone Else is Doing It; Why Can’t I?
Nobody likes fees, especially if their purpose is merely to align with fees already charged by others.
BCA Adds Estimize-Collaborated Tools, API Access; Preps ETF to ‘Prove’ Effectiveness
BCA is incorporating Estimizes forecasts to strengthen its research offering.
Open Platform: Praying for Change: Don't Blame Data Fees; Blame the Policies
DataContent's Rafah Hanna explains why market data fees may be a necessary evil, but not an "immoral" one, and suggests how firms can halt the growth of fees.
Symbiont Picks Gemalto for Digital Security
Startup will use Gemalto's SafeNet hardware security modules (HSMs).
Updata Narrows Focus on Analytics in 2016 as Data Terminal Biz Becomes ‘Saturated'
The vendor will focus its efforts on providing a value-add analytics front-end to partners' datasets.
AI a Go
The Google-developed AI program AlphaGo mastered what was considered to be the toughest board game for AI to crack, Go.
Tullett Prebon Reduction Rises to 7.5 Percent Despite Higher Revenues
Firm originally projected 5 percent cuts to front-office staff.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: January 25-29
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 2: Blockchain, StatPro-Investor Analytics Merger
Dan and Anthony chat about the DTCC's white paper on blockchain and a big merger on the buy side.
Nordea Bank SA Goes Live with Temenos’ WealthSuite
Temenos' integrated wealth management solution combines back-office standardization with front-office differentiation
Horizon Software Appoints Thieullent as New CEO
Sylvain Thieullent steps up to take lead at Horizon, Jean-Marc Delfarguiel announced as company president.
Cambridge Blockchain Wins Santander InnoVentures Distributed Ledger Challenge
Startup's solution focuses on identity-management issues financial services firms face.