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Vendors add surveillance support for WhatsApp alternatives
Concerns about data leakage have driven some users to rival privacy-focused messaging apps like Telegram and Signal, as WhatsApp policy changes come into force on May 15.
Financial institutions battle cyber threat info overload
Cyber threat intelligence is crucial for the defense of an organization’s network, but financial firms have to figure out how to make sense of all the data first.
Swipe left: repo reporting no match for Brexit, or collateral
A happier start than Emir, but SFTR honeymoon is over now that trades report separately in UK and EU.
Waters Wrap: Buzzwords and the hype machine (And editorial judgment)
Anthony previews some of the major trend topics that WatersTechnology will look to cover over the next eight months.
This Week: ICE, IHS Markit, Commerzbank/Deutsche Börse, TNS & more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
OpenFin outgrows container tech origins with Workspace UI launch
New interface will standardize notifications, user interactions and content presentation.
Esma plan ‘won’t help’ fix Mifid swaps data problem
Dealers say proposal to force disclosure of all big-bank OTC derivatives trades won’t improve data.
People Moves: HSBC AM, Trumid, SIX, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Paul Griffiths (pictured) who has been appointed global head of institutional business at HSBC Asset Management.
Waters Wrap: The looming data storage wars (And Bloomberg killers)
Anthony first looks at the data storage space, explaining that fees are likely to increase for buy- and sell-side firms in the near-term. He also wonders if there’s a market in the terminal/workstation space for innovative startups to gain traction. As…
This Week: Deutsche Boerse, HSBC, S&P Global, Linedata, FlexTrade/QuantFeed & more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
BNP Paribas AM turns to machine learning for carbon emissions
The asset manager is using machine learning to estimate carbon footprints for companies that do not report emissions.
Symphony suspends Sparc pending registration talks with CFTC
The comms provider may have to register its RFQ workflow and messaging tool as a Sef, or perhaps permanently shut down the business line.
Bloomberg’s new data retention policy vexes buy-side firms
Impacted users will have to pay extra costs to retain communications data for longer than two years.
Waters Wrap: Would DLT really have prevented Archegos? (And thoughts on Itiviti)
While Christopher Giancarlo says distributed ledger technology could’ve helped prime brokers better monitor their risk exposures to Archegos Capital Management, Anthony (and others) are not so sure about that. He also looks at the Broadridge-Itiviti deal.
This Week: TP Icap, Confluence, Bloomberg, Iress-Cosaic, Tradeweb, SmartStream, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news
Banks, asset managers weigh trade-offs in third-party tools for machine learning
Although many banks and asset managers still prefer to build models in-house, off-the-shelf products are maturing.
‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo says DLT could have aided in Archegos
The former CFTC chair says managing collateral by using distributed ledger technology would enable the better oversight of risks.
BMLL partners with quants for HFT regulation
Researchers from a Paris university are using the provider’s data and coding environment to build models for more efficient regulatory approaches.
Waters Wrap: Big Tech takes control of cutting-edge encryption (And consortium flat circles)
In addition to growing their cloud presence in the capital markets, Big Tech companies are, unsurprisingly, taking the lead on encryption and security in the cloud. Anthony sees positives and negatives. He also looks at bank-led consortiums.
Engineers tap machine learning to improve graph analytics
Augmenting graph analytics with AI can detect more complicated anomalies, vendors say.
Waters Wrap: The nature of data and information (And Ion-List thoughts)
Anthony takes a look at the alternative data industry post-GameStop, and wonders about Ion Group’s strategy going forward after recent acquisitions.
This Week: Google Cloud/Commerzbank, SmartStream, Anna DSB, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
A kick in the privates: In-demand unlisted stock trading faces tech, transparency challenges
Private stocks are opaque, illiquid, behave differently from public markets, and lack the same infrastructure as public marketplaces, creating back-office integration challenges for firms that want to trade these stocks in a more liquid manner. But as…
Mystery surrounds rumored Ion acquisition of Italian trading platform provider List
While it would appear that Ion has acquired the Pisa-based vendor, details are murky. If the deal has gone through, though, it could mean contractual changes will occur in the near future for List users.