Europe
Universal-Investment Building Amazon-Style Offering For Funds
The Frankfurt-based firm still has to get regulatory approval for the blockchain project, but aims to start beta testing next year.
People Moves: Refinitiv, Qontigo, GAM, OSTC, Outset Global
A look at some of the key "people moves" this week, including Stephan Flagel (pictured), who joins Qontigo.
AFME Calls for pan-European Crypto Asset Taxonomy
The industry body has urged EU lawmakers and stakeholders to become leaders in delivering a common regulatory framework for digital assets.
Nasdaq's Lessons in Machine Learning Yield New Surveillance Tool
The offering, which took more than a year to build, combines deep, transfer and human-in-the-loop loop learning to find patterns.
Jupiter Asset Management Taps RPA for Manual Process Automation
The asset manager is reviewing various processes to see what kinds of automation could bring efficiency.
After Fidessa Exodus, Some Users Brace For Trouble
WatersTechnology spent three months examining Fidessa to see what has transpired inside the vendor since the Ion acquisition. During a period of great change, a lot of questions—and worry—remain.
People Moves: MarketAxess, Trading Technologies, DTCC & More
A look at some of the key "people moves" over the last week, including Ryan Gwin (pictured), who joins MarketAxess.
Confluence & StatPro: A Sign of the Buy-Side Times
Confluence has a big job ahead integrating StatPro’s various analytics tools.
Confluence Buys StatPro
For £161.1 million, Confluence has purchased StatPro. Both companies stand to gain more global clients, and users can expect new products meant to alleviate pain points felt by the buy side.
People Moves: LSEG, SS&C Eze, IHS Markit, T-Rex, Tier1
A look at some of the key "people moves" from the last week.
Numbering Association Starts Work on Crypto Identifiers
Anna task force explores how Isins can be extended to digital assets such as tokenized securities and cryptocurrencies
Commerzbank Pilots DLT Prototypes
The bank's R&D arm, Main Incubator, has piloted blockchain projects, including settlement of commercial paper in T+0.
DZ Bank Plans Machine-Readable Add-On for InGen Platform
The German bank developed the platform in its Innovation Lab and is currently working on updates.
IBM Uses Homomorphic Encryption on Real Financial Data
The tech giant tested the technique on tasks involving machine learning at a large bank, with positive results.
TISA Assesses Vendors for Mifid II Reporting Solution
The regulatory reporting utility product for fund managers is targeted to go live by mid-2020.
CME, Google Ally for Cloud Market Data Access
The partnership will allow existing and potential subscribers around the world to access all CME Group data via a connection to Google Cloud.
People Moves: Refinitiv, Apex, Connamara Systems, Ascertia
A look at some of the key "people moves" over the past week, including Renaud Oury (pictured), who joins Apex.
DTCC Explores Gatekeeper Role for DLT Networks
Post-trade company looks to stay ahead of DLT curve with plans to act as CCP for firms trading on permission-based blockchains.
Google Leverages Kubernetes to Help Banks with Risk Models
The tech giant uses open-source tools to help firms ramp up computing power for complex risk calculations.
Bureau Van Dijk Rebuilds Risk Management Platform
Bureau Van Dijk's Compliance Catalyst has been rebuilt ahead of plans to move the platform to the cloud, as well as navigate the EU's fifth anti-money laundering directive.
Tech, Data Concerns Mount as SFTR Deadline Edges Closer
Industry experts voice concerns regarding the drafting of the regulation and the length of time to prepare, particularly as firms are still waiting on guidelines to be published.
SAP to Launch Data Lake for End-User Analytics
The service is planned to be released later this year, with the software provider also looking to introduce more Sybase customers to its Hana platform.
Cloud Worries Show Up in New EU Outsourcing Guidance
Financial firms must maintain a register of all outsourced critical functions under new guidelines now in effect in Europe.