United Kingdom (UK)
DTCC Gets Ahead of Brexit with New Dublin Office
The utility plans to open a fully functioning Dublin office in the first quarter of next year.
ITI Capital Integrates Torstone’s Post-Trade Platform
The middle- and back-office infrastructure will manage multi-asset post-trade operations and enable scalability.
FCA to Tackle Big Data, Expects Firms to Act Ethically
Charles Randell says data and technology usage by firms should "liberate" not "disenfranchize" consumers, and regulation is "central to defining" ethical practices.
FCA Chair: Regulations Will Ease as Brexit Ramps Up
Charles Randell says the current regulatory environment is "unsustainable" and the pressure to regulate firms' big data practices may lessen.
Code Red: Trading Firms Turn to AI for System Stability
As IT systems are buckling under the pressure of modern day trading volumes and regulatory requirements, some firms are turning to AI to predict and minimize outages.
Encompass Lands Tech Vet Lloyd
LLoyd brings regulation and sales experience to help Encompass expand its customer base across global markets and reduce KYC regulatory demands.
Cboe Plans Amsterdam Venue Ahead Of Brexit
The exchange’s main office in Europe will continue to be London.
StatPro Acquires Regulatory Risk Services from French Bank
StatPro to introduce managed services after acquisition from ODDO BHF
LSEG Acquires Minority Share in AcadiaSoft
LSEG is looking to improve its non-clearing services with this latest deal.
Archax Launches Institutional Crypto Exchange
Startup targets institutional community with digital-asset exchange.
BT Radianz Cloud Integrates Ipushpull Data-Sharing Tool
BT Radianz Cloud adds fintech start-up Ipushpull's API for real-time data sharing and collaboration.
The War for Talent: Emerging Technologies Create New Needs
Financial firms battle it out in a finite pool of talent, for the best and brightest fintech minds.
Auction System Glitch Led To LSE's Morning Blackout
London bourse's trading delay was the first such disruption in years.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2018: All the Winners and Why They Won
Here are the write-ups of the 32 category winners from this year's Sell-Side Technology Awards held in London on April 20.
Interviews from RIMES II Client Conference EMEA 2018
On May 2 this year, RIMES Technologies held its annual EMEA client conference at the Four Seasons hotel in London. WatersTechnology was there to interview a number of the attendees.
SST Awards 2018 Winner's Interview – SmartStream Technologies
SmartStream's Vincent Kilcoyne chats to Victor Anderson about the roll-out of his firm's TLM Fees and Expense Management platform at Credit Suisse.
Buy Side Lacks Skills to Handle Alt Data, Says Goldman Sachs Quant
Lack of skills for evaluating alternative datasets remains an industry problem, with firms looking to hire data scientists and technologists to make use of the new data.
ITRS Buys Capacity Management Firm Sumerian
The acquisition follows a nine-month partnership between the two firms.
Cloud Security Turns from Road Block to Selling Point for Asset Managers
The increasing sophistication of security operations at cloud providers are outstripping what small firms can do in-house, buy-side executives say.
Neudata Hires Big Data Expert Webster as SVP
Officials say Webster will be responsible for adding alternative data providers to Neudata’s network.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2018: All the Winners
The winners of the 32 categories comprising the 2018 Sell-Side Technology Awards were revealed at a luncheon in London on the afternoon of April 20.
FCA Extends Oversight of UK Asset Management Sector
Regulator sets new obligations for senior managers and focuses on investor costs.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 115: The CME Buys NEX Group
Anthony and James discuss the potential ripple effects stemming from this latest deal in the fixed-income space, fintech investment and Brexit.
Witad Awards 2018 Winner's Interview – Jennifer Peve, DTCC
The DTCC's Jennifer Peve, co-head of the firm's Office of Fintech Strategy, won the technology innovator of the year (vendor) category at this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards.