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APIs to Help with Regulatory Differences Over Dark Trading
Technologists urged to adopt a more flexible plug-and-play approach using APIs, as concerns grow about the FCA and Esma's differing attitudes toward dark trading.
This Week: Goldman/Finos; JP Morgan/Baton; Caixa AM; IHS Markit
Catch up on some of the past week's financial technology news.
People Moves: Finastra, Luminex, Itarle, West Highland & More
A look at some of the key "people moves" over the last week, including Lisa Fiondella (pictured), who joins Finastra.
Google Cloud Platform Bends to Regulation at SLA Level
The company has taken a tailored approach to outsourcing contracts as increased scrutiny demands portability and audit rights from cloud service providers.
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.
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.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2019: All the Winners and Why They Won
The 36 category winners of this year's Buy-Side Technology Awards were announced on the afternoon of November 1.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Sibos Gets a Social Conscience
Climate, Brexit and ethical AI were all on the agenda at the massive conference this year, as cloud, cybersecurity and APIs remained major topics of discussion.
People Moves: AlgoDynamix, Tourmaline , Asset Control, SIX
A look at some of the key "people moves" from the past week, including Marion Leslie (pictured) who joins SIX.
IBM Wants to Enable AI Model Sharing and Data Privacy
The technology provider is using advanced techniques and encryption to enable institutions to share AI models.
A Conversation with SmartStream's CEO, Haytham Kaddoura
In the second instalment of this two-part series, SmartStream's CEO Haytham Kaddoura lifts the lid on SmartStream Air, the firm's AI-enabled reconciliations tool.