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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.
Witad Awards 2018 Winner's Interview – Wendy Collins, UnaVista
UnaVista's Wendy Collins, managing director of global strategic partnerships, is the first recipient of the vendor partnership or alliance professional category at the Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Bank of England Announces New Fintech Hub
The latest UK initiative aims to support emerging technologies and innovation for UK fintech sector.
Witad Awards 2018 Winner's Interview – Hella Hoffmann, Thomson Reuters
Hella Hoffmann, a data scientist at Thomson Reuters Labs, won the rising star (vendor) category at this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards held on the afternoon of March 9 in London.
Witad Awards 2018 Winner's Interview – Aouda Bellout, Schroders
Schroders' Aouda Bellout won the reference data professional of the year category at this year's London-hosted Women in Technology and Data Awards held on March 9.
Witad Awards 2018 Winner's Interview – Jennifer Keser, Tradeweb Markets
Tradeweb's Jennifer Keser won the legal/compliance professional of the year category at this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards held in London.
Witad Awards 2018 Winner's Interview – Sallianne Taylor, Bloomberg
Bloomberg's Sallianne Taylor won the final category of this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards in London - the woman of the year award.
Witad Awards 2018 Winner's Interview – Georgia Prothero, Schroders
Schroders' Georgia Prothero won the EDM professional of the year category at this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards held in London.
Neudata Hires Former Fidelity International Analyst as Research SVP
Officials say Mahony's buy-side background will help Neudata expand its use-case research capabilities.
Witad Awards 2018 Winner's Interview – Debra Walton, Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters' Debra Walton won the Traiblazer (lifetime achievement) category at the inaugural Women in Technology and Data Awards.
UK Strengthens Fintech Strategy with Australia Pact, Crypto Taskforce
The UK's fintech industry receives a major boost as it forms alliance with Australia and launches a new crypto asset task force.