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Mifid II—Navigating Intent
Webinar: Nasdaq
Out with Old, in with the New (Regulation)
As 2017 limps to the finish line in what has been an often draining year, John previews what the sell side will be concerned with going into 2018, or as it is better known, the Year of Mifid II.
Chat Rooms and Trading Floors
“We’re a more socially-connected world, there have been advances in compliances controls, and there have been changes in social norms."
Big Tech Has a Big Hill to Climb Before Disrupting Asset Managers
While asset management doesn’t have anywhere near the same level of regulatory oversight as investment banking or consumer retail banking, the winds of change are blowing.
70 Minutes with Steven Maijoor
Aggelos Andreou looks back on some of the topics of conversation that didn't make his profile of Esma's Steven Maijoor.
The Great Fintech Con(version)
The fintech "revolution" of the past few years is looking less like it will displace traditional finance, and more like it will join it.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Commodities Trading Platform—Rival Systems
The upstart has done it again. For the second straight year, Rival Systems has claimed the prize for having the best commodities trading platform for the buy side. Launched in 2015, the company has quickly won over converts thanks to its derivatives…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side CRM Platform—Satuit Technologies
Satuit Technologies has done it again. For the second straight year since 2011, Braintree, Mass.-based Satuit clinches this year’s best buy-side customer relationship management (CRM platform) award thanks to its SatuitCRM platform. The provider of CRM,…
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 99: Fintech and Innovation, a Discussion
Victor Anderson, who is in town from London, joins Anthony and James to dig into the key themes from Waters USA.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Client Reporting Platform—SimCorp Coric
SimCorp Coric takes home best client reporting platform, alongside its victory in the beast implementation category.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Collateral-Management Tool—CloudMargin
It’s certainly been on everyone’s mind in 2017, and whisper it quietly, but margin and collateral management have become some of the hottest areas in finance this year. At the center of this trend has been CloudMargin, which takes home the award for best…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Cyber-Security Platform/Tool—FIS
FIS becomes the third winner of the best cyber-security platform since the award's introduction three years ago.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Data Management Product—IHS Markit
EDM serves 210 members of the financial services industry
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best IBOR Platform/Service—SimCorp
SimCorp has been the sole winner of since this category was first introduced four years ago.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side OMS—IHS Markit
thinkFolio has become a tool to understand and keep pace of different investment products
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Market Surveillance Tool/Platform—Moody’s Analytics
Moody's Portal has attracted more than 120 financial services firms over the last three years.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Pricing/Valuation Service—AIM Software
AIM Software displaces Thomson Reuters for best pricing/valuation service, the vendor's first victory at the BST Awards.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Risk Management Initiative Over the Last 12 Months—RiskVal
RiskVal Financial Solutions is on a roll this year, having already bagged a number of awards, including best market risk solution provider and best portfolio management system provider at this year’s Waters Rankings. Now it claims the best buy-side risk…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side TCA Tool—Tradeweb Markets
Tradeweb’s competitive advantage lies in that as an execution venue, it has its own propriety pricing mechanism
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Distributed-Ledger Technology Project—Symbiont
Symbiont repeats as the Best Distributed Ledger Technology Project
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Newcomer (Vendor or Product)—Thasos Group
While Thasos is a data provider, what makes its technology unique is that it combines GPS data and Wifi triangulation, this way they can cut that distance down to seven meters or less...
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Overall Buy-Side Technology Provider, 2017—FactSet
FactSet took its time making its way into the BST Awards winners’ circle, but if this year’s performance is anything to go by, the Norwalk, Conn.-based financial data and software specialist has designs on making up all that lost ground.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Product of the Year—Thasos Group
Thasos combines GPS data and Wi-Fi triangulation to provide real-time location data, allowing the vendor to accurately locate a cellphone user to between 1-3 meters.
After Scandals, Banks Release Chat Back into the Wild
Chat tools are being embraced again as the industry seeks more efficiency in the workflow.