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The CAT’s health crisis continues
The Waters Wrap: As the comment period for changes to the Consolidated Audit Trail ends, where does the path lead to now?
EU exchanges shake up data policies ahead of new pricing rules
As each EU exchange interprets the RCB regulation differently, market data users across the industry are left to grapple with the new pricing policies changes
Trumid and BlackRock partner, reference data drama, Finos launches AI fund, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
CJC speeds up data notifications with new ‘Hub’
The consultancy’s DN Hub aims to help investment firms automate the largely manual task of managing data notifications from exchanges and vendors.
Tale of two halves: Agentic AI and the coming capital markets reckoning
Firms that have built robust rails will be better placed to scale agents safely and improve productivity. Those that don’t will learn a hard lesson, says Andrew Morgan.
How quants are getting the most out of Claude
Agentic tools boost productivity by multiples, but using them takes skill.
Where a US antitrust case and a data law meet
The Waters Wrap: Regulators’ choice not to endorse a securities identifier under a new law keeps business as usual for firms required to pay Cusip license fees—but Reb isn’t ruling out a shake-up just yet.
Witad Awards 2026: Trailblazer (lifetime achievement) award (vendor)—Vivian A. Maese, DataRightsAI
Vivian A. Maese, co-CEO of DataRightsAI, wins trailblazer (lifetime achievement) award (vendor) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Why generic AI approaches really struggle with investment data
For investment management firms experimenting with LLMs, the results often fall short of expectations. Bharath Reddy of Finbourne says firms should examine the architecture that sits between the model and the data.
UK’s bond consolidated tape goes live
ETS Connect UK has spent the past month ensuring the technology, compliance, and operations are in place.
Duffy steps down at CME, Trading Technologies integrates Kalshi, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 354: Vibing on vibe coding
This week, Tony and Shen chat about vibe coding.
AI won’t stay in its risk category
For the first time, JP Morgan filed a form 10-K listing AI as a standalone risk factor—a sign of how banks are rethinking previously defined risk categories and their overall risk profile.
Solving the entity resolution problem that’s costing firms millions
The Kensho Link update is one component of S&P Global's broader strategy to support clients across every stage of their AI journey
Deutsche Bank takes on custodians with automated FX service
The bank claims that the integration of HausFX with BlackRock’s Aladdin can help cut costs by up to 90%.
AWS, Moody’s latest play shows further proof of MCP’s rise on Wall Street
The rating agency is building on a long-standing relationship with Amazon Web Services to deliver data and insights to clients.
M&As, MCPs and why clean data is essential
The Waters Wrap: Financial firms are racing to adopt AI—but the payoff depends on having the right foundations, particularly clean, normalized data, writes Wei‑Shen.
How governance-first architecture stabilizes complex systems
Chetan Patil argues that many transformation projects fail not because of the technology but because of weak data governance. Adopting a governance-first discipline early (and building speed, resiliency, and credibility over time) is best.
New ICE analytics, Pyth indexes, Canadian overnight trading and more
A recap of this week’s major tech and data news in the capital markets.
OnCorps eyes AI-driven fund administration
The Boston-based vendor’s new CEO, Ron Allen, a BlackRock Aladdin alum, says domain-specific agentic AI can tackle fund administration’s messiest workflows.
How gatecrashers could spoil the tokenization party
Blockchain can curb settlement risks, but that could come at the expense of new third-party risks.
US regulators remove FIGI proposal from joint FDTA rules
The Financial Data Transparency Act’s final rules omit an earlier proposal to establish the FIGI as a common financial instrument identifier across regulatory reporting activities.
Clear Street rolls out new BestEx algo platform
Clear Street has deployed BestEx’s new platform, giving it global execution reach, plus a host of other features built in.