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Market data woes, new and improved partnerships, acquisitions, and more
The Waters Cooler: BNY and OpenAI hold hands, FactSet partners with Interop.io, and trading technology gets more complicated in this week’s news round-up.
Asset manager Fortlake turns to AI data mapping for derivatives reporting
The firm also intends to streamline the data it sends to its administrator and establish a centralized database with the help of Fait Solutions.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 306: Reykjavik and market data
Reb is back on the podcast to talk about her trip to Reykjavik, as well as two market data reports released this month.
New study reveals soaring market data spend led by trading terminals
The research finds that 2024 was a record year for overall market data spend, supported by growth in terminal use, new license schemes by index providers, and great price variation among ratings agencies.
How to navigate regional nuances that complicate T+1 in Europe
European and UK firms face unique challenges in moving to T+1 settlement, writes Broadridge’s Carl Bennett, and they will need to follow a series of steps to ensure successful adoption by 2027.
A fireside chat with SmartStream’s Akber Jaffer
A fireside chat with SmartStream’s chief executive to discuss his first 15 months at the helm of the business and SmartStream Air 9.0—the firm’s new AI-driven reconciliations platform.
The murky future of buying or building trading technology
Waters Wrap: It’s obvious the buy-v-build debate is changing as AI gets more complex, but Anthony wonders how trading firms will keep up.
FactSet lays out trading roadmap post LiquidityBook deal
The software and data provider announced it was buying LiquidityBook this month, filling a gap in its front-office suite of solutions.
BlackRock tests ‘quantum cognition’ AI for high-yield bond picks
The proof of concept uses the Qognitive machine learning model to find liquid substitutes for hard-to-trade securities.
JP Morgan, Eurex push for DLT-driven collateral management
The high-stakes project could be a litmus test for the use of blockchain technology in the capital markets.
For AI’s magic hammer, every problem becomes a nail
A survey by Risk.net finds that banks are embracing a twin-track approach to AI in the front office: productivity tools today; transformation tomorrow.
‘I recognize that tree’: Are market data fees defying gravity?
What do market data fees have in common with ‘Gilmore Girls’ and Samuel Beckett? Allow Reb to tell you.
Nasdaq leads push to reform options regulatory fee
A proposed rule change would pare costs for traders, raise them for banks, and defund smaller venues.
When it comes to data inventory management, asset managers need a ‘rescue’ plan
The IMD Wrap: Inventory management may be a necessity, but it doesn’t need to be a chore. A little innovation can turn this cost center into a value generator.
The CAT declawed as Citadel’s case reaches end game
The SEC reduced the CAT’s capacity to collect information on investors, in a move that will have knock-on effects for its ongoing funding model case with Citadel.
The future of trading takes shape
The future of trading across the capital markets and the drivers likely to shape the ever-evolving industry.
On GenAI, Citi moves from firm-wide ban to internal roll-out
The bank adopted three specific inward-facing use cases with a unified framework behind them.
How a Chinese AI firm shook the tech world
DeepSeek’s AI model is the very ethos of doing what you can with what you have.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 305: Cato Institute's Jennifer Schulp
Jennifer joins to discuss what regulatory priorities might look under Paul Atkin's SEC.
A fireside chat with FactSet’s David Mellars
FactSet’s private markets data strategy, the relationship between risk and performance on the buy side and fixed income track record.
To unlock $40T private markets, Hamilton Lane embraced automation
In search of greater transparency and higher quality data, asset managers are taking a tech-first approach to resource gathering in an area that has major data problems.
FactSet-LiquidityBook: The buy-side OMS space continues to shrink
Waters Wrap: Anthony spoke with buy-side firms and industry experts to get a feel for how the market is reacting to this latest tie-up.
S&P sees strong demand for GenAI tools as leadership changes hands
The data provider released several AI-enabled tools and augmentations to existing platforms in 2024 and plans to continue to capitalize on the technology in 2025.
To modernize loan markets, making data more accessible is key
Wilmington Trust is using AccessFintech’s Synergy platform to ditch faxes and emails in the increasingly popular asset class.