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Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 74: The Regtech Craze & Clearing Concerns
Anthony and James look at why London clearinghouses may be in danger and the use of cognitive tools to monitor employees.
Sentieo Snares Carreras, Gore to Drive Data Desktop
The pair will contribute to creating new views of Sentieo's data, and to demonstrating its value to clients.
Former Omgeo, DTCC Data Head Arthus Gets New DTCC Role
Arthus has spent a dozen years at DTCC and Omgeo, following a 25-year technology career at JP Morgan.
CJC Taps Sym, Porter for US Expansion
The pair will contribute to UK-based CJC expanding its business development activities in the US
Liquidnet Unveils Tool to Help Capture Post-Block Event Opportunities
The offering adds an additional 19% of volume to the original block execution and will absorb 9 out of every 10 blocks that appear in the minute following the initial block, according to Liquidnet.
Open Platform: Don’t Drop EDM Efforts Based on Deregulation Assumptions
Asset Control's Martijn Groot explores how US proposals for lighter regulatory reform and Brexit negotiations may impact EDM and data management professionals in the coming months.
Maude Ditches Fitch for S&P
Maude joins S&P after a 20-year career in the industry, working at data vendors, marketplace operators, and brokers and asset managers.
NAFIS 2017: Industry’s Late ‘Thaw’ on Machine Learning Leaves Much to be Done
Joanne Faulkner reports on NAFIS panelists' views on machine learning and its current and future applications for the capital markets.
London Stock Exchange Bolsters Fixed-Income Presence with Citi Yield Book, Indices Acquisitions
$685 million deal for analytics platform and indices business first acquisition by LSEG since collapse of Deutsche Börse merger.
NAFIS 2017: Evolving Data Science Key to Effective Data Mining
Integrating data science projects will be key for institutions to get the most out of data in the future, but skillsets and the role of data scientist teams are still evolving. Joanne Faulkner reports.
NAFIS 2017: Firms Dip Their Toes into Data Lakes for Analytics
Panelists at the North American Financial Information Summit described the transformative potential of “data lakes” for supporting firms’ ever-increasing analytics and alternative data storage requirements. Joanne Faulkner reports.
NeoXam Appoints Execs to Head New Regional Structure
The vendor has shuffled its existing team and hired new executives to support the new structure.
State Street, TruValue Ally for ESG Data Standards
State Street and TruValue Labs have announced an agreement to promote the adoption of industry-standard ESG data.
Money.Net Bolsters News Content with Dataminr, MT Newswires Upgrade
Money.Net says the Dataminr content will fill a gap in the market for social media data that is not being addressed by other terminal vendors.
Web Financial Nabs Naumann to Expand North American Footprint
Naumann's hire follows the appointment of former YCharts and Morningstar exec Jeremy Diamond in Chicago a year ago.
Rival Systems Taps QuantHouse for Ultra-Low Latency Market Data Feed
Rival Systems has integrated QuantFEED into its Rival Trader and Rival API platforms as it looks to expand into equities.
Ex-Thomson Reuters Bauman Joins TIM Group Sales Team
The trade ideas provider has added Jeff Bauman to its New York sales team.
Bats Bows US ETF Feed
Bats has launched a dedicated feed for US-listed ETFs which provides data on individual funds as the exchange looks to strengthen its ETF offerings.
TRG Nabs Former State Street, Fidelity Exec Wadleigh
Wadleigh brings almost two decades of experience withing consumer firms to TRG.
War of the Clouds: An Inside Look at how Google, Microsoft, IBM & Oracle Are Chipping Away at AWS
The next great battle in the financial services space might not be in the blockchain or AI spaces—although they will play a role. No, the next monumental shift in the technology space is likely to be the public cloud sector. Anthony Malakian looks at how…
Xceptor Hires Former AIM, Interactive Data Sales Exec Sablone
The data management sales veteran's hire follows Xceptor's establishment of a New York office in March.
T. Rowe Price Expands Technology Development with New York Hub
Asset manager opens Technology Development Center in New York that will focus on machine learning and analytics.
Will Fractured Europe Be Left Behind in Post-Brexit Order?
The future of Europe is clouded in uncertainty and John says without consolidation, asset managers may find themselves struggling to keep up with international competitors.
TickSmith, DataBP Ally for Client Data Subscriptions Services
The arrangement between the vendors will make it easier for clients of TickSmith's TickVault data platform to productize and control the data they generate.