Security
The quantum leap: How investment firms are innovating with quantum tech
While banks and asset managers are already experimenting with quantum computing to optimize operations, they should also be proactive in adopting quantum-safe strategies.
Best corporate actions data initiative—S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence wins Best corporate actions data initiative at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 317: Bitdefender and Transilvania Quantum
This week, Bitdefender’s Adrian Coleșa and Transilvania Quantum’s Sorin Boloș join to discuss security vulnerabilities in quantum computing.
What hedge funds are missing about messaging
When a mere microsecond delay can impact the bottom line, hedge funds need high-performance technology stacks and infrastructure. Himanshu Gupta outlines four key considerations for a firm’s messaging architecture.
Should banks risk lightning hitting twice for CrowdStrike?
Bank tech teams divided on whether to give security vendor a second chance after update crash.
In ‘unusual’ move, Virtu fights $25m SEC fine for data safeguarding breach
Virtu disputes the regulator’s claim that employees had ‘unfettered’ access to consumer data.
Institutions see everything to play for in UK’s DLT sandbox
Industry welcomes flexible issuance limits, but rues derivatives’ exclusion as a missed opportunity.
Planned Nimbleness: A Practical Guide for Asset Managers
Mauricio Bustos of RadiantESG Global Investors says nimble infrastructure will allow firms to deploy new ideas quickly and reliably.
This Week: Europe’s Mifir review, MarketAxess, FIA, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Ion wasn’t deemed a ‘critical’ vendor by most clients
The software firm escaped heavy scrutiny ahead of its cyber attack, says a US Treasury official.
Ion: after the hack, the clean-up
Some clients are now using Ion systems again, but synchronizing data with CCPs could take days.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Digital asset custody infrastructure
Stephen Richardson, head of Apac and senior vice president of financial markets at Fireblocks, joins the podcast to chat about multi-signature and multiparty computation technology.
Regulation of fixed income faces pivotal year ahead
Jo says the SEC’s Treasuries-focused regulatory agenda will come to fruition next year, and tech vendors will face the burden of those proposals.
Operational resilience and security drive DTCC’s agenda
As capital markets firms continue their digitization drive and look to the cloud for increasingly large swaths of their technology and data needs, they also inadvertently expose themselves to a range of operational risks.
Mainframes still mainstream: How financial markets are embracing and evolving 'legacy' IT
Tech giant IBM is targeting security, AI, and portability in the modernization of the mainframe as firms report still retaining “the workhorse of the back office.”
Retooling repo: How Broadridge, Bloomberg, Tradeweb, and JP Morgan are modernizing repurchase agreements
From brokers to trading platform providers, players in the repo market are focused on initiatives around reducing settlement fails, increasing automation, and streamlining operations.
People Moves: EDM Council, Jacobi Asset Management, Versana, SIIA, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Linda Avery (pictured), who joins the EDM Council's board of directors.
This Week: Microsoft/CaixaBank, Bloomberg, Cboe/Morningstar & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
People Moves: ASX, Northern Trust, MSCI, Asifma, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Jonathan Cross (pictured), who joins LiquidityBook as general manager for EMEA.
Man Group revamps data science platform to tackle data deluge
The London-based investment manager spent four “long and intense” years rewriting its data science platform, Arctic.