Data
Can AI be the solution to ESG backlash?
AI is streamlining the complexities of ESG data management, but there are still ongoing challenges.
Trust though transparency: The need for explainable AI
In this guest column, Broadridge’s Mary Beth Sweeney tells the story of BondGPT’s creation and the company’s endeavor to ensure that any user inquiries are met with traceable answers from the service.
Wall Street hesitates on synthetic data as AI push gathers steam
Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan have differing opinions on the use of synthetic data to train LLMs.
Asia Awards 2025 winner’s interview—S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence's Jatan Pathak discusses the firm’s recent success in the WatersTechnology Asia Awards 2025.
AI fails for many reasons but succeeds for few
Firms hoping to achieve ROI on their AI efforts must focus on data, partnerships, and scale—but a fundamental roadblock remains.
Secondaries market growth triggers data issues for investors
Private market secondaries have exploded, but at the cost of significant data challenges for investors. Simon Tang, Accelex’s head of US, explains how unstructured data formats are causing transparency issues and slowing the industry’s growth.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 328: FundGuard’s Lior Yogev
He joins the podcast to discuss legacy tech stacks at asset management firms.
SIX unveils its Digital Assets Regulatory & Tax Service
The need for accurate, reliable and regulatory-aligned data has never been greater, and SIX has taken a transformative step with the launch of its Digital Assets Regulatory & Tax Service.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 327: Standard Chartered’s Mo Rahim
He joins the podcast to discuss data and AI governance and guardrails for AI.
Repricing risk in a global rate reset
Firms are reallocating risk exposure, evolving forecasting models and leveraging deep macroeconomic data to uncover patterns and challenge assumptions.
S&P Global details AI partnerships, LLM advancements
The data provider has partnered with Microsoft and Anthropic to use hyperscaler tech to boost its AI offerings.
Overbond’s demise hints at cloud-cost complexities
The fixed-income analytics platform provider shuttered after failing to find new funding or a merger partner as costs for its serverless cloud infrastructure “ballooned.”
Industry deep dive—Bloomberg outlines current and future tech and data strategies
Discussion on data consumption habits and the technologies available to help firms manage ever-increasing data volumes.
Buy-side transformation requires data stabilization
The IMD Wrap: Insightful and actionable data tools require reliable and accurate underlying data. Max looks at some startling findings from recent reports that highlight the key data challenges that lie ahead.
EU, US consolidated tape efforts pass important milestones
The IMD Wrap: Europe is setting up its first consolidated tapes of data, while the US is revamping its tapes into one. Both initiatives should bring greater transparency and efficiency to the capital markets.
Stakes raised for UK bond, EU derivatives tapes after Ediphy clinches win
The pressure is on for TransFICC, Etrading, Finbourne, and Propellant Digital, who are still vying to provide the UK’s fixed income consolidated tape after Esma awarded the EU’s tape to Ediphy and its partners.
Bloomberg introduces geopolitical country-of-risk scores to terminal
Through a new partnership with Seerist, terminal users can now access risk data on seven million companies and 245 countries.
Unleashing the power of data and technology in an age of digital transformation
How Bloomberg is helping its Apac clients’ digital transformations across system interoperability, decision-making and automation
A network of Cusip workarounds keeps the retirement industry humming
Restrictive data licenses—the subject of an ongoing antitrust case against Cusip Global Services—are felt keenly in the retirement space, where an amalgam of identifiers meant to ensure licensing compliance create headaches for investment advisers and…
Mastering regulatory compliance through reliable data access
Firms continue to struggle with regulatory updates and sourcing accurate data
Best reference data initiative—Derivatives Services Bureau
The DSB wins Best reference data initiative at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.