Technology
Wavelength Podcast Episode 161: Gerard Francis of Bloomberg
Bloomberg’s Gerard Francis looks at the challenges that capital markets firms face when trying to incorporate alternative datasets.
Banks and Bourses Increasingly Combine Cloud, AI for Data Projects
The combination of the two technologies is bearing fruit for firms struggling with legacy architectures, but education and talent remain tough obstacles to overcome.
Digital Asset Opens Smart Contract Language to Other Blockchains
VMware blockchain and Hyperledger Sawtooth begin support of DAML on their platforms.
Data Standardization Remains Top ESG Roadblock
As asset managers seek to incorporate ESG factors into their portfolios, they are facing challenges—particularly around data consistency. Some say custodians could offer solutions.
Torstone Buffs Middle-Office Bona Fides with Percentile Buy
Torstone will add a risk management component to its post-trade platform through its acquisition of the vendor.
Digital Asset and Isda Create Rosetta Stone for Derivatives Smart Contracts
The event specification module will allow for a common DAML library that references machine-executable trade lifecycle events.
M Science Rolls Out Weather Data, Visualization Tools for Portfolio Managers
M Data Viz provides granular data on weather events by state and region to support investment processes.
Banks Brace for ‘World’s Largest Corporate Action’ as Libor Switch Looms
The transition away from Libor is a mammoth task for the banking sector—one that the industry is increasingly finding itself woefully unprepared for. By Hamad Ali
Google Plans Foray into Asset Management with AI Data Tools
The technology giant is rolling out tools to asset managers who need to use machine learning but have limited in-house experience.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 160: Pete Cherecwich of Northern Trust
Pete talks about privacy and convenience—and where firms tend to get tripped up when walking this balance beam.
BNY Mellon to Offer Custodial Data via BlackRock's Aladdin
This is the first time that Aladdin has been opened to external providers.
ChartIQ's Finsemble Adds Support for Electron Open-Source Tech
Partnering with Electron opens up more possibilities for Finsemble users.
Acquisitive Exchanges Find Dealmaking is Only Half the Battle
While the large-scale exchange mergers of yesteryear may be over for now, regional bourses are still finding themselves in the M&A crosshairs. Yet for those operators that pick up smaller rivals, technology and data integration often prove to be trickier…
Warsaw Stock Exchange Bets on Blockchain
The exchange group is launching a separate technology arm for capital markets focused on blockchain, cloud and artificial intelligence.
Fund Managers Re-Engineer Data Workflows for N-PORT
With more frequent and granular reporting for fund managers looming, firms have had to figure out how best to connect all the data needed to meet the new requirements. This has necessitated a widespread change in how data is moved throughout an…
Drawbridge Partners Appoints Tadijanovic as CTO
Tadijanovic brings 20 years of IT, platform and strategy experience to his new role.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 159: Simon Hazlitt on Cloud Challenges
The Majedie Asset Management cofounder, who now runs cloud consultancy Supl, talks about where firms go wrong with the cloud.
Banks Forge Cloud Agreements to Split Accountability
Banks are trying to split responsibility for their operating environments with the major cloud providers. Regulators are having none of it.
Nasdaq to Build Deutsche Bank's Single-Dealer Platform
The deal is part of the exchange’s efforts to expand its market technology business.
Safe as Houses
If you want the definition of a circular argument, talk to anyone involved with clearing about resilience and recovery. But more pernicious risks remain unaddressed.
Banks and Buy-Side Firms Encounter Challenges with Public Cloud Adoption
Moving to the public cloud is not as simple as flipping a switch. Anthony Malakian speaks with early public cloud adopters to find out some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 158: Giancarlo’s Swan Song; Crypto Madness; DTCC/ASX Blockchains
A discussion about blockchain projects in the capital markets, the crypto space and further delays for the CAT.
Asia Exchanges Lag in Matching-Engine Speed
Markets in Asia lack the speed and throughput of their US counterparts.