AI
FactSet blends ML, NLP for predictive data analysis
The vendor is drawing on its vast collection of data to develop predictive signals for credit ratings, shareholder activism and more.
This Week: Microsoft/CaixaBank, Bloomberg, Cboe/Morningstar & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Academics use granular data for futures market predictions
Researchers at NYU’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences are using granular futures data from BMLL for research on less-covered futures markets.
Waters Wrap: After Symphony, David Gurle’s new opus looks to distributed cloud storage, compute
The creator of Perzo/Symphony has started a new company called Hive. Anthony chats with David Gurle to see how the startup will look to disrupt the cloud space.
Beyond the 'big red blob': UBS sees future in data mesh for analytics
The Swiss bank has started a journey to implementing mesh data architecture, a new concept for federated data availability in enterprises aimed at getting value out of analytical data.
When machine learning goes awry, here's how to do better next time
Executives from JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and BNY Mellon discuss the lessons learned through experimenting with machine learning at their firms.
Waters Wrap: The Big Tech cloud providers are coming for your toys
Anthony thinks that the fintech community should be looking over their shoulders as the major cloud providers are going to disrupt financial markets even more than they do today.
In the world of financial data, context—not content—is the new king
For years, the mantra of the market data world has been ‘content is king.’ But with trading strategies now more dependent on being able to see the big picture, the value of context could quickly overtake the data itself.
This Week: State Street/MarketAxess, Aquis, Linedata & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
This Week: Goldman Sachs, MSCI/MarketAxess, Cboe/ErisX, & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
This Week: Ice, SS&C/Morningstar, Deutsche Börse/DataBP, RBC & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
This Week: FIS/Microsoft, Bloomberg/MSCI, Higo/Tora, & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Surveillance firms experiment with computer vision for video conferencing oversight
As more firms rely on platforms like Zoom and Teams for client and workforce communications, surveillance technology providers are exploring new ways to make sure traders are compliant while working remotely.
This Week: Ice, FCA, HSBC, UBS & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
This Week: Six/Sustainalytics, Nice Actimize, SmartStream, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
This Week: Bloomberg; Charles River, DTCC, SmartStream & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Barclays (and others) strive for machine learning at quantum speed
Embryonic work on quantum neural networks raises hope of faster, more accurate models
Waters Wrap: Google’s cap markets play portends a shift in trade tech philosophies
According to Google’s Phil Moyer, the capital markets are shifting from a world where location determined liquidity, to one where accessibility will be the main differentiator for exchanges. Anthony explores what this could mean for trading firms going…
Eliminating the human touch: Examining RBC’s tech infrastructure evolution
The Canadian bank’s tech infrastructure unit is using Kubernetes as it looks to become a “truly end-to-end digital enterprise.”
This Week: Bloomberg/HSBC, Refinitiv/Microsoft, IBM, Jump Trading, & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Waters Wrap: Data ownership & storm clouds brewing
Thanks to technological advancement, firms are finding new ways to monetize data. While the question of “who owns the data” was never a pressing one in the past, Anthony says that there are reasons to believe that will soon change.
How NN IP uses machines to read the market—and itself
Dutch manager being acquired by Goldman uses machine learning to ‘augment’ its analysts
Waters Wrap: Mid-tier market data providers look to reinvent themselves
Anthony loves when his opinions spark debate. Following responses to a recent column on consolidation among mid-market data technology vendors, he provides something of a case study, which looks at how Exegy is evolving after its acquisition of Vela.
What the hell is Web3, anyway?
The next iteration of the internet is upon us, with the potential to deliver radical shifts to every industry, including banking. The movement, which is currently buoyed by the prospects of blockchain and virtual reality, has implications for computing,…