Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 196: Bloomberg’s Gerard Francis, Part 3
Bloomberg’s Gerard Francis is back on the podcast to discuss cloud computing and accessibility of data.
AST Launches Blockchain Share-Ownership Platform for Private Companies
The platform will make it easier for pre-IPO companies to attract funding from early-stage investors targeting privately-held growth companies.
Refinitiv Combines Two Coronavirus Eikon Applications
The data giant is enhancing its pandemic coverage, as it sees a surge in demand for data making sense of a volatile new world.
R3: Digital Asset Exchanges Will Expand Range of Traded Assets
The development of digital asset exchanges could disrupt capital markets by introducing new asset types and extending trading hours.
Are Banks Tech Companies? Going Forward, They'll Have to Be
Banks increasingly believe they are technology companies. Wei-Shen thinks the pandemic will only propel them further in that direction.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 195: The Challenges of Returning to the Office
Wei-Shen and Tony discuss putting employees first when planning a return to the office.
Enlighten Tech Helps Northern Trust Find Resources to Share the Covid Workload
To keep its asset servicing functions running smoothly, Northern Trust is using technology from performance management analysis software vendor Enlighten to identify available resources.
IHS Markit Rolls Out New Buy-Side Derivatives Risk Modeling Platform
The product combines emerging technologies to offer speed, scale, and new perspectives on credit spreads and portfolio performance by overlaying financial data with alt data.
AI Can Drive Reconciliations Efficiency In Period of Increased Volume
As the coronavirus drives trading volumes, post-trade processing is increasingly an area of operational risk, and firms should consider automation, analyst says.
BlackRock’s Head of Sustainable Research: Covid-19 Could Bring Green Recovery
The ESG space is gaining attention as asset managers try to navigate today's volatile markets. Andre Bertolotti believes this to be more than fad.
NatWest Markets Restarts Rollout of Axe Data Add-In After Covid-19 Disruption
The bank has partnered with ipushpull to develop an Excel bolt-on for clients with axe data who do not have access to Symphony.
Brown Brothers Harriman Re-Imagines AI Ecosystem After March Market Madness
Unprecedented volatility in March is leading the bank to double down on its AI systems in a big way.
Start-up Fund Manager Hunts for ‘Joy’ During Pandemic
Infusive Asset Management is blending traditional and alternative datasets to find companies and services that bring “joy” to consumers.
Communications Compliance in the Age of Coronavirus
Recent technological advances have enabled the work-from-home movement to keep the capital markets running relatively smoothly. But in the rush to empty trading floors, Max warns that firms may have overlooked some key compliance loopholes for which…
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 194: ITRS Group’s Warren on Capacity Planning
CEO of ITRS Group, Guy Warren, joins the podcast to talk about capacity planning and overspending for cloud services.
Opportunity and Caution Abound with Extra Year for UMR
With the uncleared margin rules deadline extended, firms have an additional year to prepare, but they must do so while navigating the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout.
Bloomberg Debuts ‘Data License Plus’ to Aid Data Management During Covid-19
The DL+ service aims to help remote-working data professionals to more easily understand details of data from Bloomberg Data License.
Augmented & Virtual Reality: Will There be a Covid Effect?
AR and VR tools have proven useful in other sectors, but will the pandemic help or hurt their future Wall Street chances?
BlackRock Onboards 8 Aladdin Clients Remotely
The asset management giant has turned to collaboration tools to help with client implementations during the pandemic lockdown.
Startup CommonPage Seeks $1.5M Funding to Grow Procurement Collaboration Platform
Though hindering its fundraising, the Covid-19 outbreak is contributing to a greater understanding and appreciation of its proposition, CommonPage CEO says.
NYSE Eyes 'Safe' NY Floor Reopening as Research Shows Value of Open Outcry
NYSE COO Michael Blaugrund looks ahead to a potential reopening of the exchange's iconic New York trading floor, and describes why NYSE believes it's appropriate to reopen the Arca Options floor earlier, and the role of DMMs in reducing volatility.
Banks Grapple with VPN Capacity Amid Covid-Induced Network Strain
Private network limitations and variable internet connectivity have challenged operational resiliency and business continuity plans.
UBS’s COO: 'Hybrid Pods' Accelerate Remote Working Solutions Amid Pandemic
Beatriz Martin says the bank has about 400 of these agile development teams—which were first rolled out last year—consisting of about 2,500 people across the organization.
Covid-19 Reveals Need for Better Comms Plug-Ins for Traders
Traders should have real-time voice modules in trading systems and the ability to add detailed notes to replicate trading floor experience.