Data management
EDM Council Report: CEOs, COOs Take Charge of Data
The association's latest industry survey reveals how the data management agenda is becoming more visible—and important—to firms' COOs and CEOs, rather than being seen as a technology issue.
Coronavirus Crisis Highlights Need for More Informed Risk Calculations
Calculating risk sensitivities—the main point of FRTB—took on new importance as the markets dropped amid the Covid-19 global pandemic.
Solace Preps Event Portal for Launch
The event-driven application tool will help firms discover, create, share, and manage events.
This Week: Refinitiv/Scivantage; Goldman Sachs/ICE; ChartIQ; Aquis/NEX & More
A summary of the past week's financial technology news.
'Data Mining is Bullsh*t' — An Examination
With the growth of alternative data in the capital markets, firms are struggling to find value, and are disillusioned by the loss of time, human capital, and money. Goldman Sachs’ Matthew Rothman believes this has created a situation where vendors and…
People Moves: Ultumus, Liquidnet, OpenDoor, MIX, Deutsche Börse
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Fe Zamora who joins Ultumus to run their new US office.
This Week: BNY Mellon; Amazon/Digital Asset; TP ICAP; Hazeltree; SimCorp & More
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Knoema Pushes Into Alt Data With Adaptive Management Buy
The pairing presents an opportunity for alt data vendors to garner more exposure.
IVP Aims to Bring Most Applications to the Cloud This Year
It has already moved seven of its 16 offerings to the cloud.
LEI on the Edge: What Needs to Happen for Wider Adoption?
The financial industry is losing faith in the LEI initiative as regulatory mandates remain patchy, but some see hope in SFTR’s unique-issuer LEI. By Mariella Reason
Xceptor Lasers in on ML and NLP
The vendor is also considering including deep learning capabilities to the platform.
Vendors Feel Heat as Regulators Pile Pressure on Third-Party Resiliency
UK regulators have proposed new laws to clamp down on operational resilience and third-party risk, pushing fintechs to put some skin in the game.
Rimes Wards off Sale Speculation with Investment from EQT
A sale was originally reported, but this PE investment will allow the firm to grow its ESG, ETF offering while considering a sale at a later time.
People Moves: Liquidnet; Broadridge, dv01, Cutter & more.
A look at some of the key people moves from the past week, including Vicky Sanders (pictured).
Interactive Brokers Creates Vendor Arm to Consolidate Data Ops
The creation of GFIS is the culmination of a three-year plan to consolidate and improve how the broker managed hundreds of data sources.
VendEx Readies VReg Tool to Shed Light on Vendor Dependencies
VReg will highlight the third-party services that financial institutions rely on most to meet each aspect of regulations.
ICE Looks to Bolster ESG Service as Investors Grapple with Lack of Standards
ICE Data Services says investors can access its reference data subscription later this year to build out their ESG strategies.
Blockchain in the Capital Markets: Slow Progress in 2019
While real blockchain rollouts are still few and far between, some firms made progress in 2019. Here are 18 projects in some stage of development.
As Public Cloud Gains Traction, Concerns & Challenges Grow
WatersTechnology looks at more than 20 cloud-based projects and initiatives to see how banks, asset managers and vendors are embracing public providers, and the inherent problems involved.
Introducing AI to the Back Office—Does the Tech Measure Up to the Hype?
Throughout 2019, artificial intelligence (AI) has been one of the most predominant buzzwords in the financial technology space. AI has promised enhanced accuracy and improved efficiencies, allowing staff to focus on higher-value tasks—it truly has the…
Vendor Lock-In Creates Barriers to Digital Transformation Efforts
Voya Financial and Blackstone execs discuss the role that fintechs play in firms' digital transformations, and caution them not to rely so heavily on vendors.
Banks Begin Testing MDSL-FactSet Auto-Procurement
The service automates the process of permissioning and ordering market data services—initially from FactSet, though MDSL is extending it to cover other vendors' services.
IMD/IRD Awards 2018: Winners' Review - A Level Playing Field
It used to be the case that many of the Inside Market Data and Inside Reference Data Awards would be taken home by a small number of the largest data providers. This year, it was a much closer race, with a greater variety of winners and only three…
EDM Council Forms Data Women’s Group
The new interest group will help provide collaboration, networking, and mentoring opportunities for women seeking to advance their careers in the data industry.