Data
The complexity of using AI to tackle compliance
The Waters Wrap: Law firms are introducing new tools to help with regulatory compliance, potentially encroaching on regtech vendors’ territory, Wei-Shen writes.
BlackRock aims to transform data quality checks with AI
Engineers at the firm are experimenting with harnessing the power of AI to improve data quality, and early results are promising.
Where a US antitrust case and a data law meet
The Waters Wrap: Regulators’ choice not to endorse a securities identifier under a new law keeps business as usual for firms required to pay Cusip license fees—but Reb isn’t ruling out a shake-up just yet.
Why generic AI approaches really struggle with investment data
For investment management firms experimenting with LLMs, the results often fall short of expectations. Bharath Reddy of Finbourne says firms should examine the architecture that sits between the model and the data.
M&As, MCPs and why clean data is essential
The Waters Wrap: Financial firms are racing to adopt AI—but the payoff depends on having the right foundations, particularly clean, normalized data, writes Wei‑Shen.
US regulators remove FIGI proposal from joint FDTA rules
The Financial Data Transparency Act’s final rules omit an earlier proposal to establish the FIGI as a common financial instrument identifier across regulatory reporting activities.
Women in Technology & Data Awards 2026 winner’s interview—Kate Stepp (FactSet)
FactSet’s Kate Stepp discusses her new role and Technology leader of the year win in this year’s awards
From the CIO seat: What it takes to build a super-connector bank
Markets are now more interconnected than ever, exacerbating some challenges. To help, there are three things firms should focus on, writes Gareth Hughes of Standard Chartered.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Ep. 353: ExeQution Analytics’s Cat Turley
This week, Cat Turley joins the podcast to discuss the gap between investment data and trading alpha.
Will SEC reporting proposal supercharge alt data providers?
An SEC proposal that would let companies opt out of quarterly reporting disclosures could be a boon for alternative data providers.
Women in Technology & Data Awards 2026 winner’s interview—Rita Chiu (SS&C Advent)
SS&C Advent’s Rita Chiu discusses her Technology innovator of the year win in this year’s awards
Fidelity Labs: One model to rule them all
Fidelity Labs’ latest AI undertaking involves repurposing baseline AI tooling across the organization.
From latency to flexibility: The evolution of LSEG’s real-time data business
LSEG’s real-time market data business supports the push toward managed, cloud-based solutions, addressing legacy constraints while future proofing data strategies.
DeFi and TradFi firms are borrowing each other’s benefits
The Waters Wrap: As blockchain tech gains a small foothold in market data, Nyela says the thing separating blockchain’s previous craze and its second wind is choice.
Spoiler alert: managing market data is a bad case for AI
The IMD Wrap: A recent conversation between Max and one of his sources highlights the uses of different mechanisms to manage one of their most expensive assets.
A new market data hope or an expanding Empire
Market data is now part of systemic infrastructure rather than just a commercial product. Tim Versteeg questions if market data is becoming too powerful to fail.
The road to alpha is paved with hardware
Fully hardware-based systems are the natural evolution of capital markets infrastructure
CME sees progress in cloud migration, gains in market data revenue
Two agricultural products will be the first to move to cloud this year. The exchange group is also testing tokenization with banks and clearing members.
Euronext eyes bigger audience with new market datafeed
The European exchange is debuting a new cloud-based offering aimed at banks and mid-size asset managers that don’t need low-latency data.
How banks are utilizing new AI forms in their KYC process
Execs from JP Morgan, ING, and Standard Chartered explain how they are looking to use agentic AI to streamline KYC workflows.
The public market data formula is coming to private markets
As interest in private markets grows, S&P Global, Bloomberg, and ICE are including increasingly valuable data in their offerings.