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Sell-Side Technology Awards 2019: All the Winners and Why They Won
This year's SST Awards were held on the afternoon of April 12 in London. Here are this year's 31 category winners.
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.
GoldenSource Taps Trading, FinTech Vet Pulandaran
Pulandaran will continue to drive Asia-Pacific's status at the fastest-growing region of GoldenSource's business, officials say.
TP Icap Nabs Ex-Nex Exec as Data CTO
London-based Anderson will be responsible for overseeing construction of a pipeline of new data and analytics products.
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.
TRG Screen Splits Technology, Product Roles, Names New CTO
Splitting out the vendor's development and product functions will help the company scale as it accelerates its growth, officials say.
Asset Control Makes a ‘Pass’ at Buy Side with Managed Service
The vendor believes that offering its software platform as a managed service will future-proof its delivery model, as well as open it up to new classes of clients.
April 2019: Welcome to the New WatersTechnology
Max previews the first issue of the relaunched magazine, and extends a welcome.
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.
ISIN and LEI Mapping Project Kicks Off
The initiative's first file includes more than 3.2 million ISIN-to-LEI records across roughly 25,000 unique LEIs.
BNY Mellon to Offer Custodial Data via BlackRock's Aladdin
This is the first time that Aladdin has been opened to external providers.
Policy Vet Hart to Head Up Data Coalition
Nick Hart is named CEO of the Data Coalition and interim president of the Data Foundation.
T-Rex Snaps Up San Cristobal for Chief Product Officer
The former Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg exec will be responsible for guiding the vendor's current and future product strategy and deployment.
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.
SimCorp Focuses on Front-Office and Alternative Investments Tools
SimCorp delivers four releases a year to keep pace with client demand and the evolving buy-side market.
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.
Thasos Taps Metaxas for Chief Revenue Officer Role
Metaxas has spent more than 20 years in senior sales roles at technology providers.
Apex Cuts Data Cost of Acquisitions
The fund administrator is halfway through a project to eliminate duplicative data spend across its core business and acquisitions, reducing costs while consolidating sourcing to a core base of vendor relationships.
IPC Offers Crypto Trading Connection with Omniex Partnership
IPC, through Connexus Cloud, will offer clients access to Omniex's crypto trading platform.
OPRA to Issue RFP for New SIP Providers
The authority is seeking proposals from new potential providers, but says the move is not necessarily designed to displace current SIP operator SIAC.
Asia Exchanges Lag in Matching-Engine Speed
Markets in Asia lack the speed and throughput of their US counterparts.
Barnett's Big Plans for Rimes
Former LGIM CDO Andrew Barnett has a vision for his new job as head of product strategy at Rimes Technologies.
State Street Aims to Bolster ESG Offering with Latest Partnership
State Street is teaming up with Harvard professor George Serafeim to create solutions that help institutional investors find ESG materiality.