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Top Stories 2018: The Crypto Round Up
The crypto space dominated headlines over the past 12 months and WatersTechnology looks at some of the top stories.
Waters USA: Meld Man and Machine to Guide Data’s ‘Digital Transformation’
At the recent Waters USA event, experts discussed how firms can leverage technology innovation to guide the data digitization process, and where human intervention remains important.
The Best Longform Stories of 2018
Collating the best of our features throughout the year.
Refinitiv Head of Market Structure Previews Regulations to Watch in 2019
In the spirit of giving, Refinitiv's head of regulatory and market structure shares which regulations he's keeping an eye on in 2019.
December 2018: Getting There
Data management is more about striving than finalizing.
Billions Lost Highlight Corporate Actions Tech Failures
Processing corporate actions is usually the last workflow to be automated, mainly due to the complexities involved and the weakness of underlying data. Wei-Shen Wong explains how this has changed over the last few years and what challenges remain.
BondCliq to Launch Consolidated Quote Screen for Dealers
Corporate bond market data provider is also adding data visualization to its post-trade product.
ISITC Taps Fiserv’s Iagatta for 2019-2020 Chair
Iagatta has spent more than 25 years in the finance and financial technology industries, at both investment firms and technology providers.
Waters USA: Plenty of Alpha Left in Alt Data, if Firms Use AI, ML to Harness Value
At the recent Waters USA conference, panelists discussed the current wave of alternative datasets, and how getting the most out of them requires new tools and technologies.
Untapped Potential:The Road to Semantic Heaven
There is a movement underway to establish universal standards and the semantic ontologies that make them sing. As the industry approaches semantic utopia, questions remain about what steps need to be taken to get there and whether all the work will be…
Citi Exec on the Culmination of Two Centuries of Data Quality Management
In conversation with Duco CEO Christian Nentwich and Waters editor in chief Victor Anderson, Citi's global head of operations and technology Don Callahan describes his efforts to influence the bank's approaches to managing data quality.
Oanda Bags Data Marketing Vet Craig
Craig has years of experience in marketing roles within the fintech and data communities, including at AlphaSense, eSignal, and Data Broadcasting Corp.
IHS Markit Revs Alt Dataset of Auto Sales, Production Data
The automotive dataset is the first of many predictive offerings planned that leverage existing data assets from the former IHS business for use by systematic investors.
Fed Enlists Finra to Expand Data Collection Efforts
The expanded data collection efforts are a response to changes in fixed income trading practices and increased volatility.
Lingering Questions Remain over Mifid II
Nearly one year on from the fundamental changes to Europe’s trading rulebook brought about by Mifid II, its overall impact is still unclear. Although experts talk of greater transparency in the markets, it’s had its share of issues, some of which are…
DTCC to Partner with Xceptor for SFTR Data Service
The Xceptor capability will address data concerns of SFTR by enriching, normalizing, and validating data before firms submit to trade repositories.
Mobius Capital Partners Selects Bloomberg Buy-Side Solutions
Mobius will use Bloomberg's Aim, Port, and EMSX software to execute a single strategy in improved corporate governance and an ESG pathway.
CryptoCompare to Provide Data for Nasdaq and VanEck Crypto Futures Venture
CryptoCompare will provide data for a series of digital asset futures contracts and is launching a free API service.
Singapore Industry Group Highlights Data Analytics Use Case for AML/CFT
The working group has presented several new methods deploying data analytics specifically to combat money-laundering and terrorism financing activities.
Trouble with the Curve
As the industry scrambles to find the next best thing in a post-Libor world, the most viable emerging substitutions are based on actual transaction data, but still fall short.
ISIN Fees Rise for the Second Year Running
Power users of DSB's ISIN generator service will pay €117,500, up from €112,500.
BSO and Kaiko Team Up for Low-Latency Crypto Market Data
Gemini investors now have direct connectivity to the data, the first step in a larger expansion plan.
Nasdaq Buys Quandl to ‘Dominate’ Alt Data Space
The acquisition will combine the resources that each has assembled separately, and allow them to reach new audiences for their alternative datasets.