Data
Poor Decisions on Corporate Actions Result in $1.65 Billion Lost
New white paper estimates huge losses annually from scrip dividends alone.
Deep Learning: The Evolution is Here
Advancements in AI have led to new ways for firms to generate alpha and better serve clients. The next great evolution in the space could come in the form of deep learning. WatersTechnology speaks with data scientists at banks, asset managers and vendors…
UK Regulator Deepens Partnership with Sopra Steria
Although there were reported glitches after Mifid II went live with the Market Data Processor (MDP), the FCA signed on for bigger projects with the company that built the platform.
Coding in the Trenches: Bjarne Stroustrup, Morgan Stanley
He found fame as the mind behind C++, one of the most popular programming languages ever created. But today, Bjarne Stroustrup is a managing director at Morgan Stanley where he works to create more efficient and secure technology infrastructures.
Avelacom Slashes London-Tokyo Latency in Push to Become ‘Leading Asia-Pac Player’
Officials say Avelacom's new route shaves 10 milliseconds off the current fastest option for connectivity between London and Tokyo, and still has scope for further improvement.
Bloomberg Adds Indian Derivatives Datafeeds
Subsidiaries of NSE and BSE expect an increase in liquidity for Indian derivatives products.
QuantHouse Taps Latency Vets for Senior Roles
The move reunites co-founder Denery Fenouil with the QuantHouse team, and enlists low-latency Atrium Network founder Emmanuel Carjat.
Bloomberg Unveils Cloud Version of B-Pipe Feed, Eyes ‘All Enterprise Data’ in Cloud
Clients will be able to connect to Bloomberg's B-Pipe feed directly from their cloud instances in Amazon Web Services' cloud.
BSO Partners with Amazon for Cloud Services
BSO will deliver direct private connectivity to the AWS cloud through its global datacenters and co-location environments.
FCA: Bad Tech Leads to Cyberattacks
UK regulator warns of firms' inability to manage system failures and cyber attacks as reports in incidents are on the rise.
Anova Preps Asia Wireless-Hybrid Data Network
Anova will provide circuits connecting financial centers, and will also sell and distribute market data from exchanges within the region.
Tax Data Report: Fast-Forward into a New Era of Tax Data Management
Are you ready for a new era of tax transparency following the introduction of the Packaged Retail and Insurance-Based Investment Products (Priips) and the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid II) regulations?
Semantics Takes Tech to Tango
Within the symbiotic relationship between technology and standards, Jamie Hyman investigates the exciting technological breakthroughs that are pushing standards toward industry-wide adoption, while the very survival of some technology—namely, blockchain…
Independence Day: Separation Brings Value for Fintech Spinoffs
Financial firms with a data or technology ‘vendor’ arm developed in house are finding that separation can benefit both business lines. Max Bowie speaks to companies that have spun out from other organizations about the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects…
NeoXam Hires Data Sales Vets in Key Growth Markets
The vendor is positioning its sales force to meet anticipated increases in demand for data management solutions from buy-side firms and tier-two banks around the globe.
Signal Centre Integrates Push Technology for Data Management
Push Technology's Diffusion software will deliver faster and enhanced trade idea and analysis solutions to Signal Centre's client base.
Data Science Lesson: Execs Urge Caution, Focus on Widespread Data Science Use
To a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Similarly, many in the financial industry think the growing data science space will solve all problems. But firms should be more critical of their needs before using data science as a hammer.
Avelacom Provides Institutional-Grade Infrastructure for Crypto Market
The network provider has also opened an office in Singapore to foster growth among crypto exchanges in the region, as well as its more traditional clients.
Rimes to Debut New Benchmarks Service
Rimes will be launching a new managed service, called RegFocus BMR Data Feed, to help users adhere to the Benchmarks Regulation.
Refinitiv Launches Aggregated Bond APA Data
Officials say the service provides a comprehensive view of European fixed income trade data published by APAs and MTFs for best execution monitoring.
Fintech Recruiter CityExecutive Taps Khan for EMEA, Asia
A former client of CityExecutive's recruitment search services, Khan will help the company grow its business in the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions.
The Day the Data Stood Still
With the UK preparing to leave the EU in March, regulators have a limited amount of time to figure out how to keep the flow of information going between each other post-Brexit—and the window is closing.
RSRCHXchange Launches ESG Research Stream
The dedicated section on ESG disclosures will include research conducted by independent research specialists and ESG research from banks and brokers.
Former Bloomberg, Bank Data Exec Iwanaga Joins Global Financial Data
Iwanaga is a veteran of the data industry, having served in data management roles at banks as well as data and technology providers in the US and Asia.