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Snowflake Looks to Tackle Data Problems of Asset Managers, Exchanges
Snowflake is already working with the New York Stock Exchange on how to make its data easier to access for the pair’s overlapping clients.
Bloomberg Adds New NLP Capabilities to TOMS
The tool allows traders to search their own data to find trade information specific to them.
ActiveViam Embraces Python for its In-Memory Database
The vendor is building off its April release of an enrichment tool for Python notebooks.
Platts Advances API, Data Delivery Strategy for Digitizing Commodities Markets
The company is rolling out two new APIs centered on oil as part of a broader push to bring commodities trading on par with cutting-edge equities markets.
RFA Taps AI for Managed Data Services Platform
Cloud data platform includes fully managed warehousing, ingestion, and analytics, with AI-enabled security functions.
CLS Looks for Value in Discarded Data
The FX settlement specialist's information services arm is harvesting years of abandoned data for new projects.
This Week: Northern Trust/BackRock, Nasdaq, IHS Markit/OpenGamma, MEMX, and More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
FactSet Datasets Go Live on Snowflake Data Warehouse
FactSet is the first major data provider to make content available via the cloud-based data-warehousing platform.
On Cobol and Legacy Systems: Covid-19 Turmoil Calls For Change
Financial industry experts say the time to start future-proofing was yesterday.
Bloomberg Enhances Mapping Tool to Track Covid-19 Impact
The data giant is releasing regional features and functionality to more closely monitor the coronavirus across companies and sectors.
In Expansion Beyond HFT, FPGAs Eye AI
After a decade of supercharging low-latency applications, Wei-Shen Wong explores how FPGAs are pushing into new areas of the capital markets, driven by interest in AI & ML.
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.
SEC Democratic Commissioner Slams CAT Delays
Robert Jackson dissented from a new proposed order to modernize exchange data.
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.
US Treasury Bureau: Cyber Insurance Premiums Rising
Cybersecurity insurance is getting more expensive as insurance underwriters grapple with a lack of data on this ever-evolving coverage area.
Microsoft Trials CAT Offering with Broker-Dealers
The technology giant is carrying out pilots on an Azure-based service for the SEC's CAT that will be ready for use within six weeks.
IBM Wants to Enable AI Model Sharing and Data Privacy
The technology provider is using advanced techniques and encryption to enable institutions to share AI models.
Finra CAT Taps CenturyLink for Private-Link Reporting
Industry members are also being asked to focus on large-volume trades for December’s deadline.
Axa Data Head: Cloud Faces A Growing Talent Challenge
Increasingly specialized systems call for increasingly specialized skill sets; talent acquisition and retention remain problematic.
China’s Asset Managers See More Interest from Foreign Investors
There’s an opportunity for Chinese asset managers looking to attract foreign investors, but transparency remains an issue.
LSEG's Proposed Refinitiv Deal: It's About More Than Just Market Data
What does the bourse’s planned purchase of the data giant mean for clients and the industry going forward?
As Blockchain Projects Sputter, Capital Markets Firms are Having Second Thoughts
WatersTechnology examines some of the disillusionment permeating the capital markets when it comes to blockchain.
Buy Side, FISD Begin Industry Push for Alt Data Standards
Alternative data holds great promise as a leading indicator of alpha. But in response to firms struggling with the data science aspects of integrating the data, various industry participants are pursuing new initiatives to make it more accessible,…