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What Price Paradise?
Capital markets firms must move in an enterprise-wide risk management direction.
Max Bowie: Are You a Governator?
While the ideas of managing and governing something may initially sound the same, there’s a logistical and practical chasm between them. However, as the post of chief data officer evolves, Max says new approaches are bridging—if not closing—the chasm.
Michael Shashoua: Message Received
Know-your-customer data concerns have registered a greater presence on the industry’s radar, as seen in the agenda for Sibos this month. Michael Shashoua analyzes what efforts KYC data will require, and how communication can be crucial to data governance…
Cyber Security: To Insure or Not to Insure
Anthony says this is an area where there is no right answer, other than making sure that you have a well thought-out plan.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: Heads of Trading, Back with a Vengeance
After profiling JPMorgan Asset Management’s Curt Engler, Tim ponders the potential and consequences of Luminex, Plato Partnership and other buy-side consortia seeking to build their own dark pools. Can they deliver on their massive potential?
Buy or Die? Capital Markets M&A Activity Ramps Up
After a quiet number of years, a recent spate of M&A activity has re-shaped the financial technology landscape as large technology providers respond to market demand for new technologies by acquiring smaller, more innovative players. But what makes a…
Beyond the Credit Crunch: The New Credit Risk Landscape
John Brazier takes a look at the credit risk space to find out what has really changed since the credit crunch.
The Finite Sunshine of the Cyber Mind
Anthony Malakian spent the morning at a recent cyber security event and reports on where the industry stands when it comes to defending itself from hackers.
The Mila Mess: Finding Out What's Wrong with Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano
Dan DeFrancesco looks into what isn't working with Latin America's Mila.
October 2015: Tamper at Your Peril
Mergers and acquisitions are on the upswing in the capital markets. Victor argues that the acquired companies should be allowed to continue to operate in the way that made them successful and worth acquiring in the first place.
JPMorgan Asset Management's Curt Engler: Building Bigger Better
As head of trading for JPMorgan Asset Management’s massive US equities desk, Curt Engler talks his firm's growing buy-side presence.
Max Bowie: A Facelift for Fundamentals?
Max says firms are seeking a new edge by turning to older and slower datasets, delivered in new ways.
Michael Shashoua: Finding Value Through Greater Centralization and Aggregation
New ventures and partnerships show a rising trend toward consolidating data. Michael follows the progress.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: Revisiting Circuit Breakers in the Wake of Black Monday
Tim revisits the prominent role of US exchange circuit breakers.
Dark Pool Bond Trading: Getting Buy-Side Buy-In
In the second part of this two-part feature, the first of which appeared in the August 2015 issue of Waters, Kris Devasabai looks at the impact dark liquidity pools will have on the global bond trading marketplace, and the likelihood of buy-side firms…
European Exchanges: Roadmap to 2016
Four key European exchanges share their technology plans for the coming year.
September 2015: Another Unfinished Symphony?
Shake-up could be in store for mesaging
Broker Commissions: The Great Unbundling Bungle
Handling sell-side research and commissions has typically been a mundane and relatively simple function for investment managers. But regulatory authorities in Europe are about to turn the process upside down with a little-known but potentially impactful…
Tag Team: McNamara and Zerbs Work Towards Common Tech Goals at Scotiabank
The two new heads of Scotiabank talk about the Toronto-based bank's latest projects and how they effectively work together.
Miscommunication: Bloomberg, Symphony and the Messaging Fight
Anthony Malakian speaks with industry participants to see how the messaging space has evolved and whether Symphony-or Bloomberg-have cause for concern.
Anthony Malakian: Some Final Thoughts on the Messaging Space
Anthony speculates about where the industry might be heading, the future of Symphony, and why Bloomberg is staying right where it is.
Waters Rankings 2015: Best EMS Provider ─ REDI Global Technologies
Having launched as recently as July 2013, REDI Global Technologies has done an impressive job of making waves and growing its client base. For proof of its progress, one only needs to look at its win in this year's Waters Rankings in the best execution…
Waters Rankings 2015: Best Buy-Side OMS Provider ─ Eze Software Group
for the sixth-straight year, Waters' readers tapped the Eze OMS as being the best OMS platform.
Michael Shashoua: Playing By the Rules
Changes in regulation that have affected evaluated pricing standards are making a difference for their data management capabilities.