Trading Tech
Capital Markets Firms Grapple with the Science and Strategy of Mothballing Legacy Systems
It seems that despite realizing the value and sometimes the necessity of decommissioning legacy systems, capital markets firms can become so attached to their old infrastructures that they find it hard to even start developing a feasible strategy around…
As Investors 'Warm' to Responsible Investments, ISS Stakes Claim to South Pole’s Climate Data Biz
ISS will combine South Pole's climate data and analytics business with its existing responsible investment division.
European Credit Repo Market Ripe for D2C Automation
Highly manual processes in a key European funding market may be forced to automate, industry group suggests.
Accern Taps Chmiel for Capital Markets Expertise
Chmiel's 30-year career in data and technology sales has included stints at Bloomberg, SunGard and OneMarketData before joining Accern.
Former Goldman Co-Head of Tech, Paul Walker, Joins OpenFin’s Board
Walker was at Goldman Sachs for 15 years before retiring last year.
Quantave Pushes for Institutional Processes in Digital Currencies
Startup enters closed beta with ambitions to create regulated processes around bitcoin trading.
AI and Alternative Data: A Burgeoning Arms Race
By some estimates, investment in alternative datasets will exceed $7 billion by 2020. At the same time, machine learning and other AI techniques are evolving at a rapid pace. The combination of the two will be significant.
BondWave Debuts ‘Labs’ Data Arm, Launches QCurves
Officials say the new service will help traders and investors better forecast municipal bond prices.
LCH Adds BNZ as Clearing Member
Clearinghouse adds first New Zealand member amid other developments in Asia-Pacific
SIX Launches Advanced Settlement After Vontobel Pilot
New system will centralize the generation and management of settlement instructions.
Redline Adds Thomson Reuters FX Feed to InRush Ticker
The new handler supports Thomson Reuters' high-frequency Binary Multicast Feed
UPDATE: Cloud Network Operator GTT Buys Perseus for $37.5 Million
The deal, completed last week, sees GTT aquire Perseus and its ultra-low-latency international data and trading infrastructure.
R3 Supports Isda for Blockchain Standards Work
Blockchain consortium will work with trade body for common standards on smart contracts and distributed-ledger development
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 74: The Regtech Craze & Clearing Concerns
Anthony and James look at why London clearinghouses may be in danger and the use of cognitive tools to monitor employees.
Looking for Questions Where the Answer Is Blockchain
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the distributed ledger.
Compliance Chiefs Turn to Cognitive Tech for Surveillance
Stitching together information by using cognitive tech could yield significant advantages for compliance.
Red Deer, TheySay Partner for 'Deep Text Analytics'
Red Deer will leverage TheySay’s NLP technology to help buy-side clients extract investment signals from swathes of Big Data.
Park Square Upgrades Tech in Straight-Through Processing Drive
Credit provider selects IHS Markit’s thinkFolio platform for portfolio modelling and compliance.
Hedge Fund Village Capital Partners with Ullink for Post-Trade Support
Implementation extends Village Capital's use of Ullink's XILIX EMS, which now supports a range of post-trade processes.
Calastone Tests Blockchain System for Mutual Funds Industry
Network provider successfully completed the first phase of a distributed ledger proof-of-concept test.
Thomson Reuters Releases Blockchain Smart Oracle
The Smart Oracle, called BlockOne IQ, will push external data into the blockchain.
IBM Takes Aim at Regtech Space Using Cognitive Technology
IBM marks its first major product launch in the financial services regulatory space with the roll-out of new cognitive solutions educated by Promontory professionals.
S&P Eyes Buy-Side Performance with Portfolio Analytics Tool
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s new Portfolio Analytics platform combines the vendor’s data with clients’ own proprietary content to allow portfolio managers to assess and communicate the drivers of their performance, officials tell Joanne Faulkner.
Tech Challenges Loom as Europe Eyes London’s Clearinghouses
New EU rules suggest London-based clearinghouses may be forced to relocate to the eurozone.