Trading Tech
MOEX Sees New Network as Key to Asia Arbitrage Opportunities
Exchange hopes to exploit Avelacom's network PoPs in Asian countries to encourage trade flow from the region.
KRM22 Continues M&A Spree, With More to Come
The software provider has acquired Object+ and plans to grow more through acquisition in 2019.
CLS Appoints Central Banker as CEO
Marc Bayle de Jessé brings markets infrastructure and payments experience to CLS.
OpenFin Adds Data Privacy Layer to Operating System
OpenFin has deployed Exate’s data privacy technology to its operating system to help with new rules, such as GDPR.
Heating Up: An In-Depth Look at How Investment Firms Use Carbon Data
As ESG data becomes more of a commodity, firms are struggling with how best to incorporate carbon data.
Brown Brothers Harriman Experiments with Machine Learning
The firm is developing machine learning models internally to optimize the reconciliation process and detect price anomalies.
Wavelength Episode 163: Tony Amicangioli on Cloud, Race to Zero
The founder and CEO of HPR joins the podcast to talk about lessons learned and where the industry is heading.
Bank, Fintech Exec Gonzalez Joins Pico to Lead Americas Sales
Gonzalez has 20 years of experience in technology management and sales at financial firms and technology providers.
ICE Launches Cloud-Based Tick History Platform
ICE sees compliance uses for new DataVault platform
BrokerTec Introduces RFQ For European Repo Market
The RFQ model is part of a growing trend towards electrification in the repo markets.
BNY Mellon to Use AI for Faster Document Queries
The bank plans to expand a program that uses machine learning to pull out key terms for contracts.
Bank and Buy-Side Data Specialists Discuss Data Transformation Do’s & Don’ts
This year’s North American Financial Information Summit saw C-level execs from the buy and sell sides come together to talk about data needs.
Human Factor Is Crucial to the Alt Data Gold Rush
While tech advancements are being made, buy-side firms still rely on humans to make sense of alt data.
'Next Act: A Profile of Euronext's Alain Courbebaisse
The last decade has seen Euronext chewed up and spun out following a series of mergers & acquisitions. Once again independent, Courbebaisse is writing the exchange’s IT roadmap.
SFTR Preparations Stifled by Data Availability
While the initial go-live date of SFTR is set for early 2020, data availability and legacy processes remain the leading roadblocks.
Genesis Product Aims to Speed Up Time to Market
Creative Studio provides users the ability to build and customise web-based solutions with minimal coding.
Fund Houses Get Picky Over Where to Use Machine Learning
Buy-siders have limited their usage of deep learning techniques due to haziness over their inner workings.
Citi Invests in ChartIQ's Finsemble
Citi is the first Series B strategic investor for ChartIQ's desktop integration platform.
OpenFin Raises $17 Million in Series C Funding
It seeks to solve desktop interoperability issues and expand cloud services with this latest investment.
Rimes Eyes Custom Solutions with New Client Portal
The vendor is revamping its user experience, which will allow for greater customization.
Industry Participants Differ on Blockchain Benefits
As some firms are pushing forward with blockchain projects, others are saying it's not yet ready for prime time.
Finastra Appoints Mark Miller as Finance Chief
Miller replaces Rob Binns, who decided to step down.
Not Random, and Not a Forest: Black-Box ML Turns White
Bayesian analysis can replace random forest with a single, powerful tree, writes UBS’s Giuseppe Nuti.