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.
This week, Anthony and James delve into regtech and also take a look at how employee privacy may be diminishing due to new cognitive technologies being used in surveillance. They next turn their attention to clearinghouses in London and how new EU rules could force them to relocate to the Eurozone. Finally, they talk about how Anthony was incredibly wrong in saying that a Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight would never happen.
Regtech
(2:00) The evolution of the regtech space.
(3:15) What is cognitive computing?
(4:20) How cognitive tools are infiltrating the surveillance space.
(8:00) With the advent of cognitive tools, employee privacy could diminish.
(16:00) An examination of the AML/KYC vendor landscape.
Clearing
(21:00) What has the European Commission done that’s caused such a fuss in regards to clearing?
(23:45) Why is this such a big deal for Europe?
(25:30) What is the impact first for banks and those who use clearinghouses—and second, for the clearinghouses?
(27:15) What has the market reaction been?
Bonus
(29:00) A quick look at the upcoming Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight and how Anthoyn was very, very, very wrong in predicting that the fight would never get made.
Links to articles discussed:
Compliance Chiefs Turn to Cognitive Tech for Surveillance
Tech Challenges Loom as Europe Eyes London’s Clearinghouses
IBM Takes Aim at Regtech Space Using Cognitive Technology
Cyber Risk North America
Contact Info
As is the case with everything we do, we'd love to get some feedback from our listeners. Feel free to reach out to Anthony via Twitter or email.
Anthony: @a_malakian; Anthony.Malakian@incisivemedia.com
James: @JimRundle; James.Rundle@incisivemedia.com
Past 10 episodes:
Episode 64: Open Source, Cyber, AI - A NATAS Recap
Episode 65: Public Cloud Providers Battle for Dominance, The Rise of Artificial Intelligence
Episode 66: Technologists & Film Portrayals
Episode 68: An Inside Look at IBM Watson
Episode 69: AQR's CTO, Neal Pawar, on Engineers & Open Source
Episode 70: A Look at Liquidnet's Acquisition of OTAS
Episode 71: Social Data, Analytics and Trading
Episode 72: An Examination of the Muni Bond Market
Episode 73: The UK Election, Brexit & Fintechs; the Bloomberg Point-Port Integration
Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.
To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@waterstechnology.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.waterstechnology.com/subscribe
You are currently unable to print this content. Please contact info@waterstechnology.com to find out more.
You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@waterstechnology.com to find out more.
Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved.
You may share this content using our article tools. Printing this content is for the sole use of the Authorised User (named subscriber), as outlined in our terms and conditions - https://www.infopro-insight.com/terms-conditions/insight-subscriptions/
If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@waterstechnology.com
Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved.
You may share this content using our article tools. Copying this content is for the sole use of the Authorised User (named subscriber), as outlined in our terms and conditions - https://www.infopro-insight.com/terms-conditions/insight-subscriptions/
If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@waterstechnology.com
More on Front-Office Tech
New tech disrupts traditional book-building process for institutional investors
Automation is long overdue in the book-building process for publicly listed equities. One startup hopes to bridge the gap.
Capitolis registers swap dealer in strategy refresh
The vendor’s SBSD registration may facilitate a unique multi-seller platform for its equity swap business.
Bank-backed Versana takes aim at syndicated loan tech
Born from a consortium that includes JP Morgan and Bank of America, Versana aims to bring up-to-date and permissioned data to the syndicated loan market—the first step to a more transparent and faster operating market.
S&P buys ChartIQ to bolster charting, analytics capabilities
ChartIQ’s former owner, Finsemble, will continue to focus on building out its desktop integration business.
Can algos collude? Quants are finding out
Oxford-Man Institute is among those asking: could algorithms gang up and squeeze customers?
In 2022, cloud shows true potential to displace legacy data platforms
Once wary of the cloud, financial firms, their suppliers and the marketplaces where they trade are openly embracing it. And there are more signs of big tech firms accelerating buy-in by literally buying in to clients’ migration projects.
LSEG bolsters non-cleared ambitions with Acadia deal
The exchange group plans to build ‘a clearing house for the non-cleared world’, says LCH CEO Maguire.
Lessons from credit: Could all-to-all help Treasury markets?
Regulators are looking to all-to-all trading as a possible solution for worrying volatility and deteriorating liquidity in US Treasury markets.
