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Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017 Winners’ Circle: The Secrets of RIMES’ Success
RIMES Technologies continued it domination of the best data provider category at this year’s BST Awards, winning the title for the 11th straight year. Victor Anderson speaks to Alessandro Ferrari about what sets RIMES apart from other providers in this…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017 Winners’ Circle: SimCorp Dimension—Sweeping All Before It
SimCorp’s flagship offering, Dimension, continues to sweep all before it in the IBOR and portfolio accounting categories in the annual BST Awards, winning both categories again comfortably. Victor Anderson speaks to Marc Schröter about the reasons for…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Execution Venue—Liquidnet
Can anybody stop Liquidnet? In the 10 years that the Buy-Side Technology Awards have had a category for the best buy-side execution venue, there has only been one winner. This year, the venue operator adds another gong to an already laden shelf, even as…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Risk/Portfolio Analytics Product—Numerix
The risk and portfolio analytics market has always been one of the most competitive and saturated from a buy-side perspective, where the offerings are continually upgraded to meet firms’ increasing regulatory, operational and technology needs. This…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Compliance Product—Charles River Development
It’s perhaps no surprise that, post-crisis, the compliance category has been one of the more competitive in the Buy-Side Technology Awards. Charles River, which last won this category in 2014, returns to the podium this year for its Investment Management…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Data Analytics Tool—FactSet
FactSet snags this year’s title for the best data analytics tool for the buy side, thanks to its suite of portfolio analytics. The vendor was also named best data analytics provider at the Inside Market Data/Inside Reference Data Awards held earlier this…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Back-Office Technology Provider—SmartStream Technologies
It is no secret that the front office has traditionally received the greatest attention from a technology perspective, both from capital markets firms themselves and the community of third-party technology vendor serving them. After all, when it comes to…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Integrated Front-Office Platform—Eze Software
Eze Software reclaims the best integrated front-office platform award, having last won the accolade in 2015.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 98: A Focus on Asia, Rolet Out at LSEG, Nasdaq's Bitcoin Futures
Wei-Shen Wong joins the podcast to discuss some of the major trends affecting the APAC marketplace. They also examine Xavier Rolet's leave and Nasdaq's bitcoin futures play.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 97: C-Level Execs Talk Bitcoin, Fintechs, Cognitive Computing & Open-Source Tech
In separate interviews, executives from AQR, JPMorgan, Cboe and IBM discuss topics permeating the capital markets.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 96: CAT Concerns & Big Tech Takes Aim at Asset Managers
Anthony and James look at developments pertaining to the Consolidated Audit Trail and wonder if big-tech companies could challenge traditional asset managers.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 95: Bitcoin/Blockchain News, BNP's Acquisition, Post-Trade Tech
Anthony and James take a look at some of the biggest news events from the past week.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 94: The CME's Bitcoin Play & FSB Worries About AI
CME plans to launch futures on bitcoin in Q4 2017, while the FSB looks at AI as a threat.
Demystifying the Use of Machine Learning & AI Within Financial Services
This webinar—which features speakers from Axa Investment Managers and RBC Insurance—will look at specific applications of machine learning and other forms of AI in finance.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 93: Recaps of Sibos Toronto, Risk USA & Sifma DC
This week Anthony and James discuss some of the major stories to come out of three major conferences.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 92: The Best of Sibos Toronto
While at Sibos Toronto, James shares some interviews covering topics on blockchain, fintechs and cybersecurity.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 91: Sibos Preview; M&A Activity; Blockchain's Evolution
James and Anthony talk about the looming Sibos event in Toronto and take a look at some recent M&A activity and blockchain developments in the capital markets.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 90: CCOs Talk About AI, Cyber Threats & Real-Time Monitoring
Compliance heads from Guggenheim Partners, Sierra Global Management, J Goldman & Co., and Rimes talk about trends in the regtech space. Anthony and James talk about the Symphony-Bloomberg battle.
Episode 89: JPMorgan's Oliver Harris on Fintechs; T2S Developments
JPMorgan's Oliver Harris joins the podcast to talk about advancements in the fintech world and some of the specific projects underway at the bank.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 88: CBOE's Bryan Harkins, SEC Hack, Esma Proposal
Bryan Harkins joins to discuss how the CBOE-Bats integration is going and plans for the exchange operator going forward. Anthony and James talk about the SEC hack and Esma's potential new powers.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 86: Nasdaq’s Use of Machine Learning & T+2 Comes to North America
Joakim Strid joins the podcast to discuss how Nasdaq is deploying machine-learning techniques for surveillance. Then Emilia David joins the podcast to discuss T+2’s launch in the US, Canada, Mexico and Peru.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 85: Cybersecurity & Dos/Don'ts for PRs
James and Anthony talk about the cybersecurity rules permeating the industry and then pivot to PR dos and don'ts.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 84: Quantum Computing & IBOR/Blockchain
Wei-Shen Wong talks to Anthony about quantum computing, and then James and Anthony talk about the pairing of IBORs with blockchains. They end things by talking about Game of Thrones and the Mayweather-McGregor fight.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 83: Systematic Internalizers & RegTech
Anthony and James delve into how the systematic internalizer regime is shaping up, and then examine the regtech sector.