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'Scratching and Clawing,' Syndicated Loans Tack Toward Progress: Part I
Learning from previous efforts, incremental steps are now realizing significant benefits for the space — which, sources on both the buy and sell side say, is just what the doctor ordered as new, less experienced investors ponder entry.
Data Lakes: Uncharted Waters
Anthony Malakian examines why data lakes are growing in popularity, and the risks that they pose.
The Future of FX: Too Many Cooks?
Over half of all trades in the foreign exchange market are now conducted electronically, with new players and venues entering the market.
Off the Chain: The Blockchain Battle
Tim Bourgaize Murray surveys industry perspectives on Blockchain's potential, and finds a battle brewing.
Molded Through Merger: A Look Back at Major M&A Activity
A recent spate of M&A activity has helped shape our industry into what it is today.
Northern Trust's Scott Murray: One Step Ahead
Scott Murray, CTO of Chicago-based Northern Trust, always keeps an eye on the future.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Darkness Rising: Can Dark Pools Cure What Ails Credit Trading?
There is widespread agreement that buy-side firms need to trade with each other to boost dwindling credit market liquidity, and at least 15 platforms are preparing to make it happen. In part one of this two-part feature, Kris Devasabai looks at the…
Digitization's Second Wave Finds Buy Side Seeking Wisdom From Within
Buy-side digitization has traditionally focused on making the client-facing portal right, often spending years and millions of dollars in the process of perfecting a front end. While that still remains a priority, technologists tell Tim Bourgaize Murray…
Unrealistic Expectations: 7 Capital Markets CIOs Discuss Current Challenges, Opportunities
An inside look at new technologies disrupting the market, and the ever-challenging 'people equation'.
The Master Chef: Lou Eccleston Aims to Transform TMX Into a Tech Solutions Provider
Lou Eccleston talks about how his previous roles at Thomson Financial and McGraw Hill Financial have prepared him for taking on CEO duties at TMX Group.
New Horizons: An Inside Look at the Asia-Pac Region's Fintech Boom
Asia-Pacific is experiencing it's own boom in fintech startups following similar growth in the US and Europe.
Collateral Optimization Comes of Age
Many firms have launched initiatives to create an industry-wide collateral-processing framework to help improve the transparency and mobility of collateral assets.
The Internet of Things: A Look at What IoT Means for the Capital Markets
While IoT may not be obvious when it comes to trading, Anthony Malakian explores the benefits and challenges that this evolving technology poses for Wall Street.
Real-Time Risk: One Size Doesn't Fit All
Real-time risk management can be a vital tool to HFT environments, but it can be a superfluous luxury to many other market participants.