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Shining a light on fixed income
Traditionally, fixed income as an asset class has presented market participants with several challenges due to the over-the-counter (OTC) model by which the bulk of securities are traded. Observable market data, especially for infrequently or thinly…
LSEG’s PermIDs: Converting needs into opportunity
LSEG's PermID framework was conceived as a proprietary tool to address an internal challenge around identifying objects in the firm’s information model. Once it had proved its worth, it was rolled out to the firm’s clients to significant success.
The power of data and analytics in driving sustainability initiatives
The challenges with current data approaches are data availability, reliability and transparency. It is, therefore, crucial to use data platforms and data mesh to enhance the process of obtaining accurate information, both for sustainability reporting and…
Technology trends in capital markets: Transforming the sell-side FX front office
The capital markets landscape is witnessing a technological revolution – a wave transforming the sell-side FX front office. Firms such as smartTrade Technologies are at the forefront of this transformation, leveraging technologies such as artificial…
Increasing securities settlement successes with unique transaction identifiers
Major improvements have been made to the securities services operating model over the past decade, but inefficiencies in trade settlement processes remain, leading to thinning margins and longer settlement cycles. Key to addressing these challenges is…
Asia Awards 2023 winner's interview: MarketAxess
MarketAxess won the best trading network category in this year’s WatersTechnology Asia Awards, thanks largely to its Open Trading service.
Crypto: Too important to ignore
This WatersTechnology Rapid read survey report examines the crypto finance priorities of institutional investors, how far along they are on their crypto journeys, the challenges in entering and participating in this market, and what they value most when…
Waters Rankings 2023 winner's interview: Vneuron
Vneuron Risk & Compliance won the best AML compliance solution provider category in this year’s Waters Rankings.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2023 winner's interview: Broadridge (BPO)
Earlier this year, Broadridge won the award for the best outsourcing provider to the sell side thanks to its BPO offering.
Waters Rankings 2023 winner's interview: Duco
Duco won the best reconciliation provider category in this year’s Waters Rankings.
Waters Rankings 2023 winner's interview: S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence won the best artificial intelligence technology provider category of this year’s Waters Rankings.
Asia Awards 2023 winner's interview: RavenPack
RavenPack won the best ESG data provider category in this year’s Asia Awards.
A Fireside Chat with SmartStream's Jethro MacDonald
Jethro MacDonald explains how SmartStream is using AI and machine learning technology to help its clients address a number of challenges around their reconciliation functions.
Banks, asset managers look to vendors for T+1 support
This whitepaper, created by WatersTechnology in association with SmartStream, focuses on the upcoming move in the US to T+1 (next-day settlement) of broker-dealer-executed trades.
IMD & IRD Awards 2023 winner's interview: MarketAxess
MarketAxess won the best AI/machine learning data initiative in this year’s Inside Market Data & Inside Reference Data Awards, thanks to its CP+ bond pricing engine.
IMD & IRD Awards 2023 winner's interview: Opensee
Opensee won the best risk data aggregation initiative in the annual IMD & IRD Awards for the second consecutive year, thanks to its Opensee Enterprise offering.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2023 winner's interview: CompatibL
CompatibL won the best sell-side newcomer product (trading, pricing & analytics) category in this year’s SST Awards.
Fenics Market Data’s secret source
The ability of capital markets practitioners to make judicious business and investment decisions is directly determined by the quality of data underpinning those decisions. Fenics Market Data’s Rich Winter discusses the benefits of sourcing data from…
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2023 winner's interview: Broadridge Financial Solutions (distributed-ledger technology)
Broadridge won the best distributed-ledger technology category in this year’s Sell-Side Technology Awards, thanks to its DLR or Distributed Ledger Repo offering.
US Libor cessation: DTCC helps fill the void
In the run-up to the transition from Libor to an alternative reference rate at the beginning of July this year, DTCC’s Ann Marie Bria looks at the various permutations impacting market participants and the role DTCC is playing in helping firms navigate…
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2023 winner's interview: SmartStream
SmartStream won the best artificial intelligence technology category in this year's SST Awards, thanks to version 6 of its SmartStream Air platform.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2023 winner's interview: S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence won the best sell-side credit risk product category in this year's SST Awards, thanks to its XVA and Counterparty Credit Risk offerings.
Automating collateral management processes crucial for T+1 move
The reduction of settlement times from T+2 to T+1 for many US securities is likely to impact firms’ collateral management processes when it comes into force at the end of May 2024.
T+1: Cash and liquidity management functions impacted
The reduction of settlement times from T+2 to T+1 for many US securities, set to come into force at the end of May 2024, is likely to impact a number of business processes across the sell side. Nadeem Shamim, head of cash and liquidity management at…