Emerging Technologies
European Commission Puts €500,000 Into ‘Blockchain Observatory'
The project is designed to provide a further understanding of distributed-ledger technology and its impact on financial services.
Cinnober Acquires Surveillance Vendor Ancoa Software Out of Administration
UK-based surveillance technology provider bought out of administration after failing to secure necessary funding.
LiquidityBook Adds Les Vital to POEMS Team
Vital served stints at Broadridge, Eze Software and Morgan Stanley.
Web Financial Nabs Naumann to Expand North American Footprint
Naumann's hire follows the appointment of former YCharts and Morningstar exec Jeremy Diamond in Chicago a year ago.
ICE Partners with NPL for Atomic Timestamping
Intercontinental Exchange has linked up with UK's National Physical Laboratory to ensure co-location customers at its Basildon datacenter, home to its European derivatives exchange, meet MiFID II timestamping requirements.
Rival Systems Taps QuantHouse for Ultra-Low Latency Market Data Feed
Rival Systems has integrated QuantFEED into its Rival Trader and Rival API platforms as it looks to expand into equities.
Where Are the Women?
Why the lack of gender diversity in finance leads to less revenue for the buy side.
Fearless Girls and the Board Seat
Diversity is in the news these days and Emilia points out women are looking for inspiration to reach leadership roles in banks.
OpenFin Looks to Grow Developer Usage with Community Edition, Open-Source Rollouts
Mazy Dar speaks with Waters about the company’s new Community Edition offering and its decision to open source its core platform.
Analytics, Research Needs Pushing M&A and Value of Infrastructure Providers
Rush Kapashi of McKinsey says we should expect further M&A in the space, specifically to bolster analytics and research needs.
Thomson Reuters Bows API for Desktop Apps to Access Eikon Data
The Side-by-Side Integration API will allow users and third-party application developers to incorporate content from Eikon into other applications used alongside the workstation on clients' desktops.
DTCC Adds Wotton as Managing Director
Wotton will help oversee DTCC Deriv/SERV's product development and strategy.
Ex-Thomson Reuters Bauman Joins TIM Group Sales Team
The trade ideas provider has added Jeff Bauman to its New York sales team.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 68: An Inside Look at IBM Watson
Marc Andrews of IBM sits down with Anthony and Dan to discuss the company's use of Watson for regulatory compliance and surveillance.
AxiomSL Taps Data, Tech Vet Tierney in Asia
Tierney brings 25 years of experience in the financial technology and data industries to AxiomSL, including senior roles at DTCC, NYSE Technologies, BT Radianz and Omgeo.
Slowdown Showdown: Exchanges Eye Speed Bumps
Three exchanges have filed with the SEC regarding implementing either a delay mechanism or order types similar to what IEX operates, following its approval as a national exchange less than a year ago.
Taking up the Sell-Side Technology Baton
John introduces himself as the new custodian of Sell-Side Technology following Dan’s departure to Risk Magazine.
Rimes Hires LGIM’s O’Donovan as COO
O'Donovan joins Rimes after a career in data management at the asset management arms of Legal & General, UBS and JP Morgan.
Fees and Expense Management Interview Series Part II: Focusing on TCA
In part two of this three-part series, Victor Anderson chats to SmartStream's Bharat Malesha about transaction-cost analysis and the challenges facing capital markets firms when calculating the various costs of doing business.
Orbital Insight Raises $50M for Image Analysis Space Race
Orbital Insight will use the new funding to expand its products, partnerships, and sales presence worldwide.
German Data Vendor VWD Promotes Ramabadran to CEO
Before joining VWD as in 2015, Ramabadran held various positions at BlackRock, Prudential and Tudor Investment Corp
Tradeweb’s Bruner Discusses New All-to-All Corporate Bond Trading Platform
Tradeweb enters the all-to-all space, joining companies like MarketAxess, Liquidnet and Trumid.
Waters Cover Profile: Born to Be a Banker — Jodi Richard, chief operational risk officer, US Bank
Emilia David profiles US Bank's chief operational risk officer Jodi Richard and looks at how the bank tackles op risk and the extent to which its risk disciplines are integrated into the business.
May 2017: Reasons to Be Cheerful
While many fintech firms have come and gone, Victor argues that the industry is better served now than ever.