AI
Regulatory Uncertainty Hinders AI Innovation
Firms are reluctant to move ahead with AI technologies as there is little regulatory guidance on its ethical implications, exchange providers say.
Societe Generale to Offer Clients KYC Service via an API
The French bank plans to make its KYC offering available to external clients by the end of the year as it continues to enhance SG Markets.
People Moves: SSGA, GLMX, AcadiaSoft, CAIS, DriveWealth
A look at some of the key "people moves" from the week of Sept. 9 to Sept. 13.
Battle Bots: Charting AI’s Next Phase in the Back Office
Financial services firms are deeply entranced with artificial intelligence (AI), yet the revolution is under pressure as the industry continues to become more educated and selective about it. Recent research data from WatersTechnology and SmartStream…
Souheil Badran Oversees Northwestern Mutual's Innovation Program
After a run at Alibaba's Ant Financial, Badran is ready to lead the 160-year-old institution's digitization efforts.
The Secret Source: Machine Learning and Open Source Come Together
A deep-dive into how capital markets firms are using open-source tools to experiment with machine learning.
The Rise of the Robot Quant
The latest big idea in machine learning is to automate the drudge work in model-building for quants
Machine Learning Takes Aim at Black-Scholes
Quants are embracing the idea of ‘model-free’ pricing and deep hedging.
AI on Our Minds: Firms Struggle with How to Incorporate AI
The hype of artificial intelligence is far from fading—actually, it’s more like a building tidal wave. Wei-Shen wonders if the capital markets will catch the wave, or get smothered by the tide.
Tug of War: ING's Legrand Digs Into the Bank's Innovation Program
With Benoît Legrand firmly in the driver’s seat, the last four years have seen ING push to transform its IT landscape and approach to innovation.
Brown Brothers Harriman's Welch Explains Bank's Use of Artificial Intelligence
The bank has a number of projects using emerging technologies, one of which optimizes the process of detecting price anomalies.
DBS Bank Grows its Team of Data Translators
The bank is looking to pair this relatively new role with its data scientists as a bridge for business professionals.
FIS Turning to Machine Learning for Private-Equity Solutions
FIS is pushing to add greater automation for its private-equity business in an effort to streamline workflows.
Finra to Expand Use of Machine Learning for Market Surveillance
The regulator already uses machine learning to identify spoofing and layering activities.
Machine Learning Shakes Up Classical Financial Risk Modeling
BlackRock, MSCI, and La Française are some of the firms looking to replace traditional, linear risk models.
The AI Ethics Dilemma: Banks Find a Fine Line Between New Tech and 'What's Right'
Finance firms and regulators are beginning to assess the ethical implications of artificial intelligence.
Banks, Asset Managers Turn to Web Scraping to Generate Alpha
The immense growth of online data is driving an increasing number of asset managers to deploy web-scraping tools to find unique investment insights.
Fighting the Bad Robots: AI Raises Questions About Ethics
Artificially intelligent algorithms are not infallible—as Jo Wright explains, it’s quite the opposite.
Tapping AI for Buy-Side Growth
Asset managers wanting to thrive in today’s landscape of squeezed margins must learn how to capitalize on innovative AI tech to deliver top-line growth, according to SS&C Technologies.
Machine Learning as a Tool: What Is Your Problem?
The call of artificial intelligence and machine learning is alluring. However, Wei-Shen says they can be tough to deal with, especially when shooting at invisible targets.
Mizuho Finds New Ways to “Activate” its Data Using AI
The Japanese bank has already automated handwritten form processing and is experimenting with AI to make use of its unstructured data.
The KYC Headache Worsens: An Examination of the Onboarding Process
Despite technological advancements, the onboarding process is still a slog. Banks and vendors are trying to change that.
Acadian: Beware Quant Snake Oil
The quant firm’s Seth Weingram lays out his principles for the effective use of machine learning.
Morgan Stanley Explores Using AI to Better Trade Equities
The bank is also looking at using AI for intelligent IOI suggestions based on clients’ trading profiles.