Investment management
DTCC urges affirmation focus ahead of T+1 move
On May 28, large numbers of securities transacted across the North American marketplace will be required to settle one day after they are executed. DTCC is urging all market participants to scrutinize their existing technology and operational procedures,…
AllianceBernstein: fine-tuning shrinks gen AI ‘hallucinations’
Asset manager says its tweaks have improved accuracy of LLM models.
Buy side unconvinced of corporate bond streaming benefits
Managers see limited utility of streamed prices in the once OTC-only asset class.
What is Aladdin Trader? BlackRock’s fixed-income tool still a mystery
Sources tell WatersTechnology that Aladdin Trader will expand on the platform’s ‘limited’ execution functionality.
This Week: SimCorp/Deutsche Boerse, Moody's, SS&C, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Deutsche Börse to merge SimCorp and Axioma, shuttering Qontigo
The German exchange also plans to have 70% of its ‘IT state’ in the cloud by 2026.
BNY Mellon streamlines the hunt for liquidity with LiquidityDirect updates
The bank spent the last three years evolving and expanding LiquidityDirect to include additional asset classes, and will white label the platform to customers.
SS&C Advent is working towards its cloud evolution
Three years after laying out its cloud roadmap, the vendor is still pushing ahead with the Genesis platform as the foundation.
This Week: Confluence Technologies, Genesis, LexisNexis, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Planned Nimbleness: A Practical Guide for Asset Managers
Mauricio Bustos of RadiantESG Global Investors says nimble infrastructure will allow firms to deploy new ideas quickly and reliably.
BlackRock looks to expand Aladdin through accounting, data capabilities
Accounting, data, and analytics offerings make up part of Aladdin's strategy to become everything to everyone.
Deutsche Börse seeks seat at tech leader table with SimCorp buy
With exchanges such as Cboe, Nasdaq, LSEG, and ICE leading the pack of exchanges that double as technology companies, the German exchange is playing catch up with its proposed offer for buy-side tech vendor SimCorp.
New chatbots reveal limitations of legacy API development
As large language models that underpin the likes of ChatGPT and Bard come to market, vendors and trading firms are starting to see the benefits—and challenges—that open APIs provide.
This Week: Finos, Cboe Global Markets, Aiviq/Alliance Bernstein & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Build versus buy: How to evaluate your software
For as long as the investment management industry has used software, there has been a debate about whether asset managers should build or buy their tools. Jonas Svallin, global head of quantitative research and product development at FactSet, argues that…
State Street looks to bolster Charles River, Alpha platforms with FundGuard integration
State Street’s partnership with FundGuard will provide clients with multi-book accounting, allowing them to see two sets of records in one system.
Citi quants’ AI model aims to hedge earnings surprises
Machine learning tool forecasts effect of shocks on implied volatility surfaces in minutes.
Waters Wrap: Fintech funding—follow the money
As funding for startups and young companies dries up due to inflation and rising interest rates, Anthony looks at some of the vendors that have received monetary infusions this year to see if there are any patterns to be gleaned.
Difficult transitions: Asset managers struggle to map future ESG risks
Investment firms have a role to play in incentivizing the green transition, but they must have forward-looking data.
Firms challenging Cusip file new lawsuit alleging antitrust violations, breach of contract
A broker-dealer and two investment managers have filed a new, joint complaint against the quartet of companies associated with management of the Cusip numbering system.
Outsourcing across the buy side: Look before you leap
This paper investigates the extent to which firms have embraced outsourcing across the global investment management industry, key benefits they can reasonably expect on the back of outsourcing business processes and technologies to a specialist third…