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Manuela Veloso on how banks can make their AI dreams reality
Former JP Morgan head of AI research says open-ended enquiry will unlock technology’s full potential.
Photonics: time for trading tech to see the light
The Waters Wrap: While the sector is dominated by Big Tech, photonic-based solutions could one day help trading firms take more control over their AI ambitions, Anthony says.
Federal court moves to certify class in Cusip antitrust suit
The SDNY judge has handed a procedural win to plaintiffs, allowing swaths of end-user firms and third-party data vendors to join the class action.
Banks should not count humans out in adoption of agentic AI
It will take time to strike a balance between humans and AI agents, and it may start in post-trade, Diederik Geeraerts writes.
People Moves: HKEX, Trading Technologies, Octaura, and more
A look at the past month’s people moves in the capital markets tech and data space.
Navigating the MarketAxess ICE storm
The Waters Wrap: Most of the discussion surrounding ICE’s MarketAxess buy has focused more on benefits for the front office than the data possibilities.
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The market’s most valuable asset?
DTCC’s Tim Lind writes that using data effectively can provide the intelligence needed to improve investment performance, reduce risk, and inform strategic decision‑making.
Report once: will Esma’s €1bn reforms deliver the full picture?
Critics say plan to merge three reporting regimes will see scant returns, and won’t mesh with single-sided reporting.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 357: Off topic, on record
This week, Tony, Reb, and Shen talk about non-tech things.
Reasoning agents enter the onboarding process for banks
The next phase for banks in the KYC/AML space will be using agentic AI to replace sequential, siloed checks with orchestrator agents, IBM technologists say.
Artificial intelligence
Manuela Veloso on how banks can make their AI dreams reality
Former JP Morgan head of AI research says open-ended enquiry will unlock technology’s full potential.
Photonics: time for trading tech to see the light
The Waters Wrap: While the sector is dominated by Big Tech, photonic-based solutions could one day help trading firms take more control over their AI ambitions, Anthony says.
Banks should not count humans out in adoption of agentic AI
It will take time to strike a balance between humans and AI agents, and it may start in post-trade, Diederik Geeraerts writes.
Navigating the MarketAxess ICE storm
The Waters Wrap: Most of the discussion surrounding ICE’s MarketAxess buy has focused more on benefits for the front office than the data possibilities.
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Waters Wavelength Ep. 357: Off topic, on record
This week, Tony, Reb, and Shen talk about non-tech things.
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