Analysis
For AI’s magic hammer, every problem becomes a nail
A survey by Risk.net finds that banks are embracing a twin-track approach to AI in the front office: productivity tools today; transformation tomorrow.
Here’s what ML and NLP powered in capital markets in 2022
As machine learning and natural language processing continue to spread across the industry, WatersTechnology highlights stories from 2022 that feature new use cases.
Post-trade still struggling from underinvestment, but purse strings are opening
Bloomberg, Broadridge, BNP Paribas, and a handful of startups are working to address manual processes in the back office.
Consolidated tapes gain ground in 2022
Regulators in the US, UK, and EU moved to push forward market data efforts this year.
In 2022, cloud shows true potential to displace legacy data platforms
Once wary of the cloud, financial firms, their suppliers and the marketplaces where they trade are openly embracing it. And there are more signs of big tech firms accelerating buy-in by literally buying in to clients’ migration projects.
End of Bloomberg’s pandemic provision sparks opportunity—for BBG and terminal upstarts
Middle- and back-office staff at banks and buy-side firms who have become accustomed to remotely accessing Bloomberg terminals at home under a disaster recovery provision could set off a surge of new remote data terminal subscriptions.
Messy MBSs? Startup uses deep learning to predict mortgage-backed securities markets
As interest rates rise and house prices fall after a steady period of the opposite dynamic, investors are looking for more accurate ways to price these factors into the value of mortgage-backed securities.
All about the integration: Melding tech is key to getting full value from vendor M&A
Recent tech and data M&A deals aren’t just about acquiring clients or 'bolt-on' solutions, but will yield longer-term gains through granular integration of the vendors’ product lines and technologies.
2021: The year when Big Tech ‘Googled’ the financial markets and liked the results
Now that cloud has become widely adopted by financial firms, Big Tech companies are seeking to leverage their other services to become more ingrained in the workflows of the capital markets.
Former Standard Chartered CDO details AI in capital markets and regulators’ approach
Waters Wavelength Podcast Interview Series: Shameek Kundu, now head of financial services and chief strategy officer at AI startup firm Truera, talks AI, the state of the art of infrastructure, and how regulators are keeping a keen eye on the space.
PanAgora’s CIO & head of sustainable investing explain firm’s ESG framework, best practices
Waters Wavelength Podcast Interview Series: PanAgora’s George Mussalli and Mike Chen hit on topics including building predictive models using point-in-time data, and balancing ESG portfolios.
Futures trading algos ripe for disruptive new entrants
Algorithm development specialist BestEx Research is making a play to address inefficiencies in futures trading algorithms.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Episode 224 (Mental Health)
Wei-Shen and Tony are trying a different format this year with the podcast, and they start by discussing mental health and ways to help and support coworkers and friends.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 223: IBM’s Likhit Wagle on Cloud Adoption
IBM’s general manager of global banking joins to talk about challenges and opportunities surrounding public cloud adoption and containerization.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 222: Grasshopper’s John Lin on Using Tech for Good
Lin, the founder of a Singaporean HFT firm, joins to talk about why banks struggle with innovation, and how he wants to use tech for altruistic purposes.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 221: Tech Execs Discuss Innovation in 2020
JP Morgan Chase's head of AI technology and Deutsche Bank's head of innovation for the Americas at Deutsche Bank join to talk about AI, cloud, and more.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 220: ESG in the News
Some holiday banter about ESG and how it's portrayed in the news.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 219: People & Datacenters on the Move?
A discussion about Texas wooing Jersey companies, offices in Salt Lake City, and programmer skills.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 218: David Hardoon on AI's Unforeseen Challenges
David Hardoon was formerly at the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is now helping the UnionBank of the Philippines build out its AI strategy.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 217: Citi Ventures’ Victor Alexiev on Problem Solving
Victor explains how Citi Ventures—Citibank’s corporate venture arm—and the D10X program approaches challenges.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 216: M&A and Other Banter
Wei-Shen and Tony just have some random conversation this week. Come and relax.