Analysis
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Compliance Product—Charles River Development
It’s perhaps no surprise that, post-crisis, the compliance category has been one of the more competitive in the Buy-Side Technology Awards. Charles River, which last won this category in 2014, returns to the podium this year for its Investment Management…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Data Analytics Tool—FactSet
FactSet snags this year’s title for the best data analytics tool for the buy side, thanks to its suite of portfolio analytics. The vendor was also named best data analytics provider at the Inside Market Data/Inside Reference Data Awards held earlier this…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Back-Office Technology Provider—SmartStream Technologies
It is no secret that the front office has traditionally received the greatest attention from a technology perspective, both from capital markets firms themselves and the community of third-party technology vendor serving them. After all, when it comes to…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Integrated Front-Office Platform—Eze Software
Eze Software reclaims the best integrated front-office platform award, having last won the accolade in 2015.
CFTC Warns on Bitcoin Futures as Exchanges Ready Contracts
Market participants express concern over potential risks these contracts could pose to clearinghouses, as exchanges self-certify contracts for trading.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 98: A Focus on Asia, Rolet Out at LSEG, Nasdaq's Bitcoin Futures
Wei-Shen Wong joins the podcast to discuss some of the major trends affecting the APAC marketplace. They also examine Xavier Rolet's leave and Nasdaq's bitcoin futures play.
Nasdaq Plans Bitcoin Futures for 2018, Will Track 50-Plus Reference Prices
The exchange group becomes third major operator to develop derivatives based on bitcoin.
Rolet Out in LSEG Shake-Up
Chairman Donald Brydon will also not stand for re-election after demands made by activist investor.
The Research Renaissance: An Examination of How Quantitative Analysis is Evolving
Although it still needs more time in the oven, technology is powering a quiet revolution in research and analytics—and the fusion of the two may transform the investment process.
How Goldman Sachs Looked to Google To Reinvent its Data Management Strategy
Goldman Sachs' Joanne Hannaford explains how the bank borrowed innovative data techniques from firms like Google and Amazon to help shape its data management strategy.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 97: C-Level Execs Talk Bitcoin, Fintechs, Cognitive Computing & Open-Source Tech
In separate interviews, executives from AQR, JPMorgan, Cboe and IBM discuss topics permeating the capital markets.
Skills Gap, Data Issues the Largest Obstacles in AI Adoption
Panelists at the recent WatersTechnology Innovation Summit highlight two of the main challenges to greater use of AI-based systems.
Cognitive Computing Advances Driving Surveillance for Banks, Expectations for Regulators
Banks are increasingly adopting new machine learning techniques for compliance and surveillance, but should be wary of setting expectations too high.
Fintech Could Demolish Europe’s Capital Markets Union Barriers
Influential lobby group urges European authorities to consider how technology could resolve outstanding issues with its single-market project.
Banks Talking Big on Innovation Culture, Look Beyond Fintech
Panelists at the WatersTechnology Innovation Summit said working with startups is the key toward increasing innovation, not just for fintech.
LiquidityBook Debuts LBX as Outsourced Trading Popularity Grows
Vendor debuts portfolio, order and execution management system for outsourced trading desks.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 96: CAT Concerns & Big Tech Takes Aim at Asset Managers
Anthony and James look at developments pertaining to the Consolidated Audit Trail and wonder if big-tech companies could challenge traditional asset managers.
Deutsche Bank's Innovation Guru Shares Secrets at Inaugural Innovation Summit
Large corporations must create innovation strategies to produce the best solutions for their customers, their employees and their tech stacks.
Industry Tight-Lipped on CAT Status as Deadline Hits
Participants refuse to say whether reporting will begin as scheduled after a last-ditch delay effort was rejected by the SEC.
In Capital Markets, Blockchain's Evolution Has Left the Bitcoin Model Behind
Axel Pierron of Opimas looks at five blockchain projects set to go live in 2018 that the industry should keep an eye on.
Big Tech May Take a Bite out of Asset Management
Asset managers could find themselves disrupted by technology companies in the near future, a study finds.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 95: Bitcoin/Blockchain News, BNP's Acquisition, Post-Trade Tech
Anthony and James take a look at some of the biggest news events from the past week.
Chicago Catches Crypto Fever with Barrage of Bitcoin Developments
Digital commodities such as bitcoin have captured the imagination of exchange operators but regulators—and even some market participants—are hesitant.
IHS Markit Sets Sights on Post-Trade Derivatives Automation
IHS Markit, in conjunction with CLS and LCH, will automate post-trade processes for complex currency derivatives but is looking at the entire market.