Analysis
Ion’s Deal for Allegro Worries Commodity Tech Specialists
Acquisition gives Ion a near monopoly in energy trading and risk software
Digital Asset and Isda Create Rosetta Stone for Derivatives Smart Contracts
The event specification module will allow for a common DAML library that references machine-executable trade lifecycle events.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 160: Pete Cherecwich of Northern Trust
Pete talks about privacy and convenience—and where firms tend to get tripped up when walking this balance beam.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 159: Simon Hazlitt on Cloud Challenges
The Majedie Asset Management cofounder, who now runs cloud consultancy Supl, talks about where firms go wrong with the cloud.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Exchange Professional of the Year—Julie Holzrichter, CME Group
CME Group’s Julie Holzrichter wins the exchange professional of the year category in this year’s Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Gender Equality/Diversity Professional of the Year (End-User)—Ruth MacQuiddy, Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank's Ruth MacQuiddy wins this year’s gender equality/diversity professional of the year category.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Trailblazer (Lifetime Achievement) Award—Catherine Bessant, Bank of America
Cathy Bessant, chief operations and technology officer at Bank of America, wins this year's lifetime achievement award at the annual Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Technology Leader of the Year (End-User)—Kirsten Achtelstetter, Man GLG
Kirsten Achtelstetter, Man GLG's CTO, wins the technology leader of the year (end-user) category in this year's Witad Awards in London.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Vendor Professional of the Year (Data and Operations)—Tamsin Hobley, SIX
Tamsin Hobley wins the vendor professional of the year (data and operations) category in this year’s Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Support Professional of the Year (Vendor)—Meena Jeenarain, Abacus Group
The support professional of the year (vendor) category in this year's Witad Awards was won by Meena Jeenarain, director of project management at Abacus Group.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Technology Innovator of the Year (End-User)—Pinar Emirdag, State Street
State Street's Pinar Emirdag, senior vice president and head of digital product development and innovation, won the technology innovator (end-user) category at the 2019 Witad Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Rising Star (Vendor)—Payal Jain, Indus Valley Partners
Indus Valley Partners software engineer, Payal Jain, wins the rising star (vendor) category at this year’s Witad Awards held in London on March 8.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: EDM Professional of the Year—Pam Hueston, Xenomorph
Xenomorph's CFO, Pam Hueston, won the EDM professional of the year category in this year's Witad Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Market Data Professional of the Year—Emily Kasparov, SIP Operating Committees
Emily Kasparov, an associate general counsel and corporate secretary of NYSE’s Chicago Stock Exchange, wins this year's market data professional category.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Startup Professional of the Year—Sunaina Swaminathan, M Science
Sunaina Swaminathan, head of data acquisition at M Science, wins the startup professional of the year category in this year’s Witad Awards.
Apex Cuts Data Cost of Acquisitions
The fund administrator is halfway through a project to eliminate duplicative data spend across its core business and acquisitions, reducing costs while consolidating sourcing to a core base of vendor relationships.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 158: Giancarlo’s Swan Song; Crypto Madness; DTCC/ASX Blockchains
A discussion about blockchain projects in the capital markets, the crypto space and further delays for the CAT.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Risk Professional of the Year—Mire Cardenas, Axioma
Axioma's Mire Cardenas wins the risk professional of the year category in this year’s Women in Technology & Data Awards held in London on March 8.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Best Company for Diversity and Inclusion (Vendor)—Refinitiv
Refinitiv was voted the best company for diversity and inclusion at this year's Women in Technology & Data Awards held in London on March 8.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Technology Leader of the Year (Vendor)—Natasha Shamis, Liquidnet
Natasha Shamis, global head of product at Liquidnet, wins the technology leader of the year (vendor) category in the 2019 Witad Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Best Company for Diversity and Inclusion (end-user)—BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas received the prestigious best company for diversity and inclusion (end-user) category at this year's Witad Awards in London.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Consultant of the Year—Michelle Feinstein, BNY Mellon Pershing
BNY Mellon Pershing's Michelle Feinstein wins the consultant of the year category at this year’s Witad Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Rising Star (End-User)—Irene Kan, TD Securities
New York-based Irene Kan, TD Securities' vice president, cross-asset, platform and architecture, wins this year's rising star (end-user) category at the Witad Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Legal/Compliance Professional of the Year—Miranda Morad, MarketAxess
Miranda Morad from MarketAxess wins the legal/compliance professional of the year category at this year's Women in Technology & Data Awards.