Articles by Aggelos Andreou
Bitcoin Futures Face Turbulent Times in the Windy City
Bitcoin conquered the world in 2017, but the performance of the futures looks like it will have to wait longer for take-off.
Putting the Fintech House in Order
Without adequate standards in place that are globally coordinated, the rampant growth of fintech may introduce more problems than it solves.
Eurex to Suspend Swiss Operations
Eurex Zurich will cease operations at the end of March, citing conflicts between Mifid II and a new regulatory framework in Switzerland.
Broadridge Releases Liquidity Aggregator for Repo Trading
Repo Order Quotes tool consolidates liquidity from European repo markets in real time.
Societe Generale Completes Trades on Blockchain Platform
The French bank's securities services arm successfully tests a full trade cycle with OFI Asset Management on a blockchain platform
Derivatives Market Prepares for Emerging Tech Implementation
2018 is the year when large numbers of participants in the derivatives market expect to see emerging technologies being integrated into their existing technology ecosystems
Mifid Data Runs Aground with Issues at European Regulators
Glitches and halts mark first few weeks of transparency requirements at systems operated by regulators.
The Intertwined Relationship Between Humans and AI
Aggelos explores people’s fear of artificial intelligence and uses the financial services industry as an example to demonstrate that robots and humans are bound to walk together.
AFTAs 2017: Best Back-Office Initiative—SmartStream Technologies
SmartStream's win reflects markets' growing demand for regulatory solutions.
AFTAs 2017: Best AI Technology Initiative—FIS
Control Centre uses a combination of traditional workflow rules and RPA.
AFTAs 2017: Best Collaboration Initiative—SS&C Advent and Maitland
The collaboration led to the integration of the firms' seperate data management solutions.
AFTAs 2017: Best Front-Office Initiative—State Street Global Exchange
The Quantextual Idea Lab blends AI with human expertise.
AFTAs 2017: Best Communications Infrastructure Provider—IPC Systems
Unigy has become a standard tool for communication across market participants.
Venues Deny Esma Accusations over Volume Cap Delay
Delays to a key aspect of Mifid II have triggered tensions between market participants and regulators.
AMF Platform Processed 3 Million Mifid II Reports in Five Days
The French regulator’s ICY platform debuted along with Mifid II on January 3, and by January 8, it had processed 3 million trade and transaction reports from over 50 firms in France.
New Dawn in Europe as Mifid II Goes Live
Updated trading rules to have significant impact across all asset classes.
2017: The Year Mifid II Grinds into Gear
WatersTechnology extensively covered all the key Mifid II developments over the past 12 months.
2017: A Year in Profiles
Waters profiled 12 C-level executives in 12 months.
70 Minutes with Steven Maijoor
Aggelos Andreou looks back on some of the topics of conversation that didn't make his profile of Esma's Steven Maijoor.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Data Management Product—IHS Markit
EDM serves 210 members of the financial services industry
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best IBOR Platform/Service—SimCorp
SimCorp has been the sole winner of since this category was first introduced four years ago.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side OMS—IHS Markit
thinkFolio has become a tool to understand and keep pace of different investment products
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Market Surveillance Tool/Platform—Moody’s Analytics
Moody's Portal has attracted more than 120 financial services firms over the last three years.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side TCA Tool—Tradeweb Markets
Tradeweb’s competitive advantage lies in that as an execution venue, it has its own propriety pricing mechanism