Articles by Anthony Malakian
Banks and Buy-Side Firms Encounter Challenges with Public Cloud Adoption
Moving to the public cloud is not as simple as flipping a switch. Anthony Malakian speaks with early public cloud adopters to find out some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
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.
State Street Aims to Bolster ESG Offering with Latest Partnership
State Street is teaming up with Harvard professor George Serafeim to create solutions that help institutional investors find ESG materiality.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 157: FIA Boca Preview & Other News
A look at what's to come at FIA Boca; Finra was named the CAT plan processor; a Waters magazine relaunch.
Get the Pitchforks
While no one involved in the building of the stalled Consolidated Audit Trail is free from blame, Anthony says there are reasons to believe the CAT won’t ever materialize, regardless of the plan processor.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 156: Gil Mandelzis, Capitolis
Mandelzis, formerly of Traiana and EBS BrokerTec, joins the podcast to discuss the fintech startup world and trends in the market.
Lou Maiuri Named COO of State Street
Maiuri was 'instrumental' in State Street's acquisition of Charles River Development.
Jonathan Kellner to Lead MEMX
The former CEO of Instinet is named as the head of the newest US stock exchange.
Fixed Income ESG Data: Materially Different
The ESG space is growing rapidly and gaining more attention, but one area that has been largely ignored by data providers is that of ESG information specific to fixed-income investors.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 155: Martin Boyd of FIS; A Look at the CAT
First, some pointed comments about the Consolidated Audit Trail and then Martin Boyd discusses the fintech market.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 154: Bryan Cross, UBS Asset Management
Bryan Cross, who heads UBS Asset Management's QED group, joins to discuss alternative data and AI.
CAT’s Tale: How Thesys, the SROs and the SEC Mishandled the Consolidated Audit Trail
WatersTechnology investigates the torturous journey to create a stock-trading database for the US, and where the project goes from here.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 153: Nasdaq's Lars Ottersgård
Lars Ottersgård, head of Market Technology at Nasdaq, talks AI, blockchain, quantum computing, cloud, acquisitions and more.
CAT Delayed Further as Thesys Ousted, Finra Tipped as Successor
US Consolidated Audit Trail consortium fires database processor in shock move.
Of 5G and Privacy
As 5G networks come to fruition, Anthony says that people, companies and governments will need to be aware of the privacy and security concerns raised by this new wave of technology.
5G Networks: Information Overload
Despite what some wireless carriers say, we’re still a few years away from a mass rollout of true 5G networks. While they will be revolutionary, right now it’s more hype than reality. WatersTechnology tries to look ahead to see how capital markets firms…
Rimes Appoints Former MSCI Exec Chairman
David Brierwood has been named as the vendor's first chairman.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 152: Initial Margin Tech & Investment Theory
This week, James and Anthony look at the tech market born from the BCBS/Iosco initial margin rules and discuss tech and investment theory.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 151: Examining the MEMX Announcement
Liquidnet's Adam Sussman joins to discuss the Members Exchange: Why do we need another trading venue, what are the tech challenges, who will be the CEO?
The Death of Blockchain (Hype)
As we turn the calendar over, the hype machine surrounding the blockchain industry is still strong. Anthony hopes that it will meet an untimely demise in 2019.
Challenging US Exchanges Will be Uphill Battle for MEMX, Experts Warn
An industry initiative to start a new US exchange promises much, but it may struggle to deliver without a clearer purpose.
Northern Trust Aims to Automate Institutional Transfer Agency
This year the bank will roll out a new platform that uses an event-driven architecture to automate workflows in transfer agency.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 150: Bill Murphy of Blackstone Group
Blackstone's CTO talks about the firm's cloud strategy and looks at some of the lessons learned as they've migrated systems to the cloud.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 149: The Biggest Stories from 2018
A discussion about the trends and stories that dominated the year.