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Anthony Malakian
Anthony joined WatersTechnology in October 2009. He is the Editor-in-Chief of WatersTechnology Group, running all editorial operations for the publication. Prior to joining WatersTechnology, he was a senior associate editor covering the banking industry at American Banker. Before that, he was a sports reporter at daily newspaper The Journal News. You can reach him at anthony.malakian@infopro-digital.com or at +646-490-3973.
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Chicago Code: A Profile of DRW's Seth Thomson
Seth Thomson, CIO of DRW, talks to Waters about his career, innovation and how the firm has expanded into new asset classes, including cryptocurrencies.
The Kids Aren’t Alright: A Look at How K-12 Schools Are Failing to Teach Programming
The jobs of tomorrow will require computer skills and, to a growing extent, the ability to code. What happens if a generation of kids is left behind?
AFTAs 2017: Best Analytics Initiative—Credit Suisse
The platform has over 100 models representing over 90 percent of Credit Suisse’s revenue within the Intermediate Holding Company (IHC).
AFTAs 2017: Best Cross-Asset Trading Initiative—State Street Global Markets
“We started in enhanced custody, we’ve moved to the broader securities finance business, and we’re starting to move into areas like FX and even more operational areas, like onboarding,” Delikaris says.
AFTAs 2017: Best Data Management Initiative—Deutsche Bank
Since its launch two-and-a-half years ago, 7,800 data issues have been registered; 4,900 data issues have been consolidated; 1,100 data issues have been resolved; and 1,800 issues remain open and visible, each with a descriptive business case allowing…
AFTAs 2017: Best Risk Management Initiative—TD Securities
Coming next September are the IM requirements for uncleared swaps. Neal says that without this system, “there is no way we would have been able to be flexible enough to be able to support things [that] we’re having to do for initial margin [calculations]…
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 104: Regulators Struggle with AI; SS&C Snaps up DST Systems
Should regulators take a more active role when it comes to AI oversight, or leave it to the professionals? What will M&A look like in 2018?
Finastra Adds Porfirio to Capital Markets Team
Pedro Porfirio will be based in London, where Finastra is headquartered. Finastra was created after the merger of D+H and Misys.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 103: Mifid II is Now Law; How to Apply for the Women in Data & Tech Awards
Anthony and James take a look back on the week that was in Mifid II and give insights on how best to apply for the Women in Data & Tech Awards.
As Mifid II Debuts, Full Compliance Remains Elusive
Market participants say much remains to be done as Europe debuts new rules.
New Dawn in Europe as Mifid II Goes Live
Updated trading rules to have significant impact across all asset classes.
Top Stories of 2017: Best of the Buy Side
From cryptocurrencies to alternative data to machine learning, this past year saw major changes for the buy side.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 102: The Best of Longform Journalism in 2017
Anthony and James discuss their favorite pieces of longform (non-Waters) journalism in 2017.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 101: The Top 10 Stories of 2017
Anthony, James and Emilia discuss the 10 biggest trends that unfolded in 2017.
After Building an AI Black Swan Detector, Compellon Mulls Path Forward
The California-based company has built a quantitative analysis engine using machine learning to help score sell-side analysts and search for potential black-swan events.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 100: Bitcoin Futures...Again
Dan DeFrancesco makes his return to the podcast to talk about bitcoin futures and why he wanted to start this podcast in the first place.
Eze Software Teams with Wise Trading to Boost FX Capabilities
One asset manager is about to go live on the joint solution, which marks another major partnership by Eze with a third party this year.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Commodities Trading Platform—Rival Systems
The upstart has done it again. For the second straight year, Rival Systems has claimed the prize for having the best commodities trading platform for the buy side. Launched in 2015, the company has quickly won over converts thanks to its derivatives…
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 99: Fintech and Innovation, a Discussion
Victor Anderson, who is in town from London, joins Anthony and James to dig into the key themes from Waters USA.
Thomson Reuters Bolsters Estimates System with Date-Transparency Tool
The solution aims to help provide users with improved backtesting and historical analysis capabilities.
ASX Gives Green Light to Clearing Blockchain
The exchange expects to release the proposed timing for transition for market feedback by the end of March 2018.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Newcomer (Vendor or Product)—Thasos Group
While Thasos is a data provider, what makes its technology unique is that it combines GPS data and Wifi triangulation, this way they can cut that distance down to seven meters or less...
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Product of the Year—Thasos Group
Thasos combines GPS data and Wi-Fi triangulation to provide real-time location data, allowing the vendor to accurately locate a cellphone user to between 1-3 meters.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side AI Platform or Tool—Indus Valley Partners
"When we think about AI and machine learning, we see a variety of use-cases from the front office, all the way to the back and middle offices.”