Articles by Anthony Malakian
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 58: Euro OTFs v. US SEFs, RFQ for ETFs
Dan, Anthony and Emilia discuss two features recently published on Waters.
Fee Structure Lures Hedge Fund Pier 88 to LiquidityBook’s POEMS
Pier 88’s Jackie Fertitta discusses why her hedge fund chose LiquidityBook over others in the market.
AI Advancements Bode Well for Fintech’s Future, Although Concerns Linger
Anthony Malakian looks at three major advancements made by Google that have moved AI forward.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 57: Artificial Intelligence and Humans—A Complicated Mix
The guys have a philosophical discussion about what the future will look like with humans and AI closely interacting.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 56: Cybersecurity, Vendor Partnership
Dan and Anthony discuss phishing attacks and established vendors partnering with younger, niche companies.
FactSet Deploys Narrative Science's Natural Language Generation Tool
The result aims to improve analytics and reporting capabilities for users.
Regulation in 2017: New Day, Same Concerns
Between Mifid II and talks of dismantling Dodd–Frank, it might seem like a volatile period ... but when it comes to tech, how much has really changed?
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 55: All Things Mifid II
Dan and Anthony chat about four recently-published features from Waters and Inside Data Management that look at various aspects of Mifid II. This week’s podcast is sponsored by SmartStream.
Tied Together: Keith Lubell, Berkery Noyes
Keith Lubell has worked for the DoD, was an unemployed musician and painter, and now heads tech for an investment bank. All those experiences are connected.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 54: Future of VR/AR with Sean Belka of Fidelity Labs
Dan talks to the director of Fidelity Labs about virtual and augmented reality. This week’s podcast is sponsored by SmartStream.
Trading Technologies Names Kraines as CFO
Michael Kraines has over 25 years of experience in the investment banking sector.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 53: CAT Decision, Reg AT, Natural Language Processing
Dan and Anthony celebrate the one-year anniversary of the podcast.
Raymond James Taps AxiomSL for Data Aggregation, Reporting
This move is part of a larger data management overhaul at Raymond James.
Natural Language Processing: An Inside Look at How NLP is Used in the Capital Markets
Waters examines how natural language processing and natural language generation tools are being used on Wall Street
AFTAs 2016: Best Data Management Initiative: Buy Side—Rotation Capital Management
Rotation partnered with Financial Fabric to build out its DataHub.
Co-Sourcing v. Outsourcing: A Look at Rotation Capital's ‘DataHub' with Financial Fabric
The DataHub was built in partnership with vendor Financial Fabric using a co-sourcing model.
AFTAs 2016: Best Third-Party Technology Vendor IT Team—Vela Trading Technologies
Vela was formerly known as SR Labs.
AFTAs 2016: Best Middle-Office Initiative: Risk, Compliance and Performance—UBS Delta
The platform saves price returns, DV01 calculations, IE01 sensitivity measurements, Vega risk and Greeks metrics for each asset on a daily basis.
AFTAs 2016: Best IT Team—JPMorgan Asset Management
The firm's Cortex team takes home the award.
AFTAs 2016: Best Cross-Asset Trading Initiative—UBS Neo
"Neo is connected to the core trading services of the bank."
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 52: Regulation and Trump
Dan and Tony look at the regulatory outlook for 2017.
Regulatory Outlook for Asset Managers in US, Europe Differ Greatly
Bloomberg analysts have different tales to tell for 2017 when it comes to regulatory oversight for asset managers in the US and Europe.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 51: Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman
Dan chats with Nasdaq's new CEO.
The Death Knell Sounds for Reg AT's Source-Code Provision
With chairman Massad leaving the CFTC and commissioner Giancarlo likely to have a greater say, the source-code provision may be in trouble...if not the rule as a whole.