Articles by Anthony Malakian
The Top 10 Features from Waters in 2016
Here's a list of the top stories to be published in Waters magazine in 2016.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 50: Dos and Don’ts for PR People, Part Two
An updated listed of rules all media relations teams should follow.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 49: Victor Anderson, Waters Editor-in-Chief
Dan and Victor discuss the biggest topics of 2017.
Eze Software Opens Office in Toronto
Steven McGill rejoins the vendor to head the office.
Jackson National Asset Management Deploys IHS Markit's Fixed Income Tools
The Chicago-based asset manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Company.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 48: Max Bowie, Editor of Inside Data Management
Dan talks with Max about what to expect from IDM going forward.
Blockchain and Fragmentation: 'We're in a Weird Spot'
"The problem I see is that if we don't, over the next six months or so, start to consolidate and focus on some core platforms, we'll have too much fragmentation."
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 47: Virtual Reality, Insider Trading
Dan and Anthony chat about Waters' biggest annual conference.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2016: Best Buy-Side EMS—REDIPlus
If you create something good, people will take notice, especially if they are looking to strengthen an area through deploying new technologies.
OpenBondX Acquires Direct Match
Alistair Brown will stay on as CEO; Jim Greco will serve as CTO, head of rates.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2016: Best Buy-Side Algorithmic/DMA Product or Service—FlexTrade
“TradeGuide draws in data from multiple sources, which is interpreted with conclusions presented in an easy-to-digest format."
Smaller Hedge Funds Looking to New Tools to Better Manage Risk
"The cost of computations, the cost of connections, the cost of storage and analysis have come down. There's been a leveling of the playing field."
AI, Machine Learning Can Tackle Dirty Data
At this year's Waters USA event, panelists discussed the benefits of machine learning and AI, and where these technologies are still lacking.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2016: Best Buy-Side Cyber-Security Platform/Tool—eSentire
This is the second year that this award has been on offer, with ACA Compliance Group winning the category last year.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2016: Best Cloud Provider to the Buy Side—Eze Castle Integration
BT is a two-time winner of this category (2014 and 2012), while Microsoft won the award back in 2013.
SWIB Discusses Plans to Implement BNY Mellon’s IBOR
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board is expanding its use of BNY Mellon's OnCore middle-office outsourcing solution.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 46: Creators of Julia Programming Language
Anthony chats with three of the four creators of the Julia programming language.
Trumid Uses Machine Learning to Help Users Find Trading Opportunities
The new functionality provides a list of bonds that are most likely to trade in the near term.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 45: Incubators, Thanksgiving Traditions
Dan and Emilia examine Capgemini’s accelerator program.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 44: Fintech vs Regtech
Dan and Anthony debate the difference, or lack thereof, between firms labeled fintechs and regtechs.
SEC Eyes Risks in Rapid Fintech Deployment
“We’ve hired a few quants that used to design HFT models and worked at HFT firms. We’ve actually been working on—and have a prototype for—high-speed analytics on trading. That’s something our quant team has worked on a lot over the past year."
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 43: US Presidential Election Recap, Reg AT
Dan and Anthony talk about the fallout from the US presidential election and the latest news around Reg AT.
To Reduce Cyber Vulnerabilities, Cut Back on Email Needs
Maitland's head of hedge fund services discusses cybersecurity and how the firm is restructuring.
The Infancy of Julia: An Inside Look at How Traders and Economists Are Using the Julia Programming Language
Several banks, vendors and a regulator discuss how they are using the Julia programming language to improve their big data analytics capabilities.