Dan DeFrancesco
Dan DeFrancesco is the deputy editor for Sell-Side Technology and has been a member of the Waters' team since August 2014. A native of upstate New York, Dan got his start in journalism as a sports reporter at The Journal News, a daily newspaper that covers the Hudson Valley, after spending a year coaching lacrosse in Manchester, England. Dan is also in charge of Waters' social media accounts. You can follow him on Twitter @dandefrancesco.
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Articles by Dan DeFrancesco
The Mila Mess: Finding Out What's Wrong with Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano
Dan DeFrancesco looks into what isn't working with Latin America's Mila.
NRI Conducts Study on Blockchain for Securities
Tokyo-based vendor says the study will be completed by January 2016.
Chicago Trading and Technology Summit: R Scripting Features Accessibility, Versatility Benefits
Two panelists at the Chicago Trading and Technology Summit 2015 talk about the many uses of the scripting language R.
Chicago Trading and Technology Summit: R Scripting Features Accessibility, Versatility Benefits
Two panelists at the Chicago Trading and Technology Summit 2015 talk about the many uses of the scripting language R.
SS&C CEO Discusses Recent Acquisitions, Plans for Future
Bill Stone, SS&C CEO, chats with Dan DeFrancesco about the five acquisitions his firm has made over the past 12 months and what the plan is going forward.
SS&C CEO Discusses Acquisition Flurry, Future Plans
Bill Stone, SS&C CEO, chats with Dan DeFrancesco about the five acquisitions his firm has made over the past 12 months and what the plan is going forward.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: September 21-25
Each Friday, Waters editors and journalists pull together a quick-hit series of the best analysis pieces, features, and video interviews from across the five brands-just in case you missed them.
OTAS Market Data Analytics Offered on Fidessa's Trading Platform via New Partnership Program
OTAS Technologies is the first firm to be adopted into Fidessa's Partnership Program.
Cyber Security and Risk Management Briefing: Deutsche Security Executive Discusses the Risk Management of Cyber Security
Omkhar Arasaratnam, CTO and global head of CISO strategy, architecture and engineering for Deutsche Bank, discussed the importance of risk management in cyber security.
Symphony: Incipient Challenger or Bloomberg Duplicator?
After a worldwide launch that included announcements of content partnerships with three firms, Dan DeFrancesco looks at the future of Symphony and if it's really as different as it is being touted.
Symphony Partners with Dow Jones, McGraw Hill Financial, Selerity
Messaging platform looks to add content to improve workflow productivity.
Contix Builds Commodities Into Social Media Event Detection Platform
Ryan Bailey, Contix CEO, says client feedback was the leading reason behind adding the new asset class.
Contix Adds Commodities to Social Media Event Detection Platform
Ryan Bailey, Contix CEO, says client feedback was the leading reason behind adding the new asset class.
Waters Weekly Wrap: September 7-11
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.
Tough Time: MiFID II Clock Synchronization Proposals Seen as Too Harsh
Jock Percy, founder and CEO of managed services provider Perseus, says the Mifid II requirements to sync industry clocks go too far.
Samsung Eyes Institutional Firms with New Galaxy Tab S2
Samsung's newest tablet is enterprise ready with the goal of catering to traders and investment bankers.
Samsung Eyes Institutional Firms with New Galaxy Tab S2
Samsung's newest tablet is enterprise ready with the goal of catering to traders and investment bankers.
Advent CEO Hess Will Remain at Helm Following SS&C Acquisition
SS&C announced Hess will serve as senior vice president and general manager of SS&C's Advent business unit.
Ipreo Adds Social Alpha's Analytics to Investor Relations Platform
New capabilities helps IROs identify investor sentiment and information on a given stock from the most relevant social media influencers.
With OpenFin Partnership, ChartIQ and Adaptive Show Big Banks HTML5's Potential
Adaptive's Reactive Trader and ChartIQ's charting platform have been combined and made available through OpenFin.
RFA Picks SolidFire's All-Flash Storage System
New York-based firm changes from traditional storage solution for its private-cloud services and on-demand hosted Infrastructure-as-a-Solution.
Tag Team: McNamara and Zerbs Work Towards Common Tech Goals at Scotiabank
The two new heads of Scotiabank talk about the Toronto-based bank's latest projects and how they effectively work together.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: August 24-28
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.
Deutsche Talks About the Power of Partnering with Fintechs
Deutsche Bank’s Graham Warner chats with Dan DeFrancesco about why banks need to be more open to partnerships with fintech companies.