
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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Enhancements Made to DTCC Payment aXis Mutual Funds Service
Additonal fees for mutual funds and intermediaries now automated
Lovisolo Joins Coherence Capital as COO, CRO
John Lovisolo leaves Barclays for New York-based asset manager
Nasdaq, BATS Interested in Running Dark Pools for Banks
Both exchanges have been in contact with banks, according to reports
Pawar to the People: AQR CTO Neal Pawar
AQR CTO Neal Pawar’s background in theater has given him the benefit of being able to relate to different people while managing projects. Dan DeFrancesco sits down with Pawar to talk about his path to AQR and what lies ahead.
AFTAs 2014: Best Mobile-Strategy Initiative—Pershing
Offering mobility to customers is no longer a differentiator but a necessity for financial services firms, as the concept of working from any location has become commonplace.
AFTAs 2014: Best Compliance Initiative—BNY Mellon
Regulatory compliance has never been more important, with new mandates being passed on a seemingly weekly basis. As transparency becomes an increasingly important battle cry amongst regulators, firms need to stay on top of new requirements coming down…
Finra Posts 2015 Regulatory, Exam Priorities Letter; New Audit Trail Team to be Created
Outsourcing, cybersecurity & trading tech areas of interest
The Champions, Part 2: AFTAs and Waters Rankings
A look back at the winners of the AFTAs and Waters Rankings
The Champions, Part 1: BST and SST Award Winners
A look back at the winners of Buy-Side and Sell-Side Technology Awards this year
The Waters Weekly Wrap: December 15-19, 2014
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands
Waters USA 2014: Revisiting the Kill Switch Debate
Are kill switches efficient, or more trouble than they're worth?
Waters USA 2014: FX Primed to Suffer More Trading Scandals
Panel talks possibility of rogue trader in FX
Cantor Fitzgerald Adds IEX To Algo Suite
IEX's SOR and ATS will be used on Cantor Connect Clean Algo Suite
Waters USA 2014: The Right Mindset on Cyber Infiltration
Focus needs to be on reacting, not stopping every threat
Waters USA 2014: Reducing Operational Risk
Gerald LeDonne stresses looking at each application on its own.
Waters USA Panel: Traders, Vendors Eye Convergence of Latency, Analytics
Panel says it's not just how fast you are, but what you can analyze that fast that counts
Waters USA 2014: Analytics in the Trading Landscape
Analytics technologies are evolving with the trading landscape
Waters USA 2014: JPMorgan's Ashton-Rigby Talks Priorities
Firm's co-CIO discusses what changes JPMorgan sees in the industry and how it approaches them.
eOption to Add OptionsPlay Ideas to Platform
eOption becomes first online broker to launch OptionsPlay as free service
SunGard Creates TCA Solution for FX Trading
Product will help customers digest quality of FX executions.