Articles by WatersTechnology Staff
OneMarketData Advances on Cloud Migration and Extends Asset Class Coverage
The vendor will roll out new coverage across OTC derivatives, fixed income, and FX in the third and fourth quarters.
This Week: Isda, Refinitiv, NICE Actimize, OpenFin, Gresham, Genesis & More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Vaccine Tracking Data—The Next Big Alt Dataset
Investment firms and vendors are searching for signals in healthcare and pharmaceutical data in a bid to get a leg up on a Covid-19 vaccine.
Lazard Asset Management Implements ESG Mapping Tool
The investment manager has developed frameworks to better understand how ESG issues impact individual company performance and sectors.
SteelEye to Hire CME Reg Reporting Talent
While many firms have enforced hiring freezes during the pandemic, the regulatory reporting vendor has plans to aggressively grow its staff count.
Lazard Asset Management Revamps Data Model to Reflect Covid-19 Reality
The firm developed a short-term data strategy to avoid the use of unreliable data and better understand the effects of the pandemic on the market as it evolves.
CME Reg Reporting Competitors Vie to Fill the Void Ahead of Withdrawal
With over five months to go until CME unwinds its regulatory reporting businesses, competing firms are pushing to fill the service gaps and grab a slice of the market share.
CME’s Reg Reporting Rollback: A Sign of What’s to Come
Sources say the exchange group’s scaleback is a result of pricing wars, unsustainable business models, and the realities of commercially supporting a regulatory reporting business.
Deutsche Börse to Exit Regulatory Reporting Business
Sources say a pricing war and cost pressures are causing service providers to reconsider their regulatory reporting businesses.
Red Hat’s CTO Explains Edge Computing Buildout
The provider of open-sourced solutions is working with firms to build and refine their edge computing environments.
Symphony Builds Connections to Text Message Services
Users are also able to onboard customers and interact with them on WhatsApp through the secure messaging platform.
Esma Guidelines Call for Full Audits of Cloud Providers
The regulator is consulting on outsourcing contract guidance that would give firms and supervisors access to the books and premises of providers.
This Week: Northern Trust/BackRock, Nasdaq, IHS Markit/OpenGamma, MEMX, and More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Pandemic Fuels New Wave of Surveillance Tech
Firms are investing in new solutions for monitoring the front office in lockdown conditions, but the latest technologies raise concerns about privacy and intrusion.
UnaVista Rolls Out Reporting Analytics for Performance and Market Surveillance
The regulatory business is developing enhanced analytics to improve reporting accuracy and identify signs of market manipulation.
MSCI Uses NLP to Measure Company Innovation
The global market index firm is quantifying innovative investments and mapping them to a company’s performance.
DTCC: Future of Settlement Revamp Depends on Industry Appetite
Client feedback and priorities will drive the next phase of the market structure firm's project to modernize settlement.
Don't Cut Alt Data Spend, HSBC Data Manager Warns
Slashing budgets will lead to inaccuracies as banks turn to alt data for fraud detection and to monitor customer behavior during the coronavirus crisis.
CME Group to Scale Back Regulatory Reporting Business
The exchange group is closing several of its regulatory reporting businesses following a review finding they no longer align with its strategic direction.
Despite New Approaches, Industry Still Divided Over Data Licensing
Data licensing agreements remain a source of contention for the industry, as suppliers look to differentiate offerings via disruptive pricing structures.
Start-up Fund Manager Hunts for ‘Joy’ During Pandemic
Infusive Asset Management is blending traditional and alternative datasets to find companies and services that bring “joy” to consumers.