Articles by Victor Anderson
Witad Awards 2018 Winner's Interview – Georgia Prothero, Schroders
Schroders' Georgia Prothero won the EDM professional of the year category at this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards held in London.
Witad Awards 2018 Winner's Interview – Debra Walton, Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters' Debra Walton won the Traiblazer (lifetime achievement) category at the inaugural Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Women in Technology and Data Awards 2018 – All the Winners
The winners of the 24 categories making up this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards were announced on Friday March 9 at a luncheon in London.
March 2018: Turning the ‘Yes, Buts’ into ‘Yes, Ands’
“Changing the culture of a large organization is hard and takes time. It is a battle you must fight on many fronts. The obstacle is not new technology—it is the willingness to try a new approach."
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 110: An Examination of the Temenos-Fidessa Deal
Victor Anderson, editor-in-chief of Waters, joins the podcast to discuss Temenos’ potential acquisition of Fidessa.
Fidessa and Temenos—A Bold Move
WatersTechnology's editor-in-chief on the proposed Temenos-Fidessa deal, CEOs-turned-cricket umpires, and fintech maturity.
February 2018: All Hunky Dory in the Land of Mifid II
Despite a few teething problems, Victor says Mifid II, which took effect on January 3 this year, is a net positive for the capital markets.
Shortlisted Entries for the Women in Technology and Data Awards 2018
Below are the shortlisted entries to the 23 categories making up this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards, to be held in London on March 9.
AFTAs 2017: Best New Technology Introduced Over the Last 12 Months: Middle and Back Office—AdvantageData
AdvantageData Inc. (ADI) wins its first category at the AFTAs thanks to its Middle Market Loan Advantage offering, which saw off a handful of entries in this new category. The Boston-based firm, founded back in 1997, initially focused on providing cross…
AFTAs 2017: Best New Technology Introduced Over the Last 12 Months: Risk/Compliance and Reporting—AQMetrics
AQMetrics, headquartered just west of Dublin, Ireland, wins its first AFTA, beating 11 other outstanding entries in this category, thanks to the work it has done over the course of the last 12 months in enhancing the functionality of its approved…
January 2018: A Step in the Right Direction
Victor discusses WatersTechnology's inaugural Women in Technology and Data Awards, which are scheduled to take place on March 9.
AFTAs 2017: All the Winners and Why they Won
At a dinner held in midtown Manhattan on December 4 last year, the winners of the 2017 AFTAs were announced. Here is the winners' list and the reasons why they won.
AFTAs 2017: Best New Technology Introduced Over the Last 12 Months: Infrastructure—Metamako
Sydney, Australia-based Metamako wins its first category in the AFTAs thanks to its E-Series of devices launched midway through last year, designed to run up to three field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) on a single platform, allowing end-users to…
AFTAs 2017: Best Third-Party Technology Vendor CIO or CEO—Neil Barua, IPC Systems
This award, the second year it has been part of the AFTAs line-up, is arguably the most sought-after of the vendors’ section, given that it recognizes the innovation and leadership of just one individual. This year the category attracted 11 strong…
SS&C Technologies Acquires DST Systems
Windsor, CT based buy-side technology giant acquires parent company of DST Global Solutions, snapped up in December 2014.
Update: Entry Deadline Extended to Women in Data and Technology Awards
The entry deadline to this year's Women in Data and Technology Awards, has been extended by a week to January 26, 2018.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 99: Fintech and Innovation, a Discussion
Victor Anderson, who is in town from London, joins Anthony and James to dig into the key themes from Waters USA.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Overall Buy-Side Technology Provider, 2017—FactSet
FactSet took its time making its way into the BST Awards winners’ circle, but if this year’s performance is anything to go by, the Norwalk, Conn.-based financial data and software specialist has designs on making up all that lost ground.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Implementation at a Buy-Side Firm—SimCorp Coric
In July 2016, WatersTechnology ran a story about Marathon Asset Management inking a deal with SimCorp that would see the London-based investment manager replace its incumbent client reporting platform with SimCorp Coric, the roll-out of which wins this…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Use of the Agile Methodology—Eze Software
There was a time when software developers looked to Agile as an alternative to the waterfall development methodology, which, for many capital markets projects tended to be too long-winded and exposed them unnecessarily to scope-creep, missed deadlines…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017 Winners’ Circle: SimCorp Coric—Best of Both Worlds
SimCorp Coric won two categories at this year’s BST Awards: best client reporting platform and best implementation at a buy-side firm, thanks to its work with Marathon Asset Management. Victor Anderson chats to Stuart Keeler about life in the SimCorp…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017 Winners’ Circle: SmartStream—Enabling the Back Office While Minimizing Costs
SmartStream Technologies created a little bit of history at this year’s BST Awards by becoming the first ever recipient of the best integrated back-office platform category. Victor Anderson chats to the firm’s CTO, Rocky Martinez, about the technologies…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017 Winners’ Circle: The Secrets of RIMES’ Success
RIMES Technologies continued it domination of the best data provider category at this year’s BST Awards, winning the title for the 11th straight year. Victor Anderson speaks to Alessandro Ferrari about what sets RIMES apart from other providers in this…