Emerging Technologies
Overbond Adds DBRS Ratings, Research to Bond Issuance Platform
Bond issuers and investors will now beable to access DBRS ratings and research within the Overbond platform.
LiquidityBook Integrates FactSet Data, Analytics
The integration will allow users to run FactSet analytics against data held in LiquidityBook's trading platforms.
Fintechs Firms May Soon Get Bank Charters
But for the moment, fintechs in the capital markets space will not be covered.
December 2016: Do You Manage or Solve Data?
Inside Data Management's combination of market data and reference data topics will reflect a growing convergence between different aspects of data management.
Taking 'Control': Asset Control CEO Mark Hepsworth
The industry veteran reflects on his career so far, and outlines the opportunities he sees for Asset Control under his leadership.
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."
Bloomberg Clients Hit By Terminal ‘Slowness'
Sources say the slowness impacted their ability to trade for the two-hour affected period.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 47: Virtual Reality, Insider Trading
Dan and Anthony chat about Waters' biggest annual conference.
Man or Machine: Why Not Both?
The increase in the use of artificial intelligence holds great potential for the future of trading technology, as long as humans and machines can work together.
OpenBondX Acquires Direct Match
Alistair Brown will stay on as CEO; Jim Greco will serve as CTO, head of rates.
TPI Data to Fuel Risk Modeling Alliance
Tullett Prebon's derivatives, credit and rates data will be used in a series of open-source risk analytics tools.
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."
Cybersecurity: A Proving Ground for AI
Artificial intelligence can show its true value to the industry in the cybersecurity space.
CAT Needed Now More Than Ever
The Consolidated Audit Trail is exactly what the industry needs right now.
After 2016, What’s Next for the Buy Side?
How to sum up 2016? John considers what the year means for asset managers going forward into 2017.
BlackRock Integrates ICE Continuous Pricing
Integrating CEP will provide additional transparency into fixed income markets for BlackRock clients.
Innovation's Need for ‘Safe Spaces'
C-level executives at Waters USA talk about creating areas where innovation can prosper.
Deutsche Bank Strengthens Innovation with Two New Hires
Philip Milne appointed as chief technology officer for innovation, Elly Hardwick also joins as head of innovation.
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.
Robo Advisors: Opportunity or Threat?
Panelists at Waters USA 2016 had contrasting views on the impact of robo advisors.
Thomson Reuters Takes Stake in BestX to Support New TCA Partnership
BestX will use Thomson Reuters' FX data to power its analytics platform.
Singapore Central Bank Fines Firms for 1MDB-Related AML Breaches
The fines are part of ongoing efforts to unravel a litany of failures by firms associated with the 1Malaysia Development Bhd fund.
Going Global: Stewart Carmichael, Schroders
Schroders' CTO discusses his career and the new things that the old firm is working on.
December 2016: How Would You Like Your Eggs?
When opting for the Agile software development methodology, Victor says firms should think carefully about how to time their releases.