Emerging Technologies
Kaizen Lands Lee for SFTR Business
Lee has a background in regulatory reporting and SFTR, including leading an ICMA taskforce on SFTR.
Nasdaq Ropes in Ringrose for Analytics Hub Buy-Side Push
Ringrose's hire is part of an effort to bolster takeup of Nasdaq's Analytics Hub of alternative datasets among buy-side market participants.
TOFIS Panel on Machine Learning, AI: ‘Try Everything, Kill What Doesn’t Work’
Panelists at the recent Toronto Financial Information Summit outline the key opportunities and challenges for machine learning and artificial intelligence in the financial markets.
CAT Contract May Need Amendments to Protect Personal Data
If a House bill seeking to ban the gathering of PII data passes, plan processor says it will wait for guidance from the NMS committee.
Shield FC Hires Global Sales VP
In a newly created role, Eran Noam will head global sales for the regtech vendor.
TOFIS Keynote: National Bank of Canada Uses AI to ‘Brew’ a Richer Blend of Banking Services
Some fear the prospect of artificial intelligence taking traders' jobs. But, explains National Bank of Canada's Alexis Gouslisty, AI's greatest opportunities are in transforming the way banks manage data internally and how they interact with clients.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 127: Digital Reasoning’s New AI Product; A Look at the July Issue of Waters
After an investment to improve the podcast's sound quality, Anthony and James talk about Digital Reasoning's latest move and preview the next issue of Waters.
Webcast: Women in Finance: Equality Matters
Jamie Hyman chats to Factset's Linda Clarkson and Tina Young from Deloitte about gender-equality issues across the capital markets.
US Regulators Strengthen Ties with New Agreement
Derivatives and equity market regulators sign updated memorandum.
Nordea Life & Pension Selects SimCorp amid Rebrand
Denmark's third-largest commercial pension fund is being rebranded as Velliv.
Digital Reasoning Readies Public Release of Model-Training Platform
To solve the old needle-in-a-haystack problem, Digital Reasoning is developing a tool dubbed Cognition to improve the training process for machine-learning models.
Fenergo Taps Ex-RBC Asset Manager Specialist to Lead New Buy-Side Unit
O'Neill will be responsible for growing takeup of the vendor's compliance and onboarding technologies among buy-side firms.
Money.Net Taps OpenFin to Increase Desktop Exposure
By making its content available via OpenFin's container, Money.Net will gain access to a broader potential audience of OpenFin clients.
Ipushpull Lands Ex-Goldman Sachs CIO Sutcliffe as Advisor
Sutcliffe says his experience can help Ipushpull grow to a scale where it can meet the needs of much larger clients
Deutsche Bank CIO Moves to CBA
He will take charge of the bank’s future technology, data and operations strategy.
TOFIS Panel: Data Linkages Pose Key Challenges to Alt Data Use
Max Bowie reports from Toronto on Canadian firms' opinions of the challenges associated with using alternative data.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 126: Brexit Fallout; the SGX-NSE Battle Continues; Cellphone Location Data
Anthony and James hit on a wide-range of topics, from Brexit in the UK, to the SGX-NSE fight in APAC, to the Supreme Court's decision on cellphone location data in the US.
Bloomberg Eyes Amsterdam for Trading and Reporting Platforms
The information and trading technology giant has registered a Netherlands-based entity for its trading platform.
IBM Rolls Out Upgrades for Watson Financial Services Portfolio
IBM has enhanced its regtech suite of services, including the integration of Armanta’s platform after the May acquisition.
Burton-Taylor: Regulation-Driven Data Spend to Grow, But Desktops Threaten Resurgence
Burton-Taylor's annual sentiment survey shows record levels of optimism in some areas for 2018 with slight contractions next year. Max Bowie reports on the trends reported by survey respondents.
Orient Express: Accelerating the Rise of the CDO in Asia
Wei-Shen Wong documents the rise of Asia-based chief data officers, and their place in the structure of both local and global firms.
June 2018: It’s Not About Winning, It’s About Compliance
Do you know your APA from your CDO? Max summarizes the topics covered in this month's issue of Inside Data Management.
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