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BlackRock calls for blockchain to fix futures processing snags
The asset manager wants the industry to move faster in adopting a “single source of truth” model.
BNY Mellon CDO: ‘Transformational’ data-centric model tackles data quality issues
BNY’s Eric Hirschhorn says processes—not just the data itself—need to be examined, and points to a data-centric approach.
Court thwarts exchanges’ petition to head off market data threat
The DC appeals court has denied a petition to void a rule that seeks to bring competition to the US consolidated tapes.
Goodbye datacenters, hello cloud: Fidelity’s asset management arm goes all in on AWS
The firm has migrated nearly 99% of its trading applications to the cloud and is on track to sunset all on-premises datacenters.
Man Group revamps data science platform to tackle data deluge
The London-based investment manager spent four “long and intense” years rewriting its data science platform, Arctic.
People Moves: Deutsche Börse, Talos, Gresham, Tradefeedr, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Shannon Johnston (pictured), who joins Deutsche Börse as chair of the supervisory board's technology committee.
Is an EMS an exchange? Vendors alarmed by scope of Reg ATS amendments
Some industry participants are worried that proposed amendments to Regulation ATS could see the trading perimeter expanded to include a wide array of messaging systems.
This Week: Deutsche Bank/FinLync, State Street/Paxos, Glue42/AllianceBernstein & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Charles River adds AWS to build out multi-cloud strategy
The vendor is also using Microsoft Azure and is rolling out a new Ibor product in the cloud.
Fed hiring more staff to examine cloud providers
The regulator wants to put more “boots on the ground” at firms such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft.
Natixis: Interop is a buy-side “necessity”
The asset manager is building front-office interoperability based on a canonical data model.
IMD & IRD Awards 2022: All the winners and why they won
Here are the 26 category winners of this year's Inside Market Data & Inside Reference Data Awards, announced on the evening of May 17 at a reception following this year's North American Financial Information Summit in New York.
Spot the difference: Why crypto data can’t be treated like traditional market data
As institutional participation in cryptocurrency markets increases, traditional data vendors and new specialist crypto data providers are taking different approaches to supplying necessary data to financial firms.
This Week: State Street/MarketAxess, Aquis, Linedata & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Banks eye ‘nirvana’ in machine-executable swaps reporting
Coded reporting requirements could save banks “millions” in compliance costs, bank execs say.
Reg ATS: SEC 'bowing to public pressure' in reopening proposal
The US markets regulator has extended the comment deadline on a proposal to regulate Treasuries venues after it faced a storm of complaints from the public and financial industry.
SEC warned that alt data is rife with due diligence risks days before Thinknum crisis emerged
Only proper due diligence on datasets and the companies providing them will safeguard alt data consumers from similar risks in the future.
Bloomberg’s Aim-Port integration highlights broader industry interop push
The data giant is creating tighter back-end interoperability between its buy-side platforms and using APIs to connect with other third-party providers.
People Moves: HKEx, FCA, Clear Street, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Prerak Sanghvi (pictured), who joins Clear Street as vice president of engineering.
How Russia’s war on Ukraine impacts the global IT industry
Businesses with staff based in Ukraine reckon with an unprecedented juggling act.
This Week: Goldman Sachs, MSCI/MarketAxess, Cboe/ErisX, & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Bank's corporate actions overhaul 'saves hours,' but industry still seeks elusive silver bullet
Although some market participants are trying to automate corporate actions internally, full STP is unattainable without end-to-end buy-in from all participants along the event lifecycle.
Are cloud standards a bright new horizon, or just pie in the sky?
Cloud computing standardization is a buzzword in 2022, offering the promise of full multi-cloud interoperability. But are cloud standards possible in practice, or even desirable?
CFTC best placed to regulate digital assets, commissioner says
Newly confirmed head says agency has the authority and precedent to police crypto markets.