Opinion
The IMD Wrap: The growing data catalogue space
With their potential to manage costs and surface strategic datasets, it’s no wonder Max gets excited about data catalogs. This week, he takes a look at a new startup entering the space.
Why recent failures are a catalyst for DLT’s success
Deutsche Bank’s Mathew Kathayanat and Jie Yi Lee argue that DLT's high-profile failures don't mean the technology is dead. Now that the hype has died down, the path is cleared for more measured decisions about DLT’s applications.
Waters Wrap: Examining the changing EMS landscape
After LSEG’s decision to sunset Redi, Anthony examines what might lie ahead for the EMS space.
The IMD Wrap: Taking stock of inventory management
With market data and associated costs typically representing a firm’s third-largest expense, there’s a lot of incentive to manage data and its usage more efficiently. Max flings open his fridge to illustrate what’s new in this space.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Countdown to T+1
DTCC’s Val Wotton joins the podcast this week to discuss the impending move to T+1 in the US.
Waters Wrap: The rise of AI washing… and regulation washing?
The SEC recently levied fines against two investment advisors over “AI washing”. Anthony takes issue with the announcement.
The IMD Wrap: No more turf wars, or why CDOs should heed the Voice of the CTO
Max reviews how our recent Voice of the CTO series has implications for those beyond a firm’s technology function, and how communication and collaboration between tech, data, and leadership will deliver better results.
Prepare now for the inevitable: T+1 isn’t just a US challenge
The DTCC’s Val Wotton believes that firms around the globe should view North America’s move to T+1 as an opportunity—because it’s inevitable.
Waters Wrap: The tough climb for startups
Anthony speaks with two seasoned technologists to better understand why startups have such a tough time getting banks and asset managers to sign on the dotted line.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: An exploration of the DeFi world
Daniel Liebau from Lightbulb Capital joins the podcast and dives into DeFi.
Native digital assets—a Kodak moment for financial services
Ian Hunt argues that ignoring a new business model for investment products, assets, transactions and asset servicing could sentence financial firms to the same fate as the fallen film photography giant.
The IMD Wrap: Blowing tires, engines and budgets in F1 and financial data
There are many similarities between Formula One and financial data—except when it comes to how much you can spend and how much spend contributes to success.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Looking into the EU regulatory landscape
Eflow’s Ben Parker joins the podcast to discuss EU regulations.
How GenAI could improve T+1 settlement
As well as reducing settlement failures, researchers believe generative AI can provide investment managers with improved research, prioritization, and allocation resources.
Waters Wrap: Inside the mind of the CTO
After having one-on-one conversations with eight different senior bank technologists, Anthony explains how these execs look at innovation strategy from a philosophical perspective.
Modernizing architecture can reduce long-term costs
A perfect storm of regulation and accelerated tech advancement is forcing modernization unlike anything the markets have seen before, says Nasdaq’s Gil Guillaumey.
Interoperability is not AI
Dan Schleifer, co-founder of Interop.io, explains how desktop interoperability underpins new AI developments.
The IMD Wrap: Discoverability and visibility, the new challenge of alt data overload
There’s a novel kind of data tsunami on the horizon: the volume of new datasets, and trying to discern what’s out there—and how much of it is useful.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Tim Baker on Cusip lawsuit, data copyrights, and innovation in market data
Expero’s Tim Baker joins the podcast to talk about the ongoing Cusip suit and regulatory intervention in the market data space.
Waters Wrap: T+1 and too many proposals
Anthony believes that there’s a growing chasm emerging between regulators, senior business execs, and technologists—which is especially evident when it comes to the T+1 debate.
The IMD Wrap: Market data budgeting for 8-year-olds
Balancing a market data budget is challenging enough, but it’s even harder when cost pressures are tight, and when fees and discounts create extra confusion.
Waters Wrap: The end of Cobol?
With the rise of generative AI, Anthony wonders if the days of Cobol are numbered.
The IMD Wrap: As crypto rises, yes, reference data is VERY important
With the SEC’s approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, Max explains why reference data will take on greater importance—whether non-data people know it or not.
Waters Wrap: A glimpse of 2024 through the looking glass of 2023
Anthony examines some of the biggest stories from the past year to preview what might be ahead.