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This Week: FactSet, Six, Nordic Capital, State Street, SmartStream, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
A blockchain believer: Broadridge looks to expand its DLT influence
The market infrastructure provider has rolled out its blockchain-based repo transaction platform with plans to further build on the emerging technology.
People Moves: Broadridge/Itiviti, Tora, DTCC, Maystreet & more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Ray Tierney (pictured), who has been appointed president of Itiviti.
Shorter settlement cycles could hit non-US firms hard
As efforts continue to shorten the settlement cycle for US securities to T+1, market participants in Asia worry about the potential implications.
What can HKEx’s Synapse learn from watching ASX’s game of Chess?
HKEx is looking to leverage smart contracts for its Synapse platform. Sell-side participants are generally positive as to the reasoning behind the build, but observers warn the ambitious project still has challenges to overcome.
This Week: Bloomberg, Ice, DTCC, & More
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Esma: Firms struggled with trade data porting after CME wind-down
The EU regulator had to coordinate efforts with local NCAs to clamp down on failures made by counterparties to meet Emir guidelines for porting data.
JP Morgan: New LEI scheme could make codes cheaper
The bank is offering identifiers for free to customers under a new scheme it hopes will drive down costs for entities wanting to sign up.
Waters Wrap: Would DLT really have prevented Archegos? (And thoughts on Itiviti)
While Christopher Giancarlo says distributed ledger technology could’ve helped prime brokers better monitor their risk exposures to Archegos Capital Management, Anthony (and others) are not so sure about that. He also looks at the Broadridge-Itiviti deal.
A kick in the privates: In-demand unlisted stock trading faces tech, transparency challenges
Private stocks are opaque, illiquid, behave differently from public markets, and lack the same infrastructure as public marketplaces, creating back-office integration challenges for firms that want to trade these stocks in a more liquid manner. But as…
CDS trading remains stubbornly human
Buy-sider traders remain skeptical of the benefits of algo execution for credit derivatives.
This week: Genesis, SmartStream, MarketAxess, Allianz GI, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
This Week: DTCC, SIX-Orenda, Neuravest, Overbond, Quod, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Bloomberg RHub fee hike reflects cost pressures of regulatory reporting industry
Market participants say the price hikes reflect the struggle among regulatory reporting service providers to run sustainable and profitable businesses.
Data providers target data deficiencies in muni bonds market
Companies like Ice are looking at ways to help municipal bond investors gain transparency into a historically opaque market.
Waters Wrap: Blockchain is Still Overhyped (And Ion/Broadway Thoughts & the Consulting Boom)
In 2016, Anthony wrote that the blockchain revolution was overhyped—unsurprisingly, his opinions have not changed. He also delves into the Ion-Broadway deal, and looks at new consulting/advisory firms that have recently come to market.
New DTCC Consulting Unit Embarks on First Project
The market infrastructure firm founded a new advisory service last month, which has begun its first client engagement to evaluate regulatory reporting.
People Moves: DTCC, Evaluate, Capitolis, Facteus, HazelTree
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Bob Stewart (pictured) who has been appointed executive director of ITP product management.
This Week: FactSet/Truvalue Labs, Euronext, Finastra/CloudMargin, DTCC, and More
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
People Moves: DTCC, State Street, Xoriant, Esma, Atomyze, Canoe Intelligence, BCS
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Lisa Hershey (pictured) who has been appointed managing director and chief compliance officer at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).
Time for a Post-Trade Upgrade – Automation is Critical in Reducing Trade Fails
Matt Stauffer, managing director, institutional trade processing at DTCC, explores how firms can reduce trade fails by adopting an adaptable, automatic solution that simplifies the process of analyzing and upgrading the post-trade lifecycle
This Week: Northern Trust, HKEX, Digital Asset, SimCorp, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
This Week: Bloomberg, Isda, Wolters Kluwer, Refinitiv, Aquis, DTCC, and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Waters Wrap: The Problem with Big Ideas (and Some Ramblings on Virtual Desktops & Tech's Blurred Lines)
Isda's CDM leaves banks questioning the way forward; the rise of virtual-desktop infrastructures; generic business intelligence tools become more popular.