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Finos Sees Opportunity for Open Source in RegTech Space
The nonprofit is reaching out to regulators to determine where open source could ease regulatory burdens on financial institutions, while keeping them competitive with tech companies.
MSCI Uses NLP to Measure Company Innovation
The global market index firm is quantifying innovative investments and mapping them to a company’s performance.
Morgan Stanley's Katherine Wetmur on Tech Investment, Covid-19 Response
As 'years' of tech investment pays off amid the coronavirus pandemic, Morgan Stanley eyes tools that can help it identify business process efficiencies.
Morgan Stanley’s AlphaWise Uses Alt Data to Track Coronavirus
The bank’s research business is using artificial intelligence, traditional consumer surveys, and visualization techniques to monitor the impact of Covid-19.
In Expansion Beyond HFT, FPGAs Eye AI
After a decade of supercharging low-latency applications, Wei-Shen Wong explores how FPGAs are pushing into new areas of the capital markets, driven by interest in AI & ML.
People Moves: FINRA, Tassat, Eventus Systems, Willis Re and Big XYT
A look at some of the key 'people moves' from this week including Greg Ruppert (pictured) who joins Finra as executive vice president.
People Moves: Capitolis, State Street, BTON Financial and DTCC
A look at some of the key 'people moves' from this week.
Alt Data Lends a Different Light to Coronavirus Impact
Smog, traffic data—even movie rentals—help analysts track economic effects of the virus.
People Moves: Liquidnet; Broadridge, dv01, Cutter & more.
A look at some of the key people moves from the past week, including Vicky Sanders (pictured).
People Moves: Douglas Taylor, TD, Xavier Rolet, Guggenheim
A look at some the key "people moves" from last week, including Douglas Taylor (pictured, right), who is leaving Burton-Taylor.
For the App Interoperability Movement, 2020 will be a Big Year
While progress was made in the desktop application interoperability space in the last year, Anthony Malakian says 2020 is likely to see some major developments that will help to push this movement forward.
Machine Learning Takes Hold in the Capital Markets: Some Examples
WatersTechnology looks at 16 projects in the capital markets that involve machine learning to show where the industry is heading.
Ahead of Test, CAT Faces Hurdles with Reporter Agreement
Sources say broker-dealers have not yet signed an agreement allowing them access to the test environment.
EDM Council Forms Data Women’s Group
The new interest group will help provide collaboration, networking, and mentoring opportunities for women seeking to advance their careers in the data industry.
SmartStream Goes to Market With Fresh Air
Sibos 2019 was a significant event for SmartStream Technologies, marking the official launch of SmartStream Air, the firm’s cloud-native, AI-enabled reconciliations platform that is set to shake up the reconciliations industry. Victor Anderson caught up…
People Moves: Finra CAT Fills CTO and CISO Positions
Also, a look at new hires for IHS Markit, UBS, TickSmith, BitGo and Amber Group.
Machine Learning as a Tool: What Is Your Problem?
The call of artificial intelligence and machine learning is alluring. However, Wei-Shen says they can be tough to deal with, especially when shooting at invisible targets.
Goldman Sachs Exec: Use of Alt Data in Investing Today Only 'Tip of the Iceberg'
At Risk Live, executives from Goldman Sachs AM, Societe Generale and Morgan Stanley talked about the benefits and concerns for using alt data.
Warrants Issuers Battle Algo Predators in Hong Kong
The threat of high-frequency traders have forced banks to spend big on tech.
People Moves: Symphony, Finos, Neptune Networks, REGIS-TR
A look at some of the key "people moves" from the past week.
Morgan Stanley Explores Using AI to Better Trade Equities
The bank is also looking at using AI for intelligent IOI suggestions based on clients’ trading profiles.
Trade Finance as an Asset Class: Rough Seas Ahead
As global banks seek to promote trade finance as an investable asset class to the buy side, the sector’s lack of technology and data infrastructure have come to light.
Banks Find Tech Firms Have Big Risks Too
The flavor of the week among investment banks is not to be a bank, but a tech company. While the numbers are starting to back that claim up, so are the risks involved, writes James Rundle.