Europe
2017: The Year Mifid II Grinds into Gear
WatersTechnology extensively covered all the key Mifid II developments over the past 12 months.
Best of 2017: The Top Trends
John takes a look at some of 2017's key trends, including regulation, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
UPDATE: ESMA Grants Six-Month Grace Period for Mifid II LEI Compliance
Banks and trading venues will be given an extra six months to comply with LEI requirements
ANNA Unveils ISIN Lookup Service
Users will be able to search for instrument and identification codes free of charge.
2017: A Year in Profiles
Waters profiled 12 C-level executives in 12 months.
DSB Dissent: Venues Slam Cost of European ISIN Utility
The godfather of European financial regulations is making trading venues an offer they can’t refuse. To comply with a compulsory reporting requirement of Mifid II, they must sign a contract that sources call “unacceptable.” Risk.net’s Samuel Wilkes…
ING Sharpens ‘Katana’ for AI Bond Pricing Boost
ING says its new artificial assistant will help traders price bonds faster, more accurately, and more consistently. Joanne Faulkner reports on how the bank will wield Katana to combat rising RFQ volumes in electronic bond markets.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best IBOR Platform/Service—SimCorp
SimCorp has been the sole winner of since this category was first introduced four years ago.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Outsourcing Provider—SS&C Advent
SS&C offers a platform where companies can track the progress of outsourced services like reconciliation
The Battle of Paris: How Esma Fought to Save Mifid II
For four years, regulators had to face fierce objections from groups of market participants that were unhappy with new European rules.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Fund Administrator—SEI
The solution was produced for and with the cooperation of client-firm CTOs
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Portfolio Accounting Platform—SimCorp
SimCorp has improved the way it handles P&L by enhancing the support of cost-basis adjustment.
BMLL Hires Activ's Collins to Lead Sales Push
Former Activ Financial sales head joins BMLL Technologies.
Peeling Back European Regulations in 2018: What to Expect Next Year
Waters runs through the key facts you need to know about Mifid II, GDPR, BMR and Brexit.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 98: A Focus on Asia, Rolet Out at LSEG, Nasdaq's Bitcoin Futures
Wei-Shen Wong joins the podcast to discuss some of the major trends affecting the APAC marketplace. They also examine Xavier Rolet's leave and Nasdaq's bitcoin futures play.
Börse Stuttgart Acquires Data Startup Sowa
The acquisition will boost the exchange’s data analyticsand innovation capabilities, officials say.
UBS Hires Former MTS Data Head Linwood
Linwood has almost 20 years' experience in the debt markets, including senior roles at MTS Markets and Interactive Data.
RSRCHXchange Adds Quant Insight Macro Research
Officials say Quant Insight's quantitative analysis will complement the traditional research already available via RSRCHXchange.
Mifid's Architect: Esma Chair Steven Maijoor
Europe’s top markets cop talks to Waters about Mifid II and III, Brexit, no-action letters, clearinghouses and the regulator’s future.
Asset Control Integrates with Thomson Reuters’ DataScope Plus
Asset Control’s DataScope Plus loader will deliver reference and pricing data fields to Thomson Reuters’ reference data solution.
Nex Gains Esma Approval for Post-Brexit Trade Repository
Nex Regulatory Reporting will run an EMIR trade repository in Stockholm, as derivatives markets in Europe prepare for the post-Brexit era.
How Goldman Sachs Looked to Google To Reinvent its Data Management Strategy
Goldman Sachs' Joanne Hannaford explains how the bank borrowed innovative data techniques from firms like Google and Amazon to help shape its data management strategy.
McKay Adds Milan, Zurich PoPs to Microwave Network
In addition to rolling out the new PoPs, McKay will deliver a fully microwave network to Zurich next year.
Fintech Could Demolish Europe’s Capital Markets Union Barriers
Influential lobby group urges European authorities to consider how technology could resolve outstanding issues with its single-market project.