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This Week: Azentio, TriOptima, Equinix, TNS, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Risky business: Moody’s attempts to carve out space in overrun ESG market
In the past two years, Moody’s Analytics has acquired four vendors that the ratings specialist hopes to integrate for ESG offerings in a crowded market.
People Moves: State Street, SimCorp, Six, Exegy, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Taro Kuryuzawa (pictured), who joins State Street as country head for Japan.
SEC’s CT Plan timetable is ‘unrealistic’
Implementing governance structure for new US public equities datafeeds within a year is highly unlikely, say industry observers.
This Week: SmartStream, DTCC, Ion, State Street, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Market data hopefuls await deadline with bated breath
August 9 is when regulators could approve the governance plan for the new system of datafeeds in the US. Jo says this would be an important step forward for those hoping to create new businesses under the regime.
Capitolis to acquire LMRKTS
Deal for multilateral compression provider latest in wave of post-trade tie-ups, as SA-CCR bites
People Moves: Theta, Google, B2C2, Tourmaline, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Paul Flanagan (pictured), who joins Theta as strategic sales advisor.
Show your workings: Lenders push to demystify AI models
Machine learning could help with loan decisions—but only if banks can explain how it works. And that’s not easy.
This Week: Bloomberg, Broadridge, Rimes, Glue42, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Research management systems vie to double as data, analytics providers in one-stop-shop bid
RMS providers Sentieo and MackeyRMS feel the pressure to become quasi-data and analytics providers in their quest to cover the gamut of the buy-side research analyst workflow.
Swedish bank finds Covid-19 recovery insights in alt datasets
High-frequency data such as human mobility data and plastic shipments can help investment professionals understand the post-pandemic economic reopening.
This Week: Nasdaq, NSCC, State Street, OpenFin/Broadridge, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Investment bank wraps up major tech overhaul after Covid-19 setback
Stifel Europe weathered 2020 volatility and switched vendors in looking to simplify its middle- and back-office functions and increase tech investment.
People Moves: BNY Mellon, BNP Paribas, Liquidnet, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Winnie Chen (pictured), who joins BNY Mellon as APAC head of treasury services.
This Week: FactSet, Six, Nordic Capital, State Street, SmartStream, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
People Moves: NomadData, Credit Suisse, Saxo Bank, Broadridge, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Justin Manikas (pictured), who has been appointed vice president of partnerships at Nomad Data.
Disinformation campaigns coming to a Wall Street near you
Rebecca examines the tangled web woven between Reddit, meme stocks, and QAnon, and asks how well prepared data providers looking to jump on the meme stocks bandwagon are to recognize organized disinformation campaigns.
This Week: BNY Mellon/Milestone Group, IHS Markit, Broadridge/China Renaissance, 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: BMO, Drawbridge, FinLync, GoldenSource, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Lindsay Black (pictured), who has been appointed managing director of strategic initiatives in BMO's data & analytics group.
This Week: Oracle/Deutsche Bank, Northern Trust, Charles River, Simcorp, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Brown Brothers Harriman continues AI ‘transformation’ of fund accounting unit
A new tool that helps business users test and validate their own POCs is set to join the bank’s ranks alongside its other AI projects implemented over the last two years: Linc, Guardrail, and Ants.
Now that Oats is scrapped, regulators will have to (Cat)ch up
Retiring Oats is a milestone on the long and winding road to Cat implementation, but the SEC must make some major decisions in a very short timeframe before the Cat journey is over.