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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.
Satellite Images Drive Climate Conversations
Investment firms are turning to pictures from the sky to understand environmental impacts for alpha generation.
Outsourcing Takes to the Front Office
Fee compression and regulations have forced some asset managers to rethink what is core to their business, including the trading desk. Enter the outsourced trading desk.
Investec: For Alternative Data, Learn How to Fail Fast
Investment firms have the upper hand when dealing with expensive data vendors, says Investec’s Nico Smuts.
The Cloud Breach Blame Game
As cloud computing becomes an ever more critical component of any modern financial technology infrastructure, cloud deals are coming under increased regulatory scrutiny.
TRG Strikes Distribution Deal with Xpansion for Feeds Usage Monitoring
Officials say the move completes TRG’s lineup of tools to provide “one-stop shop” data usage monitoring.
UBS’s Data Lake for Regulation Pays Dividends
Waters Europe: Data requirements are driving better data for consumption across the bank.
Desktop App Interoperability: On the Front Lines with RBC and OpenFin
Anthony Malakian spent several weeks with RBC Capital Markets and OpenFin to see how desktop app interoperability works in motion.
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.
On Blockchain Skepticism
Anthony Malakian has his doubts about some of true benefits of distributed ledgers.
As Blockchain Projects Sputter, Capital Markets Firms are Having Second Thoughts
WatersTechnology examines some of the disillusionment permeating the capital markets when it comes to blockchain.
People Moves: Tradition, Glue42, DataRobot, SEC, Tora, BTON, Chainalysis
A look at some of the key "people moves" from June 24-28, including Rob Hegarty, who joins DataRobot.
Exegy Sues Activ Financial: The Problem with Patents
Max Bowie recalls some hit-and-miss patent cases from the past two decades, and what this one might mean for the future.
The KYC Headache Worsens: An Examination of the Onboarding Process
Despite technological advancements, the onboarding process is still a slog. Banks and vendors are trying to change that.
AFTAs 2018 Winner's Interview: AxiomSL Wins Collaboration Initiative Category
AxiomSL emerges top in the best collaboration initiative category at this year's American Financial Technology Awards, held on the evening of December 3 in New York.
People Moves: Symphony, Cboe, Pico, SEC, Avelacom, Predata, HKEX
A look at some of the key "people moves" from June 17-21, including Emma Wheeler [pictured], who joins Pico.
Acadian: Beware Quant Snake Oil
The quant firm’s Seth Weingram lays out his principles for the effective use of machine learning.
Warrants Issuers Battle Algo Predators in Hong Kong
The threat of high-frequency traders have forced banks to spend big on tech.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 165: Roman Ginis on Trade Execution
The founder and CEO of Imperative Execution looks at how trade execution is changing and what that means for the buy side.
Could CFTC Bring Back Reg AT?
The CFTC's new chair could reopen the controversial algo-trading rules—if he gets time.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 164: Changes at WatersTechnology
A rundown of what's happening at WatersTechnology.
Plus ça Change: Data Management is a Perennial Problem
The pace of change—in politics and in fintech—over the past few years has been breathtaking. Jo finds out at NAFIS, however, that some things never change.