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Academia Digs Into Data Through Industry Partnerships
Firms are pushing their university programs past the traditional internship structure, embedding students and researchers to work on current use cases to deliver solutions to real-life problems. Jamie Hyman reports.
Fund Managers Re-Engineer Data Workflows for N-PORT
With more frequent and granular reporting for fund managers looming, firms have had to figure out how best to connect all the data needed to meet the new requirements. This has necessitated a widespread change in how data is moved throughout an…
Wavelength Podcast Episode 159: Simon Hazlitt on Cloud Challenges
The Majedie Asset Management cofounder, who now runs cloud consultancy Supl, talks about where firms go wrong with the cloud.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Exchange Professional of the Year—Julie Holzrichter, CME Group
CME Group’s Julie Holzrichter wins the exchange professional of the year category in this year’s Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Gender Equality/Diversity Professional of the Year (End-User)—Ruth MacQuiddy, Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank's Ruth MacQuiddy wins this year’s gender equality/diversity professional of the year category.
Safe as Houses
If you want the definition of a circular argument, talk to anyone involved with clearing about resilience and recovery. But more pernicious risks remain unaddressed.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Trailblazer (Lifetime Achievement) Award—Catherine Bessant, Bank of America
Cathy Bessant, chief operations and technology officer at Bank of America, wins this year's lifetime achievement award at the annual Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Technology Leader of the Year (End-User)—Kirsten Achtelstetter, Man GLG
Kirsten Achtelstetter, Man GLG's CTO, wins the technology leader of the year (end-user) category in this year's Witad Awards in London.
Banks and Buy-Side Firms Encounter Challenges with Public Cloud Adoption
Moving to the public cloud is not as simple as flipping a switch. Anthony Malakian speaks with early public cloud adopters to find out some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
How Refinitiv is Challenging the Conversation Around Diversity
Many companies are excellent at talking the talk, but few can walk the walk when it comes to diversity.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Vendor Professional of the Year (Data and Operations)—Tamsin Hobley, SIX
Tamsin Hobley wins the vendor professional of the year (data and operations) category in this year’s Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Inside the FCA's Brexit Plans: Nausicaa Delfas, Executive Director of International
With over 25 years of experience in law and shaping regulatory policy, Nausicaa Delfas is tasked with one of the biggest challenges of her career yet—tackling Brexit.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Support Professional of the Year (Vendor)—Meena Jeenarain, Abacus Group
The support professional of the year (vendor) category in this year's Witad Awards was won by Meena Jeenarain, director of project management at Abacus Group.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Technology Innovator of the Year (End-User)—Pinar Emirdag, State Street
State Street's Pinar Emirdag, senior vice president and head of digital product development and innovation, won the technology innovator (end-user) category at the 2019 Witad Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Rising Star (Vendor)—Payal Jain, Indus Valley Partners
Indus Valley Partners software engineer, Payal Jain, wins the rising star (vendor) category at this year’s Witad Awards held in London on March 8.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: EDM Professional of the Year—Pam Hueston, Xenomorph
Xenomorph's CFO, Pam Hueston, won the EDM professional of the year category in this year's Witad Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Market Data Professional of the Year—Emily Kasparov, SIP Operating Committees
Emily Kasparov, an associate general counsel and corporate secretary of NYSE’s Chicago Stock Exchange, wins this year's market data professional category.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Startup Professional of the Year—Sunaina Swaminathan, M Science
Sunaina Swaminathan, head of data acquisition at M Science, wins the startup professional of the year category in this year’s Witad Awards.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 158: Giancarlo’s Swan Song; Crypto Madness; DTCC/ASX Blockchains
A discussion about blockchain projects in the capital markets, the crypto space and further delays for the CAT.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Risk Professional of the Year—Mire Cardenas, Axioma
Axioma's Mire Cardenas wins the risk professional of the year category in this year’s Women in Technology & Data Awards held in London on March 8.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Best Company for Diversity and Inclusion (Vendor)—Refinitiv
Refinitiv was voted the best company for diversity and inclusion at this year's Women in Technology & Data Awards held in London on March 8.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Technology Leader of the Year (Vendor)—Natasha Shamis, Liquidnet
Natasha Shamis, global head of product at Liquidnet, wins the technology leader of the year (vendor) category in the 2019 Witad Awards.
Women in Financial Services: The Shameful Truth
MarketAxess' Miranda Morad chats to Victor Anderson about the long road ahead to meaningful gender equality for the financial services industry.