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Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Best Company for Diversity and Inclusion (end-user)—BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas received the prestigious best company for diversity and inclusion (end-user) category at this year's Witad Awards in London.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Consultant of the Year—Michelle Feinstein, BNY Mellon Pershing
BNY Mellon Pershing's Michelle Feinstein wins the consultant of the year category at this year’s Witad Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Rising Star (End-User)—Irene Kan, TD Securities
New York-based Irene Kan, TD Securities' vice president, cross-asset, platform and architecture, wins this year's rising star (end-user) category at the Witad Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Legal/Compliance Professional of the Year—Miranda Morad, MarketAxess
Miranda Morad from MarketAxess wins the legal/compliance professional of the year category at this year's Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Engineer/Programmer of the Year—Maureen Buotte, Eagle Investment Systems
Eagle Investment Systems' Maureen Buotte wins the engineer/programmer of the year category at this year's Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Vendor Professional of the Year (Trading & Risk)—Susan Estes, OpenDoor Securities
Susan Estes, co-founder, CEO and president of bond trading platform OpenDoor Securities, wins this year's vendor professional of the year (trading & risk) category.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Reference Data Professional of the Year—Louise Green, Bureau van Dijk
Louise Green of Bureau van Dijk received the reference data professional of the year award on March 8 in London.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Technology Innovator of the Year (Vendor)—Regina Williamson, London Stock Exchange Group
LSEG's Regina Williamson received the technology innovator of the year (vendor) category at this year's Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: WatersTechnology’s Woman of the Year—Beatriz Martín, UBS
Beatriz Martín, UK CEO and global COO of UBS Investment Bank, received WatersTechnology's woman of the year award at this year's Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Data Science Professional of the Year—Amanda Stent, Bloomberg
Bloomberg researcher Amanda Stent received the data science professional award at this year’s Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Vendor Partnership or Alliance Professional of the Year—Marisol Collazo, DTCC
Marisol Collazo, MD and global head of strategic partnerships at the DTCC, wins this year’s vendor partnership professional category.
A Blueprint for Alternative Data in Asset Management
UBS Asset Management’s data chief sets out his recommendations for using alternative data in the investment process.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Gender Equality Professional of the Year—Frieda Lewis, Broadridge Financial Solutions
Frieda Lewis, chief commercial diversity officer at Broadridge Financial Solutions, is this year’s gender equality professional of the year.
AFTAs 2018 Winner's Video: SS&C Advent Bags Front Office and IT Team Categories
SS&C Advent won two categories at the 2018 American Financial Technology Awards: best third-party IT team and best front-office initiative, thanks to its portfolio construction and rebalancing platform, Advent Genesis.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 157: FIA Boca Preview & Other News
A look at what's to come at FIA Boca; Finra was named the CAT plan processor; a Waters magazine relaunch.
Women in Technology & Data Awards 2019: All the Winners and Why they Won
The 26 category winners from this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards were announced on the afternoon of March 8 at a sit-down lunch in London.
Get the Pitchforks
While no one involved in the building of the stalled Consolidated Audit Trail is free from blame, Anthony says there are reasons to believe the CAT won’t ever materialize, regardless of the plan processor.
Playing It Safe
Traders in the US, Europe and Asia behave differently. Wei-Shen Wong finds out how cultural differences can influence the popularity of certain algorithms.
March 2019: The King is Dead, Long Live the King
Introducing WatersTechnology, our new monthly magazine that brings together fintech and data journalism like no other.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 156: Gil Mandelzis, Capitolis
Mandelzis, formerly of Traiana and EBS BrokerTec, joins the podcast to discuss the fintech startup world and trends in the market.
The Change Manager: Fabrice Silberzan, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Fabrice Silberzan is playing a key role in the transformation of BNP Paribas Asset Management. With his background working across different cultures and various roles, from IT to securities and HR, the opera-loving Frenchman has a lot of lessons to share…
Vendors Prep for Initial Margin Big Bang
Tech providers are emerging from all corners as the final phases of initial margin rules closes in, which are expected to capture over 1,000 buy-side and sell-side firms over the next 18 months.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 155: Martin Boyd of FIS; A Look at the CAT
First, some pointed comments about the Consolidated Audit Trail and then Martin Boyd discusses the fintech market.
Bracing for Data Disruption in a No-Deal Brexit Scenario
In February, UK and EU regulators made announcements expected to shed light on the future of data sharing and alleviate some uncertainty post-Brexit, but industry experts say the latest statements fall short of lifting the real burden on affected firms.