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Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Broker-Supplied Tool/Technology—Neovest
The broker-supplied tool or technology category has typically been the preserve of two companies for the past decade—UBS and Barclays. But this year, Neovest has roared to the winner’s podium thanks to its execution management system (EMS).
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Performance Measurement and Attribution Product—FactSet
BISAM's B-One platform, now under FactSet ownership, continues to dominate the performance measurement and attribution platform category.
American Financial Technology Awards 2017—All the Winners
The winners of this year’s AFTAs were announced at a dinner in midtown Manhattan on December 4.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017 Winners’ Circle: SimCorp Coric—Best of Both Worlds
SimCorp Coric won two categories at this year’s BST Awards: best client reporting platform and best implementation at a buy-side firm, thanks to its work with Marathon Asset Management. Victor Anderson chats to Stuart Keeler about life in the SimCorp…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017 Winners’ Circle: SmartStream—Enabling the Back Office While Minimizing Costs
SmartStream Technologies created a little bit of history at this year’s BST Awards by becoming the first ever recipient of the best integrated back-office platform category. Victor Anderson chats to the firm’s CTO, Rocky Martinez, about the technologies…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017 Winners’ Circle: The Secrets of RIMES’ Success
RIMES Technologies continued it domination of the best data provider category at this year’s BST Awards, winning the title for the 11th straight year. Victor Anderson speaks to Alessandro Ferrari about what sets RIMES apart from other providers in this…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017 Winners’ Circle: SimCorp Dimension—Sweeping All Before It
SimCorp’s flagship offering, Dimension, continues to sweep all before it in the IBOR and portfolio accounting categories in the annual BST Awards, winning both categories again comfortably. Victor Anderson speaks to Marc Schröter about the reasons for…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Execution Venue—Liquidnet
Can anybody stop Liquidnet? In the 10 years that the Buy-Side Technology Awards have had a category for the best buy-side execution venue, there has only been one winner. This year, the venue operator adds another gong to an already laden shelf, even as…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Risk/Portfolio Analytics Product—Numerix
The risk and portfolio analytics market has always been one of the most competitive and saturated from a buy-side perspective, where the offerings are continually upgraded to meet firms’ increasing regulatory, operational and technology needs. This…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Compliance Product—Charles River Development
It’s perhaps no surprise that, post-crisis, the compliance category has been one of the more competitive in the Buy-Side Technology Awards. Charles River, which last won this category in 2014, returns to the podium this year for its Investment Management…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Data Analytics Tool—FactSet
FactSet snags this year’s title for the best data analytics tool for the buy side, thanks to its suite of portfolio analytics. The vendor was also named best data analytics provider at the Inside Market Data/Inside Reference Data Awards held earlier this…
December 2017: Innovation—the Battle for Hearts and Minds
Victor says chief innovation officers are becoming more common in the industry, but they have their work cut out for them.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Buy-Side Back-Office Technology Provider—SmartStream Technologies
It is no secret that the front office has traditionally received the greatest attention from a technology perspective, both from capital markets firms themselves and the community of third-party technology vendor serving them. After all, when it comes to…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Integrated Front-Office Platform—Eze Software
Eze Software reclaims the best integrated front-office platform award, having last won the accolade in 2015.
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.
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.
SmartStream Corporate Actions Video Series Part III: The Risks Associated with Manual Processing
Victor Anderson and Adam Cottingham discuss the upstream and downstream risks associated with manually-intensive corporate actions processes.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 97: C-Level Execs Talk Bitcoin, Fintechs, Cognitive Computing & Open-Source Tech
In separate interviews, executives from AQR, JPMorgan, Cboe and IBM discuss topics permeating the capital markets.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 96: CAT Concerns & Big Tech Takes Aim at Asset Managers
Anthony and James look at developments pertaining to the Consolidated Audit Trail and wonder if big-tech companies could challenge traditional asset managers.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 95: Bitcoin/Blockchain News, BNP's Acquisition, Post-Trade Tech
Anthony and James take a look at some of the biggest news events from the past week.
Cash and Liquidity Management Special Report
Requirements for broader liquidity monitoring and increased liquidity thresholds is transforming cash and liquidity management practices and systems
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 94: The CME's Bitcoin Play & FSB Worries About AI
CME plans to launch futures on bitcoin in Q4 2017, while the FSB looks at AI as a threat.
Millennials Ruin Many Things, but Not Cybersecurity
The younger generation's knowledge of technology makes them far easier to teach cybersecurity policies to.