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The Technology Impacts of Mifid II (Part 1)
Mifid II, set to come into force at the start of January 2018, will have far-reaching consequences for large numbers of European market participants, not only from an operational perspective, but also, significantly, in terms of their technology stacks…
New Tech Still Fixed-Income Liquidity’s Savior
New technology platforms and models are finally starting to have an impact on the fixed-income market's historic trouble spots.
Variation Margin Requirements: The New Big Bang
On March 1 this year, a new set of requirements for variation margins on derivatives trades take effect that will affect nearly all market participants across both cleared and non-cleared derivatives. In the run-up to the deadline, John Brazier finds…
A Tighter Leash on Regulation
The new administration has made comments about regulation's future that could put some policies on thin ice.
System Down: What Is Reg SCI's Future?
The future of some regulations are in question, Reg SCI just might be one of the casualties.
300 Pages of Confusion in the Name of Transparency
Particpants need more clarity on Mifid's trade reporting requirements
February 2017: The US Unleashes Its Trump Card
Despite an anti-regulation stance, the Trump administration is unlikely to completely repeal Dodd–Frank, Victor says.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 55: All Things Mifid II
Dan and Anthony chat about four recently-published features from Waters and Inside Data Management that look at various aspects of Mifid II. This week’s podcast is sponsored by SmartStream.
A Human-Led Virtual Revolution
The key to virtual reality’s success isn’t the technology—it’s the people.
Tied Together: Keith Lubell, Berkery Noyes
Keith Lubell has worked for the DoD, was an unemployed musician and painter, and now heads tech for an investment bank. All those experiences are connected.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 54: Future of VR/AR with Sean Belka of Fidelity Labs
Dan talks to the director of Fidelity Labs about virtual and augmented reality. This week’s podcast is sponsored by SmartStream.
The Reality of Virtual Reality: VR's Future in Financial Services
Financial services firms have started to show interest in use cases for virtual and augmented reality as the general public grows more accustomed to using the technology.
AFTAs Awards 2016 Winners' Interview: SmartStream
SmartStream won the Best Back-Office Initiative category.
AFTAs Awards 2016 Winners' Interview: MTS Markets
MTS Markets won two awards at the AFTAs 2016.
The Reporting Drama of Mifid II
Under Mifid II, asset managers will be responsible for fulfilling their own trade and transaction reporting requirements.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 53: CAT Decision, Reg AT, Natural Language Processing
Dan and Anthony celebrate the one-year anniversary of the podcast.
Natural Language Processing: An Inside Look at How NLP is Used in the Capital Markets
Waters examines how natural language processing and natural language generation tools are being used on Wall Street
AFTAs 2016: All the Winners and Why they Won
At a dinner held in midtown Manhattan on Dec. 5, the winners of this year's AFTAs were announced.
AFTAs 2016: Best Technology Executive: Buy Side—Scott Murray (Northern Trust)
Murray was named CTO at Northern in 2011.
AFTAs 2016: Best Technology Executive: Sell Side—Bob Greifeld (Nasdaq)
Greifeld was recently named chairman of the board at Nasdaq.
AFTAs 2016: Best Third-Party Technology Vendor CIO or CEO—Steven O’Hanlon (Numerix)
The 2016 American Financial Technology Awards features a number of new categories to the now decade-old line-up—13 new categories in all—the highest profile of which is the best third-party technology vendor CIO or CEO category, awarded to an individual…
AFTAs 2016: Best Analytics Initiative: Buy Side—JPMorgan Asset Management (Sparta)
JPMorgan Asset Management’s Sparta uses the R language.
AFTAs 2016: Most Innovative Third-Party Technology Vendor: Trading and Analytics—ChartIQ
ChartIQ has been helping traders to make better decisions through its data visualization service