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AFTAs 2022: Best collaboration/alliance initiative—Adaptive Financial Consulting
Project: DriveWealth Core Trading Replatforming—Proprietary Order Management System (OMS)
AFTAs 2022: Best new technology introduced over the last 12 months (infrastructure)—IPC Systems
Project: Connexus Alpha
AFTAs 2022: Best trading infrastructure initiative—FX HedgePool
Project: X•Match:Swap
FX primary venues seek reversal of fortunes
EBS and Refinitiv fight to restore market share—but bilateral trading may be too entrenched, dealers say
FTX failure resets US crypto legislative program
Lawmakers expected to seek stronger customer protection; industry wants flexibility for DeFi
Could cloud kill the data licensing debate and shake up pricing models?
Market participants say cloud has the potential to reimagine data licensing. But moving to the new operational model comes with a raft of unanswered questions.
Regulated firms warn against crypto market lockout
Onshore participants urge regulators to bring cryptocurrency trading out of the ‘shadows’
State Street looks to bolster Charles River, Alpha platforms with FundGuard integration
State Street’s partnership with FundGuard will provide clients with multi-book accounting, allowing them to see two sets of records in one system.
The quant investor harnessing the power of ants
Swarm Technology has designed a network of trading algorithms that mimics the hive mind of insects.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Episode 257 (DLT loses favor)
This week, Shen and Tony talk about the usability of distributed ledger technology as a solution for capital markets firms.
Industry mulls identifier schema for digital assets
As crypto markets face a reckoning in the wake of the FTX scandal, standard-setters and industry participants say identifiers for tokens are key for the industry’s stability.
Waters Wrap: ASX’s Chess DLT meets calamitous fate—what can be learned?
The future of exchange technology resides in the cloud…not blockchain. Anthony says ASX proved this with its Chess replacement project.
BST Awards 2022: Best buy-side data analytics tool—Solve Advisors
Product: Solve Market Data Platform
BST Awards 2022: Best buy-side CRM (customer relationship management) platform—Backstop Solutions Group
Product: Backstop CRM Platform
BST Awards 2022: Best buy-side corporate actions platform—Arcesium
Product: Arcesium Data Platform Corporate Actions
BST Awards 2022: Best alternative data provider to the buy side—QuantCube Technology
Product: QuantCube Macroeconomic Intelligence Platform
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Fixed income execution & innovation
This week, Spencer Lee, chief markets officer at TS Imagine, joins Tony on the podcast to discuss execution issues and innovation within the fixed income space.
Bloomberg, MarketAxess, Tradeweb probe three tech partners for consolidated tape bid
Venue-led consortium plans to pick a winner before EU regulators begin tender process – anticipated in third or fourth quarter of 2023.
OTC Markets rescues Edgar Online, plans ‘comprehensive’ US disclosure data service
Edgar Online’s new owners discuss their plans for the financial data and filings provider, and how owning the data will be key to expanding the range of services it can offer.
People Moves: DTCC, Octaura, Baton Systems, and more
A look at some recent people moves in the capital markets tech and data space.
Regulation of fixed income faces pivotal year ahead
Jo says the SEC’s Treasuries-focused regulatory agenda will come to fruition next year, and tech vendors will face the burden of those proposals.
American unicorns: When primary rounds are distant, secondary markets provide clarity
Unlike in the public markets, valuations of so-called ‘unicorn’ start-ups might only be updated following funding rounds. What if investors want insights more frequently?