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Privacy-enhancing tech and data pooling—a new way to turn the tide on financial crime
Technological innovations have given some players cause to hope that cross-institutional data sharing could become a reality in spite of concerns around data protection.
Ion: after the hack, the clean-up
Some clients are now using Ion systems again, but synchronizing data with CCPs could take days.
Smashing barriers: How shortwave frequencies are making trading firms faster
Improvements in shortwave radio frequencies could be a leap forward in the latency race. But given the costs and technical challenges, is it worth the investment?
People Moves: AnaCap, Clear Street, HKEX and more
A look at some recent people moves within the capital markets technology and data space.
This Week: Finbourne, Eventus, Esprow & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Ion cyber outage continues as banks rely on workarounds
ABN Amro, Macquarie, RBC among firms hit; ransom deadline tomorrow, but service may be down for days
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Digital asset custody infrastructure
Stephen Richardson, head of Apac and senior vice president of financial markets at Fireblocks, joins the podcast to chat about multi-signature and multiparty computation technology.
Inside look: Taking aim at data processing blockages
A startup is looking to automate the bulk of banks’ data processing workflows.
AFTAs 2022 Winner's Interview: Northern Trust (Data Management Initiative)
Northern Trust won the best data management initiative category in the 2022 American Financial Technology Awards.
SEC’s $5M Bloomberg BVAL fine targets ‘dark magic’ in fixed income pricing
Recent actions against Bloomberg and Ice for violations relating to evaluated pricing services suggest the US regulator may be setting the stage for stricter regulations to govern the sector.
AFTAs 2022 Winner's Interview: SmartStream
SmartStream won the most innovative third-party technology vendor (data, data services and data management) category in the 2022 American Financial Technology Awards.
People Moves: Kraken, Edgewater, KX and more
A look at some recent people moves within the capital markets tech and data space.
Putting a price on your head (of data): The ROI of a CDO
The chief data officer has become recognized as a key role in a financial firm’s ability to manage its data assets, and reduce costs and risk. So why is it also so notoriously short-lived?
Buy-side compliance: Firms seek customizability and automation
This survey sheds light on the types of systems already in place at buy-side firms, the efficacy of those systems and their compliance-related challenges—the most acute being the need to improve automation levels and the desire for system customizability…
This Week: Isda, Citco/Fenergo, Liquidnet & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
New tech disrupts traditional book-building process for institutional investors
Automation is long overdue in the book-building process for publicly listed equities. One startup hopes to bridge the gap.
Demystifying private markets liquidity in 2023
Private markets are being democratized at an alarming rate, and the new entrants’ structures could be misleading. Time to cut through the noise.
Large language models: Another AI wave has come—what could it bring?
Since the release of ChatGPT, excitement and hype have been abundant across industries for this form of generative AI. For capital markets, the wave of innovation that could result may be a few years away but it’s worth paying attention to—and being…
Treasury traders remain wary about adopting algos
Yet proponents insist US government bond market is ‘ready for disruption’
People Moves: MarketAxess, Broadway, SimCorp and more
A look at some recent people moves in the capital markets tech and data space.
AI proves helpful for banks facing new cash penalties for settlement failures
According to one report, banks have been hit with penalties of up to €5 million per month under new CSDR settlement rules. As a result, banks are turning to AI to help.
This Week: Euronext, STG/Alveo, Ice, Mizuho/Bloomberg & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: SteelEye’s Matt Smith on eComms surveillance
SteelEye CEO Matt Smith talks on the podcast about the regulatory landscape for electronic and voice communications compliance.
Waters Wrap: For data managers, the new problems are the same as the old
While much attention has been given to cloud, AI, blockchain and other buzzwords, without a proper data foundation, those tools will not deliver the results that have been promised.