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Escaping the ‘data swamp’: GoldenSource aims to improve data lake, warehouse analytics
As part of its cloud migration, the EDM vendor is launching an end-to-end ‘lake house’ service to help firms better manage their data.
FactSet blends ML, NLP for predictive data analysis
The vendor is drawing on its vast collection of data to develop predictive signals for credit ratings, shareholder activism and more.
People Moves: TP Icap, ACA Group, BNP Paribas, Morningstar, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Marie Luchet (pictured), who joins ACA Group as managing director of ESG.
The angry market data manager: Research finds inconsistent pricing across the buy side
Mike Carrodus says his firm, Substantive Research, has found that pricing inconsistencies for the same dataset can vary enormously, with some institutions paying almost five times more than their peer group.
Project Octopus becomes Octaura, killing BofA’s Instinct platform and Citi Velocity trading protocol
Backed by the banks in the Project Octopus consortium, the new, independent company will launch this year with a focus on new trading protocols and integrated data analytics. At the same time, Bank of America will sunset its single-dealer loan trading…
This Week: Finos, LSEG, Neptune & Genesis, Deutsche Börse & Kaiko, Ice & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
If it ain’t broke, break it: Back-office tech reform may benefit front-office returns
Better data visibility across multiple systems could provide a driver for technological change in the world of post-trade.
Crypto Investing—Asset Managers Have Left the Starting Block
Asset managers are diving into the rapidly evolving world of blockchain technologies—crypto currencies, digital assets and smart contracts—and are progressing faster than expected.
Sell side ramps up outsourced trading desk services for still-skeptical buy side
A raft of new entrants are offering outsourced trading services to buy-side firms, anticipating a wave of takeup among larger asset managers, driven by cost and coverage needs. But are they aiming too high?
Get set for crypto: How asset managers can stay ahead of the game
As crypto assets begin to play a key role in institutional asset management, this webinar explores this exciting yet volatile asset class, and how firms can make the most of crypto's opportunities while managing its challenges.