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Exchange Trends—The Technology Challenges for Start-Ups
Start-up exchanges are looking at how to offer different types of trading methodologies and contracts to the marketplace. At the same time, decentralized finance and digital assets are shaping the future of all financial exchanges, and there is plenty of…
AFTAs 2021 Winner's Interview: HPR
HPR won the most innovative third-party technology vendor (infrastructure, outsourcing & development) category in this year's American Financial Technology Awards.
Slow burn to a big bang: How the new wave of tech is changing market data platforms
For decades, market data platforms have been critical components of financial firms’ trading infrastructures. But with changing user needs and emerging technologies gaining ground, will the platforms of the past be replaced by upstart challengers—or can…
UBS equities team gets to grips with SFDR funds, ramps up ESG scoring
An active equities team at UBS is refining its approach to ESG integration as it converts funds to Article 8.
People Moves: OCC, Enfusion, Exegy, IQ-EQ, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Bronwen Bastone (pictured), who joins Enfusion as chief people officer.
Cloud promises cost savings, but users still overspend
Cloud overspending and overprovisioning is a pervasive problem as cloud usage is poised to grow in 2022.
UK regulatory consultation hopes to bridge gaps in AI adoption
The industry forum looks to inform recommendations for the safe use of AI in financial firms.
This Week: LSEG/Quantile, Ice, Morningstar/Sentifi, SimCorp/FundApps, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Bill Murphy on innovation discovery
Bill Murphy, managing partner at Cresting Wave, is back on the podcast with Tony to talk about innovation discovery.
IBM eyes ‘seamless integration’ of quantum, classical computing
Blending classical and quantum computing could reduce the cost of quantum calculations and eliminate the need to understand hardware specifics, IBM says.
Waters Wrap: The changing role of the CDO (and NYSE’s musical chairs)
As data and analytics change, so too must the CDO function. Anthony also looks at the appointment of Lynn Martin as president of NYSE.