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People Moves: Bitvore, KX, Wolters Kluwer, Neuravest & more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Elizabeth Pritchard (pictured), who joins Bitvore as CEO.
Asset managers look to raw NGO data for ESG insights
Data from non-profits can be combined with ESG ratings for more bespoke investment insight, investment professionals say.
This Week: JP Morgan, Deutsche Börse, Refinitiv, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Vendors add surveillance support for WhatsApp alternatives
Concerns about data leakage have driven some users to rival privacy-focused messaging apps like Telegram and Signal, as WhatsApp policy changes come into force on May 15.
Financial institutions battle cyber threat info overload
Cyber threat intelligence is crucial for the defense of an organization’s network, but financial firms have to figure out how to make sense of all the data first.
Swipe left: repo reporting no match for Brexit, or collateral
A happier start than Emir, but SFTR honeymoon is over now that trades report separately in UK and EU.
People Moves: HSBC/Solidatus, AWS, West Highland, CloudMargin, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Lorraine Waters (pictured), who joins Solidatus as chief data officer.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Episode 232 (AI networking and virtual conferences)
On this episode of the Wavelength Podcast, Wei-Shen brings on Annie Wu, who works on all of WatersTechnology’s events, to chat about the challenges of running a virtual event.
Waters Wrap: Buzzwords and the hype machine (And editorial judgment)
Anthony previews some of the major trend topics that WatersTechnology will look to cover over the next eight months.
This Week: ICE, IHS Markit, Commerzbank/Deutsche Börse, TNS & more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
SmartStream RDU—More Pertinent Now than Ever
This whitepaper outlines the history of the Reference Data Utility (RDU), charts its development, scrutinizes its underlying technology and articulates the business benefits that users can reasonably expect on the back of subscribing to it
Is history repeating itself?
Broadridge’s acquisition of Itiviti presents many opportunities but also raises many questions about the combined company’s future. For a glimpse into that future, Wei-Shen Wong takes a look into Itiviti’s past.
JP Morgan: New LEI scheme could make codes cheaper
The bank is offering identifiers for free to customers under a new scheme it hopes will drive down costs for entities wanting to sign up.
Avelacom buys Brazilian infrastructure specialist to accelerate LatAm expansion
Network provider says the deal arms it to operate in uniquely nuanced regional markets.
OpenFin outgrows container tech origins with Workspace UI launch
New interface will standardize notifications, user interactions and content presentation.
Esma plan ‘won’t help’ fix Mifid swaps data problem
Dealers say proposal to force disclosure of all big-bank OTC derivatives trades won’t improve data.
SEC overstepping authority in NMS plan, Nasdaq claims in court
Nasdaq's counsel argued that the regulator does not have the power to give more votes to non-exchange organizations in the Sips' operating committees.
People Moves: HSBC AM, Trumid, SIX, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Paul Griffiths (pictured) who has been appointed global head of institutional business at HSBC Asset Management.
Waters Wrap: The looming data storage wars (And Bloomberg killers)
Anthony first looks at the data storage space, explaining that fees are likely to increase for buy- and sell-side firms in the near-term. He also wonders if there’s a market in the terminal/workstation space for innovative startups to gain traction. As…
This Week: Deutsche Boerse, HSBC, S&P Global, Linedata, FlexTrade/QuantFeed & more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Dealing with Gen-Z
Robert Wigley, chairman at UK Finance, joins the podcast to talk about how companies can appeal to new and young talent.
Money.Net files Chapter 7 bankruptcy amid lawsuit
Despite a series of ambitious content expansion projects and senior hires, the low-cost vendor failed to win over institutional clients.
BNP Paribas AM turns to machine learning for carbon emissions
The asset manager is using machine learning to estimate carbon footprints for companies that do not report emissions.