CTO and CIO
DTCC revamps data distribution, collection efforts with cloud, AI
The US clearinghouse is evaluating the possibilities that cloud and AI offer to streamline the processes by which it collects and makes data available to market participants.
Agentic AI and big questions for the technologists
Waters Wrap: Much the same way that GenAI dominated tech discussions over the last two years, the road ahead will feature a lot of agentic AI talk—and CIOs and CTOs better be prepared.
‘We started late’: Oracle makes case for its market data cloud offering
Executives from Oracle, LSEG, and CJC detailed the ‘eye-opening’ performance and latency of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Bloomberg offers auto-RFQ chat feed—but banks want a bigger prize
Traders hope for unfettered access to IB chat so they can build their own AI-enhanced trading tools
Opra considers ‘dynamic load balancing’ for options market
The data distributor recently completed a challenging project to build a 96-line feed. This new endeavor could prove just as challenging (but perhaps necessary) for the industry that will use it.
Big questions linger as DORA compliance approaches
The major EU regulation will go live tomorrow. Outstanding clarifications and confusion around the definition of an ICT service, penetration testing, subcontracting, and more remain.
8 bank CTOs and CDOs sound off on artificial intelligence
Waters Wrap: Last year, WatersTechnology spoke with heads of technology and data from a range of tier-1 banks. Anthony pulls at one common thread from those interviews: AI.
Artificial intelligence, like a CDO, needs to learn from its mistakes
The IMD Wrap: The value of good data professionals isn’t how many things they’ve got right, says Max Bowie, but how many things they got wrong and then fixed.
Symphony looks to cloud, AI for enhanced trader voice
The communication and collaboration platform provider is utilizing modern technology to grow its network of services and users.
Observations and lessons to learn from the move to T+1
The next few years will see other jurisdictions around the world look to North America for guidance on transitioning to shorter settlement cycles.
An inside look: How AI powered innovation in the capital markets in 2024
From generative AI and machine learning to more classical forms of AI, banks, asset managers, exchanges, and vendors looked to large language models, co-pilots, and other tools to drive analytics.
Doubts raised over new FX platform disclosures
New disclosure sheet template will require platforms to outline how they charge for data
Expanded oversight for tech or a rollback? 2025 set to be big for regulators
From GenAI oversight to DORA and the CAT to off-channel communication, the last 12 months set the stage for larger regulatory conversations in 2025.
DORA flood pitches banks against vendors
Firms ask vendors for late addendums sometimes unrelated to resiliency, requiring renegotiation
Asset manager Saratoga uses AI to accelerate Ridgeline rollout
The tech provider’s AI assistant helps clients summarize research, client interactions, report generation, as well as interact with the Ridgeline platform.
IPC’s C-suite shuffle signals bigger changes for trader voice tech
Waters Wrap: After a series of personnel changes at the legacy provider, WatersTechnology examines what these moves might mean for the future of turrets and trader voice.
LSEG rolls out AI-driven collaboration tool, preps Excel tie-in
Nej D’Jelal tells WatersTechnology that the rollout took longer than expected, but more is to come in 2025.
From no chance to no brainer: Inside outsourced trading’s buy-side charm offensive
Previously regarded with hesitancy and suspicion by the buy side, four asset managers explain their reasons for embracing outsourced trading.
Band-aids vs build-outs: Best practices for exchange software migrations
Heetesh Rawal writes that legacy exchange systems are under pressure to scale to support new asset classes and greater volumes, leaving exchange operators with a stark choice: patch up outdated systems and hope for the best or embark on risky but…
Does TP Icap-AWS deal signal the next stage in financial cloud migration?
The IMD Wrap: Amazon’s deal with TP Icap could have been a simple renewal. Instead, it’s the stepping stone towards cloudifying other marketplace operators—and their clients.
LSEG shelves replatforming project for FX Matching venues
After EBS migration, dealers had little appetite for another major technology project