Industry Issues & Initiatives
TS Pairs OTAS Analytics withTradeSmart OEMS Platform
Integration will support buy side's best execution requirements under European regulations.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 76: Radziemski Talks Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation & Public Cloud Adoption
Former-Lord Abbett CIO Michael Radziemski sits down with James and Anthony to talk about three big topics: machine learning, robotic process automation and public cloud adoption.
Regtech Players Launch Industry Association
Based in Switzerland, the non-profit association will represent and promote the interests of consumers and providers in the regtech field.
Sell Side Forges Ahead with Ambitions for Live Blockchain
John reviews recent announcements from blockchain consortium R3 and the Digital Trade Chain Consortium
Burton-Taylor: ICE’s IDC Acquisition Drives Record Exchange Data Revenues
Minus the impact of Interactive Data's acquisition, the underlying increases in exchange data revenues overall show no sign of slowing.
SEC Integrates AI and Machine Learning for Risk Assessment
The regulator began using machine learning after the 2008 financial crisis and is working on creating more machine-readable documents.
The Walls Really Do Have Ears
The awful inevitability of cyberattack—and how the threats are only growing
Performance Measurement Takes Pole Position at Buy-Side Firms
The evolution of sophisticated tools around performance analytics have solved problems but created new challenges
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 75: An Update on the Julia Programming Language; AI & Alternative Data; Digital Currencies
Julia Computing's Viral Shah talks about the programming language he helped create and what's ahead for it. Then James and Anthony talk about the pairing of AI & alternative data, digital currencies, and Game of Thrones.
GRC: Striking at the Eye of the Regulation Storm
Max Bowie examines the opportunities and challenges of firms trying to manage governance, risk and compliance together.
Lack of ESMA Data Fuels Energy Firms’ MiFID Woes
Stella Farrington reports on how a hold-up in data from ESMA is causing havoc for commodity firms that need to perform tests to determine whether they fall under the scope of MiFID II.
AI and Alternative Data: A Burgeoning Arms Race
By some estimates, investment in alternative datasets will exceed $7 billion by 2020. At the same time, machine learning and other AI techniques are evolving at a rapid pace. The combination of the two will be significant.
June 2017: Silver Lining in a Perfect Storm
Max says firms can find opportunities in the data challenges presented by regulation.
R3 Supports Isda for Blockchain Standards Work
Blockchain consortium will work with trade body for common standards on smart contracts and distributed-ledger development
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 74: The Regtech Craze & Clearing Concerns
Anthony and James look at why London clearinghouses may be in danger and the use of cognitive tools to monitor employees.
IBM Watson, Euro Clearing and Finastra: A Week in Review
John reviews some of last week’s top sell-side stories, including the European Commission’s proposals for new rules on the supervision of non-EU CCPs.
IBM Takes Aim at Regtech Space Using Cognitive Technology
IBM marks its first major product launch in the financial services regulatory space with the roll-out of new cognitive solutions educated by Promontory professionals.
Tech Challenges Loom as Europe Eyes London’s Clearinghouses
New EU rules suggest London-based clearinghouses may be forced to relocate to the eurozone.
Blockchain Standards Will Bring Widespread Adoption Among Capital Markets Firms
The technology will benefit industry participants the most as a record-keeping network, according to panelists at the recent Sifma Fintech Conference in New York.
Liquidnet Unveils Tool to Help Capture Post-Block Event Opportunities
The offering adds an additional 19% of volume to the original block execution and will absorb 9 out of every 10 blocks that appear in the minute following the initial block, according to Liquidnet.
Europe's Asset Segregation Dilemma Stifles Harmonization of Post-Trade Infrastructure
The operational implications and the heated debate around the Central Securities Depository Regulation's most controversial provision is impinging on the industry's move toward harmonizing post-trade processes.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 73: The UK Election, Brexit & Fintechs; The Bloomberg Point-Port Integration
An examination of what the UK election and eventual Brexit negotiations could mean for London's fintech space followed by a discussion of Bloomberg's Point-Port integration.
The Case of Portugal’s Blockchain
Blockchain could be more than just a disruptive tool for the financial services industry.
Brexit Offers London Banks Opportunities for a New Start with Cloud & API
John says investment banks relocating as a result of Brexit have a chance to rethink technology infrastructures.