Analytics
5G & IoT: Are You Ready for the Data Deluge?
The combination of these two revolutions will see data volumes skyrocket. As a result, Anthony Malakian says data providers will be able to find new datasets to package for clients, while investment firms can create unique investment insights.
As Public Cloud Gains Traction, Concerns & Challenges Grow
WatersTechnology looks at more than 20 cloud-based projects and initiatives to see how banks, asset managers and vendors are embracing public providers, and the inherent problems involved.
LSEG: Cloud Enables Better Visualization Tools
Advances made in the exchange group's cloud program have filtered down to help improve its data offerings.
US Treasury Bureau: Cyber Insurance Premiums Rising
Cybersecurity insurance is getting more expensive as insurance underwriters grapple with a lack of data on this ever-evolving coverage area.
AI and Cloud Remove Barriers to Entry for Real-Time Intraday Liquidity
As increased regulatory reporting obligations add to the pressure financial institutions are under to manage intraday liquidity, centralizing siloed legacy systems into a single automated solution can offer an enterprise-wide, real-time view of liquidity…
People Moves: Refinitiv, State Street, DTCC, Liquidnet & More
A look at some the key "people moves" from last week, including Mike Hill (pictured), who joins Compliance.ai.
Nice Actimize to Add More Visualization, Machine Learning to Surveillance Platform
Planned upgrades for 2020 include more data on graphs and new machine learning models.
RBC Capital Markets Seeks Analytics Vendors
The investment bank is looking to partner with companies like Pyramid Analytics for better insight.
Turicode Targets Financial Markets in Asia
The vendor's software allows firms to train machine-learning models to better recognize and extract the data in documents.
BST Awards 2019: Best Buy-Side Data Analytics Tool—FactSet
To gain advantage from the growing data deluge, analytics—integrated with a firm's data workflow—are becoming ever-more crucial to buy-side investors.
This Week: Goldman/Finos; JP Morgan/Baton; Caixa AM; IHS Markit
Catch up on some of the past week's financial technology news.
People Moves: Finastra, Luminex, Itarle, West Highland & More
A look at some of the key "people moves" over the last week, including Lisa Fiondella (pictured), who joins Finastra.
Asset Managers Likely Overestimating Their Alt Data Capabilities
UBS Asset Management’s CDO & Element22's founder look at some of the challenges facing the alt data space.
Bad Clocks Block FX Best-Ex
To get a good deal in fast-moving FX markets, buy-side firms need to know the time. Some of them don’t.
Qontigo to Release Index Building Platforms
The company, a merger of Axioma, Stoxx and Dax, will offer factor indices and ESG-based index creation.
Banks Begin Exploring Homomorphic Encryption Use Cases (Part 2)
Josephine Gallagher explores some of the real-life applications of homomorphic encryption in development and the main roadblocks to its adoption.
SmartStream Goes to Market With Fresh Air
Sibos 2019 was a significant event for SmartStream Technologies, marking the official launch of SmartStream Air, the firm’s cloud-native, AI-enabled reconciliations platform that is set to shake up the reconciliations industry. Victor Anderson caught up…
FactSet, Finnova Ally for Swiss Bank Data Portals
Under the agreement, Finnova will populate portals aimed at the corporate, wealth management, and retail customers of its Swiss bank clients with data and analytics from FactSet.
Confluence & StatPro: A Sign of the Buy-Side Times
Confluence has a big job ahead integrating StatPro’s various analytics tools.
AI in the Cloud: How the Two are Making for a Perfect Match
As more financial institutions are starting to expand their usage of AI, they are turning to the cloud to help scale up. However, there are things to consider before doing so. Wei-Shen Wong examines.