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AI Poised to Transform Reconciliations
This research paper charts the progress of SmartStream AIR, from its inception around the start of 2018 to its launch, and focuses on the new ground it breaks in what is historically a complex, expensive and invariably laborious process within large…
Nomura’s Head of Digital Warns of AI’s Predictive Limitations
The investment bank’s deputy chief digital officer says machines cannot predict markets, as the bank consolidates trading operations and builds an AI trading platform for fixed income and FX.
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…
Bloomberg Advances on Cloud Data Strategy
The global data giant is working with clients to deploy its data services from the three main cloud providers.
Tug of War: ING's Legrand Digs Into the Bank's Innovation Program
With Benoît Legrand firmly in the driver’s seat, the last four years have seen ING push to transform its IT landscape and approach to innovation.
Banks Embrace the Use of Synthetic Data
Banks have long been using synthetic data to validate solutions, but tech advancements and regulatory pressure have established this practice as a crucial step in the development and testing of technologies.
Morningstar Moves Tick Data Platform to the Cloud
The vendor is partnering with Sydney-based RoZetta, which has extensive experience in handling tick data in the cloud.
Liquidnet Builds Netflix-like Functionality for Buy Side
The company is leveraging AI to make investment suggestions and dig out sentiment from spoken announcements.
Heating Up: An In-Depth Look at How Investment Firms Use Carbon Data
As ESG data becomes more of a commodity, firms are struggling with how best to incorporate carbon data.
Loans Data Provider dv01 Launches Credit Risk Transfer Surveillance Service
The service will allow investors to perform deeper analytics on data from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Banks and Bourses Increasingly Combine Cloud, AI for Data Projects
The combination of the two technologies is bearing fruit for firms struggling with legacy architectures, but education and talent remain tough obstacles to overcome.
M Science Rolls Out Weather Data, Visualization Tools for Portfolio Managers
M Data Viz provides granular data on weather events by state and region to support investment processes.
Fixed Income ESG Data: Materially Different
The ESG space is growing rapidly and gaining more attention, but one area that has been largely ignored by data providers is that of ESG information specific to fixed-income investors.
CAT’s Tale: How Thesys, the SROs and the SEC Mishandled the Consolidated Audit Trail
WatersTechnology investigates the torturous journey to create a stock-trading database for the US, and where the project goes from here.
Concerns Mount as Trade Repositories Face Brexit Split
Months away from the UK’s departure from the EU, much of the industry is still in the dark over operational requirements post-Brexit, and time is running out.
IHS Markit Revs Alt Dataset of Auto Sales, Production Data
The automotive dataset is the first of many predictive offerings planned that leverage existing data assets from the former IHS business for use by systematic investors.
BSO and Kaiko Team Up for Low-Latency Crypto Market Data
Gemini investors now have direct connectivity to the data, the first step in a larger expansion plan.
Deep Learning: The Evolution is Here
Advancements in AI have led to new ways for firms to generate alpha and better serve clients. The next great evolution in the space could come in the form of deep learning. WatersTechnology speaks with data scientists at banks, asset managers and vendors…
Coleman Launches Interactions Platform
The cloud-based offering allows buy-side clients to manage their interactions with research providers, industry experts and analysts.
EDI Switches to API, Expands Datasets
Exchange Data International is branching out from reference data and changing its delivery method.
FlexTrade Adds IPP Platform to EMS
The interoperability platform will enable clients to have access to real-time data sharing and improve workflow collaboration.
Axioma Buffs Risk Platform with Data Cache and Dashboards
The separate cache stores risk calculations so reports don't have to be rerun and are generated faster.
CAT Selects Exegy for Timestamp Data
Exegy will provide timestamp information on trades during the day for the ambitious project.