Infrastructure
Cloud and APIs begin to (slowly) permeate the post-trade space
As financial firms turn their attention toward modernizing the back office, how they approach these projects comes under new scrutiny.
MarketAxess completes migration of Deutsche Börse’s reg reporting businesses
The market operator has onboarded about 500 new clients and aims to create new revenue streams to ease the ongoing cost and margin pressures.
People Moves: Tradeweb, Ion, Burton-Taylor, HKEx, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Thomas Pluta (pictured), who joins Tradeweb as president-elect.
The Emir Refit Playbook
The upcoming Emir Refit regulation, set to enter the European Union’s statute books in the first half of 2024, is different in substance to the regulations preceding it, although the implications of complying with it are similar: firms will need to…
Financial crime vendors respond to Ukraine demand
Anti-money laundering laws and sanctions have brought complexity to banks' KYC/AML processes. Some vendors are responding by investing in their systems.
Cboe migrations give exchange a foothold in Canadian equities
Exchange group looks northward in global expansion drive with completion of three trading system acquisitions
People Moves: Broadridge, Tradeweb, Ice, FCA, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Rana Yared (pictured), who joins the board of Tradeweb as an independent director and a member of the audit committee.
Banks prepare to unleash FX swap bots
BNP Paribas, JP Morgan build execution algos to plug into platforms—but swaps liquidity needs to catch up first
SocGen to move datacenter footprint in Americas to AWS, Azure
SG Americas plans to significantly reduce and even close datacenters in the US as a result of moving to the cloud and defining controls around cloud and data governance.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: A tech unicorn's take on cloud and infra in the capital markets
Andy Volz, chief operating officer at capital markets fintech firm Clear Street, joins Tony on the podcast to talk about cloud and infrastructure woes in the capital markets.
The World’s Fastest File System for Financial Services
Speed. Agility. Storage. In financial services, the need has never been greater.
High-Performance Storage for AI and ML
It’s a highly complex question with a deceptively simple answer: How do you win with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance, computing-based analytics? Speed.
Deploy a scalable distributed file system — rapidly, easily and affordably
Eliminate the complexity, cost and delays of configuring a distributed file system from multiple components and manufacturers. Hitachi Content Software for File lets you design and deploy a leading edge file system — now.
Escaping the ‘data swamp’: GoldenSource aims to improve data lake, warehouse analytics
As part of its cloud migration, the EDM vendor is launching an end-to-end ‘lake house’ service to help firms better manage their data.
People Moves: TP Icap, ACA Group, BNP Paribas, Morningstar, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Marie Luchet (pictured), who joins ACA Group as managing director of ESG.
Sell side ramps up outsourced trading desk services for still-skeptical buy side
A raft of new entrants are offering outsourced trading services to buy-side firms, anticipating a wave of takeup among larger asset managers, driven by cost and coverage needs. But are they aiming too high?
Academics use granular data for futures market predictions
Researchers at NYU’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences are using granular futures data from BMLL for research on less-covered futures markets.
Broadridge’s Gokey eyes interop to connect back-office data for front-office needs
The vendor is leveraging its back office capabilities and platforms to integrate Itiviti, and bolster its LTX bond trading platform.
The Buy Side and the Cloud - Time to Make the Leap
Cloud-based technologies and services are now on buy-side firms’ radars more so than at any point in the past.
Development bank aims for better settlement with blockchain prototype
R3 is among the companies working with the regional bank on a proof-of-concept to bring efficiencies to cross-border securities transactions.
Is DLT post-trade a solution without a problem?
Sources question landmark projects' ability to use technology at scale as further delay besets ASX deployment
People Moves: ASX, Northern Trust, MSCI, Asifma, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Jonathan Cross (pictured), who joins LiquidityBook as general manager for EMEA.
When machine learning goes awry, here's how to do better next time
Executives from JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and BNY Mellon discuss the lessons learned through experimenting with machine learning at their firms.
LSEG-MayStreet: From direct feeds revamp to reg tools, industry sources outline rationale for deal
The acquisition of the 10-year-old vendor will give the exchange group high-quality market data, low-latency direct feeds, and packet-capture capabilities, experts say.