Waters Rankings
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Buy-Side Order Management System (OMS) Provider—Eze Software Group
Eze Software Group wins Best Buy-Side OMS for another straight year.
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Sell-Side Order Management System (OMS) Provider—Bloomberg
Bloomberg wins the best sell-side OMS provider category for the second consecutive year.
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Crossing Network—Instinet
Instinet powers to the front of the Rankings with its VWAP Cross offering
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Reconciliation Management Provider—Electra Information Systems
Electra's Reconciliation Platform has undergone major transformations over the past year, offering enhanced reconciliation services.
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Provider—AlphaSense
AlphaSense has been working toward broadening its product base after a $33 million round of funding.
Liquidnet and FactSet Partner on Mifid II Research Unbundling
FactSet Research Management Solution integrated with Liquidnet Broker Vote and Commission Management System
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 79: IBM's Major Moves & FCA Worries about Mifid II Readiness
IBM makes headway with blockchain and encryption services; the FCA's Stephen Hanks says firms need to make decisions about their ARMs and APA providers soon.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 71: Social Data, Analytics and Trading
Stephen Morse gives a presentation on how traders are using information created via Twitter to derive trading insights.
Waters Rankings 2017: Voting Closes Today ─ Friday, June 9, 2017
This year we have 30 categories, including two new ones: Best Outsourcing Service Provider and Best Artificial Intelligence Technology Provider.
Waters Rankings 2017 Now Open for Entries
Fintech firms and capital markets service providers are now able to post their entries to the 15th annual Waters Rankings. Entries close on May 12.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Sell-Side Clearing Provider — The DTCC
The DTCC wins the best sell-side clearing provider category for the third consecutive year.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Buy-Side OMS Provider — Eze Software Group
Order management systems constitute the heart of all buy-side firms, responsible for ensuring that orders are sent accurately and efficiently to brokers or directly to execution venues. Eze Software Group (ESG) continues to set records in what is…
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Reference Data Provider — Thomson Reuters
Another Waters Rankings means yet another win for Thomson Reuters in the best reference data provider category. The two have become synonymous with each other, as this marks the fifth straight year that the New York-based data giant has made it to the…
Is the Word ‘Analytics' Being Used Too Freely? (In a Word: Yes)
Anthony looks back at the Waters Rankings and previews what's ahead as August rolls near.
Waters Rankings 2014: Best Sell-Side Clearing Provider — DTCC
The best sell-side clearing provider category in the Waters Rankings is one that has seen rapid change after years of stability. JPMorgan was the perennial leader in this category before being dethroned last year by Goldman Sachs. But this year we see a…
Waters Rankings 2014: Best Performance Measurement and Attribution System Provider — ConvergEx Group
New York-based ConvergEx Group, a provider of brokerage and trading-related services, emerged top in this year’s performance measurement and attribution provider category, a win that will undoubtedly raise a few eyebrows, not because of PerformEx’s…
Waters Rankings 2014 Winners’ Circle: Multifonds
Multifonds swept the vote in the best accounting system provider category in this year’s Waters Rankings. We caught up with CEO Oded Weiss to talk about how the industry environment has improved in the last few years, the importance of data in modern…
Waters Editor Discusses Awards Programs
Victor Anderson, editor-in-chief of Waters, gives a detailed explanation of the awards that the magazine runs, what makes for a successful entry, who judges submissions and how the winners are determined.
Waters Rankings 2013: Winners' Circle — Talking Loud and Clear
Formed by the convergence of three different businesses, Eze Software Group has entered the game with a bang this year, taking home the Waters Rankings awards for Best Buy-Side OMS and Best Execution Management System. David Quinlan, co-president of the…
Waters Rankings 2013: Winners' Circle — New Frontiers
The complex-event processing (CEP) space has always been a highly competitive one, and with the recent run of acquisitions among vendors, it’s becoming fiercer. Tibco StreamBase, however, fought off its rivals to take the award for the best CEP provider…
Waters Rankings 2013: Winners' Circle — Building Bridges
IPC Systems’ dominance in the Waters Rankings has continued this year, with the company taking first place in the Best Trading Communication System Provider and Best Network Provider categories. Simon Jones, director of product marketing at IPC, explains…