Trading Tech
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 24: Blockchain Adoption with Richard Johnson, Greenwich Associates
Dan and Anthony chat with Richard Johnson, vice president of market structure and technology at Greenwich Associates.
Asset Managers Reexamining Outsourcing Strategies
At this year's TSAM NY event, executives from Putnam Investments and General Motors Asset Management discussed how outsourcing has changed in recent years.
CQG Co-locates Servers at HKEX Datacenter
Denver, Colo.-based trading technology, data and analytics provider CQG has relocated its servers from the China Telecom datacenter in Chai Wan to the Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX) facility in Tseung Kwan Industrial Estate.
Corvil Unveils Low-Latency Data Monitoring App
The Corvil App Agent will allow firms to monitor the performance of internal applications
Overbond Releases End-to-End Platform for Primary Bond Origination
Platform connects bond market issuers, dealers and fixed-income investors.
ChartIQ's Latest Release Integrates W3C Web Components Standard
Web Components offer users a modular environment for web architectural framework.
Traiana's Harmony Equity Service Volume Growth Nearly Triples
Allocation volume growth was strongest in Asia as more brokers joined the network.
Duet Group Implements Eze Software Investment Suite
Full integration enables seamless investment workflow
Speakerbus Partners with NICE for Integrated Recording Solution
The joint solution will offer full regulatory compliance
Mariner's CTO Discusses Blending Old Servers with New Cloud-Based Solutions
"Fintech, algorithms, deep learning and AI are permeating all aspects of the financial industry," said Henry Kravchenko.
Scotiabank's Zerbs: Biggest Legacy Pain in Middle Tier
Michael Zerbs, Scotiabank's co-head of information technology, discusses how to tackle what he describes as a Swiss Army Knife.
Orbital Insight Raises $15M In Series B Funding Round
The vendor will use the funding to expand the items that it monitors satellite imagery for, and will also invest in more data scientists.
Southland Capital Management Preps BDC Loan Analysis Service
The firm will change its existing free commentary into a paid subscription service, developed using data from Advantage Data.
Quandl Embarks on Quest for Alternative Data
The vendor is stepping up its search for non-traditional datasets that will give it an edge as firms demand different types of data.
BCA-FiscalNote Tool Offers Predictive Data on Impact of Energy Regulation
FiscalNote monitors energy-related regulatory and legislative changes and their likelihood of passing, providing a predictive indicator of the impact on energy markets.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 23: Brexit, Fintech Innovation Lab, TSAM
Dan and Anthony look at the impact of Brexit and recap a couple of events they attended during the week.
Machine Learning, Blockchain Headline FinTech Innovation Lab Demo Day
Event comes on the heels of New York surpassing Silicon Valley in fintech venture financing.
S3 Switches on Blacklight on Bloomberg
The vendor's analytics around crowded short-sale trades will now be available as an app via Bloomberg's App Portal.
BNP Paribas Securities Services Aims for Wider Perspectives with ESG Risk Analytics
Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) becoming a key element of risk analysis and measurement as investors demand greater portfolio visibility.
Exane Taps SimCorp Dimension for Listed and OTC Derivatives Operations
French investment manager to replace disparate back- and middle-office systems with Dimension for listed and OTC derivatives processes.
Perseus Cancels Infrastructure Work Amid Concerns over Brexit-, Russell-Related Volumes
Freezing everything but emergency maintenance will allow the vendor to ensure stability during a period of what it expects to be abnormally high trading volumes.
Mad Libs for Vendor Pitches
Dan provides a template for how every vendor should pitch its product.
Moscow Exchange: First Phase of Datacenter Move Complete
The first phase will see the exchange use the datacenter as a disaster recovery site for its trading and clearing operations, before it becomes the exchange's primary datacenter in November.
Vendors Share UX Best Practices
Where do firms need to improve when it comes to UX?