Trading Tech
FIS Turning to Machine Learning for Private-Equity Solutions
FIS is pushing to add greater automation for its private-equity business in an effort to streamline workflows.
Northern Trust Looks to Facial Recognition for KYC
The firm is experimenting with the technology, which is slowly being rolled out at retail banks and big tech companies.
People Moves: Deutsche Bank, MarketAxess, Calastone, tZERO, RapidAddition
A look at some of the key "people moves" from July 15-19, including Neal Pawar (pictured), who joins Deutsche Bank.
Universal-Investment Explores AI to Develop ESG Services
The administrator is looking at how artificial intelligence can be used to extract online sentiment and create customized alternative data services to attract clients.
Botswana Stock Exchange To Replace LSEG's Settlement System with CMA
The exchange will change its settlement system to Sweden-based CMA as it looks to add new features.
Finra to Expand Use of Machine Learning for Market Surveillance
The regulator already uses machine learning to identify spoofing and layering activities.
Machine Learning Shakes Up Classical Financial Risk Modeling
BlackRock, MSCI, and La Française are some of the firms looking to replace traditional, linear risk models.
Trulioo Expands Into Emerging Markets, Taps Into Mobile Data For AML/KYC
The vendor plans to use mobile data for KYC in Southeast Asia.
The AI Ethics Dilemma: Banks Find a Fine Line Between New Tech and 'What's Right'
Finance firms and regulators are beginning to assess the ethical implications of artificial intelligence.
Pico Looks to Expand Network Analytics for Outsourced Trading
Pico's newest acquisition brings real-time analytics to its managed-network environments.
Barclays Nearly Finished with First Major Quantum Computing Experiment
Dr. Lee Braine walks through how the bank is experimenting with quantum computing and where the field is heading.
People Moves: Xceptor, BIS, CFTC, Deutsche Bank, Tradewind, Dalzell
A look at some of the key "people moves" from July 8-12, including Alexandre Tombini, who joins BIS.
Banks, Asset Managers Turn to Web Scraping to Generate Alpha
The immense growth of online data is driving an increasing number of asset managers to deploy web-scraping tools to find unique investment insights.
Fighting the Bad Robots: AI Raises Questions About Ethics
Artificially intelligent algorithms are not infallible—as Jo Wright explains, it’s quite the opposite.
Tapping AI for Buy-Side Growth
Asset managers wanting to thrive in today’s landscape of squeezed margins must learn how to capitalize on innovative AI tech to deliver top-line growth, according to SS&C Technologies.
Machine Learning as a Tool: What Is Your Problem?
The call of artificial intelligence and machine learning is alluring. However, Wei-Shen says they can be tough to deal with, especially when shooting at invisible targets.
Satellite Images Drive Climate Conversations
Investment firms are turning to pictures from the sky to understand environmental impacts for alpha generation.
Mizuho Finds New Ways to “Activate” its Data Using AI
The Japanese bank has already automated handwritten form processing and is experimenting with AI to make use of its unstructured data.
State Street Explores Deeper Data Integration with Charles River
The bank is looking to create a single security master so the same data flows through the system.
Aquis Plans Tech Transformation at NEX Exchange
License to list allows Aquis to challenge established players like LSE as it makes plans to introduce a “hybrid model” for trading.
Outsourcing Takes to the Front Office
Fee compression and regulations have forced some asset managers to rethink what is core to their business, including the trading desk. Enter the outsourced trading desk.
Xignite Taps Xpansion’s Xmon Tool for Web Services Data Monitoring
Vendors say their integrated solution will deliver significant data cost savings for firms by implementing usage tracking and controls.
3di Adds Alternative Data to Market Intel Product
The EDM company is adding over 300 new vendors to its tool for clients looking to make sense of the alternative data landscape.
The Cloud Breach Blame Game
As cloud computing becomes an ever more critical component of any modern financial technology infrastructure, cloud deals are coming under increased regulatory scrutiny.