Buy-Side Technology/News
Brown Brothers Harriman's Welch Explains Bank's Use of Artificial Intelligence
The bank has a number of projects using emerging technologies, one of which optimizes the process of detecting price anomalies.
ISO Close to Releasing First Blockchain Standards
The international standards body says it is working on getting out its first standard for blockchain terminology.
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.
HFT Firm Potamus Looks to Outsourced Trading, New Asset Classes
Potamus has seen its US equities platform grow in the past year.
Scotiabank Turns to Cloud GPUs for Risk Calculations
The Canadian bank has significantly improved the time it takes to run XVA calculations, and has big plans to further expand its XVA cloud GPU program.
Charles River Looks to Automate Fixed Income Trade Lifecycle
As part of its automation move, Charles River will also offer MarketAxess’ automated fixed-income execution capability.
Moody's Acquires Buy-Side Risk Analytics Platform RiskFirst
The deal will help Moody's expand its pension-fund footprint in the UK, and for RiskFirst to expand in the US.
MarketAxess' Trax to Begin Industry Testing for New SFTR Tool
Starting next month the vendor will allow testing for its UTI portal to help with SFTR compliance.
Deutsche Bank Develops Bot to Automate Parts of OTC Workflow
The already-developed bot is now awaiting incremental testing before it goes into production within six months.
With Initial Margin 'Big Bang' Split, Tech Preparations Could be Impacted
As the final phase of the IM implementation for non-cleared derivatives has been split into two parts, questions emerge on whether tech preparations will stall.
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.
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.
Finra to Expand Use of Machine Learning for Market Surveillance
The regulator already uses machine learning to identify spoofing and layering activities.
Trulioo Expands Into Emerging Markets, Taps Into Mobile Data For AML/KYC
The vendor plans to use mobile data for KYC in Southeast Asia.
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.
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.
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.
Northern Trust Adopts Cloud DevOps Framework
Waters Europe: The firm has developed a recent front-office application in its DevOps cloud, but mustering the courage to invest in new tech and development processes is a consistent internal battle, says CIO.
Bank of England’s Ambitious Look at Regulatory Reporting
As the regulator looks at new ways to handle data, there are still a lot of paths to consider.
Northern Trust Automates Regulatory Reporting With Confluence
Confluence provides asset manager clients with automation capabilities for financial and regulatory reporting amid growing pressure and shrinking industry-wide headcount.
EU Sustainability Guidelines: 'It Will Require a lot of Thought & Investment'
Members of the Commission's TEG say that data availability and flexibility will serve as the greatest challenges.
JP Morgan Asset Management Changes Taiwanese Buy-Side Trading Routes
The initiative is part of JP Morgan’s plan to harmonize its internal systems.