Capital markets
House bill looks to back up SEC market data efforts
Congress is stepping into the US equity market data debate as the DC Circuit Court of Appeals considers dismissing the SEC’s initiatives.
People Moves: Cboe, State Street, Sifma, Arria NLG, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Mark Goodey (pictured), who joins Arria NLG as managing director and innovation strategist.
As cybersecurity policy takes shape, are data vendors next in SEC's sights?
New rules target a range of players in the capital markets, from broker-dealers to trading venues, and the agency could be coming for data and analytics vendors and index providers.
This Week: Bloomberg; Charles River, DTCC, SmartStream & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
EU trading venue definition could crush innovation, say bank execs
Firms worry that regulating a broader net of firms could unravel progress in fixed income electronification and raise costs for market participants
Second class-action lawsuit targets Cusip’s ‘monopoly’ on identifiers
Days after a first class-action suit took aim at Cusip, S&P Global, the American Bankers Association, and FactSet, another plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging that the quartet of companies violated the Sherman Antitrust Act, as well as certain…
Where have all the blockchain startups gone?
Building a startup is hard. Building a blockchain startup is harder. More than 10 current and former financial blockchain builders and users detail their experiences of trying to cut their teeth on a once-darling tech, and the lessons they’re still…
This Week: Bloomberg, MSCI, Liquidnet & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Waters Wrap: Google’s cap markets play portends a shift in trade tech philosophies
According to Google’s Phil Moyer, the capital markets are shifting from a world where location determined liquidity, to one where accessibility will be the main differentiator for exchanges. Anthony explores what this could mean for trading firms going…
The good, the bad, and the ugly of financial democratization
From crypto and Web3 to Robinhood and Reddit, democratization underscores it all. While it’s a largely benign concept that aims to level the playing field between institutions and individuals, it’s also really hard to get right.
Eliminating the human touch: Examining RBC’s tech infrastructure evolution
The Canadian bank’s tech infrastructure unit is using Kubernetes as it looks to become a “truly end-to-end digital enterprise.”
This Week: SS&C; DTCC; LPA & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
People Moves: Tradeweb, Rimes, CME, LiquidityBook, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Renaud Larzilliere (pictured), who joins Rimes as COO.
People Moves: ASX, Nasdaq, Capco, FDIC, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Edwin Hui (pictured), who joins Capco as executive director and APAC data lead.
This Week: Bloomberg/HSBC, Refinitiv/Microsoft, IBM, Jump Trading, & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
One view to rule them all: Buy side firms seek to unify their data
Asset management firms still struggle to consolidate their data so that it speaks the same language across different business lines. Some new SaaS-based investment management vendors are aiming to solve this.
People Moves: MarketAxess, FCA, Cowen, IQ-EQ, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Nash Panchal (pictured), who joins MarketAxess as chief information officer.
This Week: SimCorp; Liquidnet; Appital; Qontigo & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
People Moves: Digital Asset, Coalition Greenwich, NZX, Symphony, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including J. Christopher Giancarlo (pictured), who joins the board of directors of Digital Asset.
This Week: Amundi Tech; Broadridge/ Santander; Deutsche Börse & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
This Week: Bloomberg, Finos, Broadridge, Fidessa & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
People Moves: NYSE, Broadway, FactSet, Tourmaline, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including James Bunch (pictured), who joins TRG Screen as chief technology officer.
Disrupting data delivery: AWS Data Exchange gains ground with addition of FactSet content
Leveraging AWS’s presence on Wall Street, Data Exchange has the potential to shake up traditional financial data delivery and contracts, if it can add relevant content and overcome challenges like real-time streaming and connectivity in the cloud.
Top venues mull offering joint EU consolidated tape for bonds
Market participants worry a venue-led CT could be of low quality, with CT data used to create expensive additional products.