Investment management
Back to basics: Data management woes continue for the buy side
Data management platform Fencore helps investment managers resolve symptoms of not having a central data layer.
DTCC urges affirmation focus ahead of T+1 move
On May 28, large numbers of securities transacted across the North American marketplace will be required to settle one day after they are executed. DTCC is urging all market participants to scrutinize their existing technology and operational procedures,…
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Countdown to T+1
DTCC’s Val Wotton joins the podcast this week to discuss the impending move to T+1 in the US.
Ticking clock: Firms in Asia face unique T+1 challenges
Firms in Asia worry about unintended consequences of massive change to settlement cycle.
BlackRock developing AI copilots for Aladdin
The world's largest asset manager hints at new AI assistants for investment management clients.
AllianceBernstein: fine-tuning shrinks gen AI ‘hallucinations’
Asset manager says its tweaks have improved accuracy of LLM models.
Buy side unconvinced of corporate bond streaming benefits
Managers see limited utility of streamed prices in the once OTC-only asset class.
What is Aladdin Trader? BlackRock’s fixed-income tool still a mystery
Sources tell WatersTechnology that Aladdin Trader will expand on the platform’s ‘limited’ execution functionality.
This Week: SimCorp/Deutsche Boerse, Moody's, SS&C, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Deutsche Börse to merge SimCorp and Axioma, shuttering Qontigo
The German exchange also plans to have 70% of its ‘IT state’ in the cloud by 2026.
BNY Mellon streamlines the hunt for liquidity with LiquidityDirect updates
The bank spent the last three years evolving and expanding LiquidityDirect to include additional asset classes, and will white label the platform to customers.
SS&C Advent is working towards its cloud evolution
Three years after laying out its cloud roadmap, the vendor is still pushing ahead with the Genesis platform as the foundation.
This Week: Confluence Technologies, Genesis, LexisNexis, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Planned Nimbleness: A Practical Guide for Asset Managers
Mauricio Bustos of RadiantESG Global Investors says nimble infrastructure will allow firms to deploy new ideas quickly and reliably.
BlackRock looks to expand Aladdin through accounting, data capabilities
Accounting, data, and analytics offerings make up part of Aladdin's strategy to become everything to everyone.
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Deutsche Börse seeks seat at tech leader table with SimCorp buy
With exchanges such as Cboe, Nasdaq, LSEG, and ICE leading the pack of exchanges that double as technology companies, the German exchange is playing catch up with its proposed offer for buy-side tech vendor SimCorp.
New chatbots reveal limitations of legacy API development
As large language models that underpin the likes of ChatGPT and Bard come to market, vendors and trading firms are starting to see the benefits—and challenges—that open APIs provide.
This Week: Finos, Cboe Global Markets, Aiviq/Alliance Bernstein & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Build versus buy: How to evaluate your software
For as long as the investment management industry has used software, there has been a debate about whether asset managers should build or buy their tools. Jonas Svallin, global head of quantitative research and product development at FactSet, argues that…
State Street looks to bolster Charles River, Alpha platforms with FundGuard integration
State Street’s partnership with FundGuard will provide clients with multi-book accounting, allowing them to see two sets of records in one system.
Citi quants’ AI model aims to hedge earnings surprises
Machine learning tool forecasts effect of shocks on implied volatility surfaces in minutes.