Articles by Nyela Graham
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…
Limiting fat-finger errors: Using AI, the ESA and Mosaic aim to make traders more efficient
The European Space Agency is looking to apply space technology and AI to help financial firms better manage risk and find alpha-generating signals. Mosaic Smart Data is now four years into a partnership with the organization and is taking aim at…
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.”
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.
Cloud promises cost savings, but users still overspend
Cloud overspending and overprovisioning is a pervasive problem as cloud usage is poised to grow in 2022.
SGX to roll out new market data licensing, usage tool
The exchange is partnering with DataBP to offer an online portal that includes customer-facing tools and back-office automation.
Bank of Montreal begins 2nd phase of cloud migration and development strategy
Similar to its competitors, BMO wants the future development of financial services tools to be cloud-native. The bank expects 30% of workflows to be moved to the cloud within three years.
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Anna Service Bureau upgrade aims to evolve with emerging data landscape
Modernization will help numbering agency data hub adapt to new technologies and improve data quality post-Isin review.
Northern Trust focuses on alpha generation with recent investments, partnerships
Northern Trust has invested in three firms this year, which now sit in its investment data science division as part of its Whole Office strategy.
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SFDR pushes fund administrators to rethink ESG offerings
Some fund admins prefer to build ESG products in-house, while others, notably Northern Trust, consider it ‘inefficient’ from a cost and time perspective.
People Moves: Canoe Intelligence, Transcend, Clear Street, Gresham Technologies, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Vishal Saxena (pictured), who joins Canoe Intelligence as chief technology officer.
MarketAxess builds out flagship e-trading platform for loans functionality
The platform operator plans to extend its all-to-all corporate bond trading expertise to the loan market, which lags other fixed-income instruments in both tech adoption and the level of transparency.
A blockchain believer: Broadridge looks to expand its DLT influence
The market infrastructure provider has rolled out its blockchain-based repo transaction platform with plans to further build on the emerging technology.
People Moves: Rimes, LCH, LSEG, ACA
A look at some of the key people moves from the past week, including Brad Hunt (pictured), who joins Rimes Technologies as its new CEO.
This Week: SimCorp/JP Morgan; SGX/TNS; Barclays/MarketAxess and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.