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The IMD Wrap: Déjà vu as exchange data industry weighs its options
Max highlights some of WatersTechnology’s recent reporting on data costs and capacity issues facing the options industry, and asks, haven’t we seen this before somewhere?
Octaura preps for CLO trading launch
The consortium-born loan trading platform is adding tech partners and new protocols as it looks to launch CLO trading later this year.
FRTB data quality issues persist amid shifting implementation dates
Banks are finding market and reference data challenges posed by the FRTB’s standardized model tricky, compounded by uncertainty over when the regulation will take effect.
Women in Technology & Data Awards 2024 winner’s interview: Joanna Davies (OSTTRA)
OSTTRA's Joanna Davies won the vendor professional of the year (data and operations) category in this year’s Women’s awards.
WatersTechnology Asia Awards 2024: All the winners and why they won
Here are the vendor and end-user winners of the 34 categories that make up the 5th annual WatersTechnology Asia Awards, announced on June 20.
Asia Awards 2024: Best analytics solution—oneZero
Product: oneZero Data Source
Asia Awards 2024: Best alternative data provider—RavenPack
Product: RavenPack Factor Library
Asia Awards 2024: Best order management system (OMS) provider—Bloomberg
Product: Bloomberg Asset and Investment Manager (AIM)
Asia Awards 2024: Best AI-based solution—SGX FX
Product: MaxxAI
Asia Awards 2024: Best AI initiative—FWD Group
FWD Group wins best AI initiative in the 2024 WatersTechnology Asia Awards.
Asia Awards 2024: Best outsourcing provider—MUFG Investor Services
Service: MUFG Investor Services’ Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
UK asset manager: AI in macro trading ‘very overblown’; useful for nowcasting
The managing partner of Fulcrum Asset Management said that the firm has been developing nowcasting tools that even central banks have consulted on.
Cboe pushes rule change to make way for proprietary Opra alternatives
As US options data has grown in volume and cost, Cboe says changing the public feed's governing document would make way for more competition from private alternatives, including its Cboe One Options Feed, launched in 2023.
Waters Wrap: What’s going on ‘Here’? Examining interop’s next move
OpenFin is now known as Here. Anthony explains what the rebrand might signal for the application interoperability space.
This Week: MSCI, Tradeweb, FactSet, LTX, MarketAxess, TS Imagine, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Regulators urged to promote cyber security investment
Public interest in stopping cyber attacks that could trigger bank runs, says Bundesbank researcher
The coming AI revolution in QIS
The first machine learning-based equity indexes launched in 2019. They are finally gaining traction with investors.
Hong Kong looks for digital response to trade reporting burden
New swaps reporting framework will include more fields than requirements in US or Singapore.
Deutsche Bank works on standardized protocols for asset tokenization
The bank is looking at its role as an asset servicer to ensure the safety of tokenized assets and investor protection. It plans to have a limited prototype by November.
Big questions remain over Dora’s critical third parties
Industry looks for clarity on critical third parties ahead of July 17 regulatory technical standards for the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2024: Best outsourcing provider to the sell side—Broadridge Financial Solutions
Service: Broadridge Technology-led Business Process Outsourcing
The IMD Wrap: Will banks spend more on AI than on market data?
As spend on generative AI tools exceeds previous expectations, Max showcases one new tool harnessing AI to help risk and portfolio managers better understand data about their investments—while leaving them always in control of any resulting decisions.
This Week: OpenFin rebrands as Here; new US stock exchange; Tradeweb; Snowflake & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.