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LSEG-Tora: A tale of crypto, Asia expansion and (more) integration burdens
When LSEG acquired Refinitiv, it added Eikon, FXall, and AlphaDesk to its portfolio of execution platforms. In February, the exchange also bought Tora, which has a stronghold in Asia, as well as a presence in crypto. While sources say there are clearly synergies, the key piece of the deal will come down to integration and interoperability.
Waters Wrap: Goldman’s Marquee Move a Sign of Larger Industry Shift (And Refinitiv’s API Rebrand)
Anthony explores changing concept of a trading platform, and what that might mean for the future of tech development.
Refinitiv’s API Rebrand Rankles Users
Because of its acquisition and subsequent rebrand, Refinitiv is being forced to change instances of its old branding that remain embedded in many of its APIs. This might sound like a simple change, but end-users are worried that it could be a costly fix.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 215: Bill Murphy on Innovation & Technical Debt
Bill Murphy, formerly Blackstone's CTO and now managing partner at Cresting Wave, talks technical debt, machine learning, blockchain, management strategy & more.
TREP’s Tipping Point? An Examination of Refinitiv’s Market Data Platform
Refinitiv—and by extension, TREP—has experienced a fair amount of disruption over the last two years. Competitors are lining up to cut into the platform's market share.
Vendor Lock-In Creates Barriers to Digital Transformation Efforts
Voya Financial and Blackstone execs discuss the role that fintechs play in firms' digital transformations, and caution them not to rely so heavily on vendors.
People Moves: Refinitiv, Apex, Connamara Systems, Ascertia
A look at some of the key "people moves" over the past week, including Renaud Oury (pictured), who joins Apex.
August 2019: The More Things Change
Mergers can be tricky, especially when it comes to the human equation.
Hill Joins Crux Informatics Board of Directors
The former Blackstone president and CEO shifts sights to Crux Informatics Board.
Banks and Buy-Side Firms Encounter Challenges with Public Cloud Adoption
Moving to the public cloud is not as simple as flipping a switch. Anthony Malakian speaks with early public cloud adopters to find out some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 150: Bill Murphy of Blackstone Group
Blackstone's CTO talks about the firm's cloud strategy and looks at some of the lessons learned as they've migrated systems to the cloud.
Blackstone Promotes Andersson
Market data veteran Cornelia Andersson now heads research and market data teams for all of Blackstone Group.
Of Mergers and Men: The Top Stories in the US in 2018
The consolidation of the OMS market was one of the biggest stories this year as deals were made right after the other.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 140: Web Data Extraction & Refinitiv Update
Octavio Marenzi joins to talk about the web data extraction market and Anthony and James delve into Refinitiv.
Firms Vent Frustrations with Vendor Relationships
A panel of market data managers at the European Financial Information Summit called on regulators to rein in data vendors’ cost practices.
Waters 25: A Look at the Future
Waters canvasses a range of industry opinion leaders about what the defining technologies of the next few decades will be.
Waters 25: A Look Back on the Last Two Decades
Waters examines some of the most important events in financial technology of the past 25 years.
Blackstone Outlines Blueprint for Thomson Reuters F&R Spin-Off, Refinitiv
Blackstone executive Martin Brand describes some of the areas where it plans to invest once Thomson Reuters' Financial & Risk unit is spun off later this year.
Thomson Reuters Rebadges F&R Unit Refinitiv, Names Craig CEO
Craig has led the F&R division since 2012, and will preside over its transition to a standalone company.
The Insurgents: Fintechs Are Knocking Off Incumbents
Anthony Malakian says that in just the first two months of 2018, some big headlines are proving just how effective fintechs are at competing with the big players in the capital markets space.
The Big Crunch: Traditional Tech’s Great Contraction
Waters examines how this recent wave of consolidation is different than previous periods of contraction.