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Transforming Capital Markets with AI/ML and RPA April 20 2018 Blog David Easthope
I am looking forward to participating in a partner workshop panel at SIFMA’s Operations Conference & Exhibition this year in Phoenix on May 8th.…
Non-financial risk management and GRC April 19 2018 Blog Cubillas Ding
I was recently part of a large industry Risk and Compliance Summit in London, where I presented perspectives based on a recent study Celent execu…
The Road to an Institutional Market in Cryptocurrencies April 19 2018 Blog Brad Bailey
As we see more institutions across the capital markets grapple with the place of cryptocurrencies adjacent to securities and derivatives, we need…
IPO 2.0 in a Web 3.0 World April 04 2018 Blog John Dwyer
Spotify, the music streaming business, listed on the NYSE on Tuesday. This attracted significant attention due to the direct listing structure wh…
Featured Analyst - Will Trout April 03 2018 Blog William Trout
William Trout is always interested in new ideas, he's focused on technology, probably due to the obvious (and ever-increasing) power of technolo…
Blockchain Capital Markets - Part III April 03 2018 Blog John Dwyer
I have just published a third report in a series called Blockchain Capital Markets which explores the powerful impact that public Blockchains wil…
Empowering the Advisor through Smart Data March 18 2018 Blog William Trout
In my previous Celent research I have highlighted two levers for jumpstarting the capabilities of the advisor. These are digitization and machine…
No More Big Bang in Big Banks’ Operations: Upcoming Webinar March 15 2018 Blog Arin Ray
Global capital markets have been undergoing great transformation since the crisis of 2008. The transformation approaches followed by banks differ…
All Eyes on AI in Financial Crime Compliance March 08 2018 Blog Arin Ray
There has been a lot of hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential in different walks of life. In financial services, especi…
FinTechStage Luxembourg 2018 March 07 2018 Blog Ashley Globerman
I recently attended the third annual “FinTechStage” conference in Luxembourg. The conference organizes start-ups, investors, financial institutio…
Robos with Socially Responsible Investing February 13 2018 Blog Kelley Byrnes
Creating a set of reliable metrics to rank companies along Environmental Social Governance (ESG) dimensions can be challenging, without consideri…
Celebrating the Ten Year Anniversary of the Crash of 2008 in Style February 09 2018 Blog Brad Bailey
We are celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the great crash with a bang! Of course, most thought that MiFID II was a great way to mark that occ…
The Evolving Wealth Management Client Base and Delivery of Advice February 07 2018 Blog Ashley Globerman
I recently attended the “Robo Investing Europe 2018” conference in London – their 3rd annual conference devoted to digital investment and advice…
Celebrate 20 Years of Open Source February 05 2018 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
In 1997, Eric Raymond published his famous work “The Cathedral and the Bazaar” on the culture of hackers (true programmers) and open source. In 1…
Post-Trade Market Revolution in Japan January 30 2018 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
The securities market revolution is a prelude to an infrastructure revolution that is on the horizon for the entire capital market, portending ch…