A new survey from SS&C Technologies finds that artificial intelligence, particularly in its more advanced iterations, has captured the imagination of executive and senior IT and operations managers at financial services firms. However, firms need to do much more groundwork, such as building “the foundations — governance, trust, skills, readiness and more” before embracing advances… Read More >>
Citi’s First Woman CEO Breaks a Glass Ceiling
The top spot at a top Wall Street bank is no longer a boys-only club. And that is because Jane Fraser will succeed Citi CEO Michael Corbat following his retirement in February 2021. Fraser will join the multinational bank’s board of directors immediately, Citi says in a statement. Her appointment was hailed on Wall Street,… Read More >>
National Stock Exchange Announces Its Resurrection
After closing for 17 months, the National Stock Exchange (NSX) is in the final stages of relaunching a national securities exchange for trading equity securities and exchange-traded fund (ETFs) with a strategy to become “the leader in low-fee market access,” say NSX officials. The low-fee strategy is intended to drive higher levels of activity than… Read More >>
Former PIMCO Investment Exec Launches Consultancy
Maisonneuve Founds Financial Consulting Firm Virginie Maisonneuve, a former chief investment officer for equities at PIMCO, as the Pacific Investment Management Company is known, has founded Maisonneuve Global Advisors (MGA), where she is managing director. Maisonneuve is also a director at London-based Notting Hill Digital, which specializes in advising companies about Internet technologies, and is… Read More >>
