The global pandemic lockdown has given most of us a time-out that allows us to step back and reconsider a variety of situations. My mind went to scenarios for securities operations, and here are some of my musings on what-if scenarios that could pave the way for permanent changes, once we get to a new, safer… Read More >>
Robots Will Help Rather Than Replace Staff: Gartner
Much has been made of the inevitable impacts that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will have on the more tedious and manual tasks that are part of back-office operations. Market research giant Gartner is chiming in with its prediction that by 2020, “20 percent of operational bank staff engaged in back-office activities will… Read More >>
Are Robots the Key to Full Automation for Post-Trade Ops?
(Editor’s note: Banks and other financial services firms are adopting more robotic process automation (RPA) solutions because they are helping firms move beyond inefficient and outdated manual systems, says Nick Fry, a London-based director with Sapient Global Markets who is also the lead post-trade subject matter expert for the consultancy. RPA involves the application of… Read More >>
NRI to Use Robotics from a U.K. Provider
Nomura Research Institute (NRI) is embracing robotics for a key function of its settlement service in Japan and has plans to expand this advanced utility globally, NRI officials tell FTF News. Starting this month, NRI’s Prime Settlement Service (PSS), a utility offering for investment banks, will be incorporating Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in order to… Read More >>
BlackRock Revamps and Includes a Nod to Robots
Asset manager BlackRock is rearranging its investment teams in the U.S. according to “a more focused product line-up,” shifting resources within teams to generate more alpha, and looking to data science to advance the generation of automated investment ideas. The firm is “positioning its equity investment platform for the future of active management — leveraging… Read More >>
Robo Advisors Take Japan by Storm
Robo advisors are not only taking the Western world by storm but are also infiltrating Asia, most notably in Japan. Although these countries share some of the same demographic and generational themes, a new report by market research firm Celent — “Fintech and Robo Advisors Booming in Japan” — found that cultural variations are shaping… Read More >>
