Podcasts about wei shen

Ep 62. Statuskämpfe: Zahnlose Mittelklasse? (Juni 2025) Basierend auf dem Artikel „Tiered status hierarchies and competitive actions" von Chunhu Jeon, Jonathan Bundy und Wei Shen. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3721 Der Podcast zur Unternehmensführung und Organisation für die Praxis, der Ihnen aktuelle Erkenntnisse aus der internationalen Spitzenforschung kurz und unkompliziert näherbringt.  Von und mit Prof. Dr. Markus Reitzig, Professor für Unternehmensstrategie an der Universität Wien. Dieser Podcast ist Teil des brand eins Netzwerks.

Wei Shen je profesor na eni izmed najboljših kitajskih univerz. Srečali smo se ob velikem jezeru v Hangdžovu, s hitrim vlakom le slabo uro oddaljenem od Šanghaja. Zahodno jezero, ki s svojo mondenostjo malo spominja na Bled, ima simbolično mesto v kitajsko-ameriških odnosih. Hangdžov je eno izmed tehnoloških središč Kitajske, tukaj se je rodila tudi aplikacija za umetno inteligenco DeepSeek.

Delegati kitajskega ljudskega kongresa so točno na peto obletnico razglasitve svetovne pandemije koronavirusne bolezni sklenili letno zasedanje v Pekingu. Soglasno so potrdili vsa poročila in sprejeli predlog o petodstotni gospodarski rasti. Kitajska ima težave zaradi nizkega domačega povpraševanja in zaostritve trgovinskih vojn. Predvsem odnosi z Združenimi državami Amerike so zaradi izvolitve Donalda Trumpa in uvedbe carin na veliki preizkušnji, čeprav poznavalci menijo, da je pragmatičen dogovor povsem mogoč, tudi zaradi interesov Elona Muska. Poleg tega ni jasno, v katero smer bodo šla razmerja z Evropsko unijo. Kakšni pa so kitajsko-slovenski odnosi? Sogovorniki: Dr. Wei Shen, profesor ekonomije Dr. Jian Gao, profesor mednarodnih odnosov Melinda Liu, kitajska dopisnica tednika Newsweek Boštjan Malovrh, slovenski veleposlanik v Pekingu Jens Eskelund, predsednik gospodarske zbornice EU na Kitajskem

Zang Fu, the Organ Systems of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Functions, Interrelationships and Patterns of Disharmony in Theory and Practice Author: Jeremy Ross Page 201-210 Chapter 16-2 Disharmonies of Three or More Zang Difecient Yin Group Deficient Yin of Shen, Gan and Xin Deficient Yin of Shen, Gan and Fei Deficient Yang Group Deficient Yang of Shen, Pi, and Xin Deficient Yang of Shen, Pi, and Fei Deficient Yang of Shen, Pi, and Wei Shen, Pi and Xin Shen, Pi, and Fei Shen, Pi, and Wei Emotional Disharmonies Deficient Yin of Shen, Gan, and Xin Depression of Function of Gan, Xin, and Fei Digestive Problems Gynaecological and Obstetric Disorders Physiology Xue Pathology Shen Pi Gan Summary Zang Fu Interrelationships in some Common Disease Patterns Hyperthyroidism Impotence Excess Sex or Seminal Emission Emotional Disturbance Damp Heat Diffusing Downwards Insomnia Wei Disharmonies Summary ...................................... Reading and learning Texts about Traditional Chinese Medicine. The objective is to share great wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and any kind of Alternative Medicine by posting my recording while I am reading English books at laud. It is my English learning and Natural medicine studying purpose. Hope those recordings help somebody learn and satisfy one's interests. Enjoy! Disclaimer: This video does not contain medical advice. All content is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from your physician or other healthcare provider. Please consult your physician for personalized medical advice and for any questions regarding a medical condition. Tag Traditional Chinese Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Natural Medicine, Holistic Health, Wellbeing

Wei Shen, Ph.D., and Rhianna Urban, M.S., CGC, explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' gene panel establishes a diagnosis of Lynch syndrome, which heightens the risk for several cancers. Test results can guide cancer surveillance for patients and their families.(00:32) Would each of you share a little bit about yourselves and your background? Dr. Shen? (01:25) Rihanna, could we have you give a little background about yourself as well? (01:48) Could you provide us with an overview of Lynch syndrome? (03:44) Can you expand on why genetic testing for Lynch syndrome is so important? (06:03) Who would benefit from Lynch testing? (07:51) Is Lynch syndrome the only type of inherited predisposition to colon cancer? (08:48) Does the healthcare provider order these tests, and what kind of samples should be considered in these patients? (10:50) Are there any limitations to the types of variants that can be detected by this test? And how does Mayo Clinic Laboratories ensure comprehensive results for patients?(14:24) How are the results used in patient care? (16:33) Could you summarize the benefits of these tests and of doing them at Mayo Clinic Laboratories?

Wei Shen vender efter årevis i Amerika hjem til Hong Kong og de gamle venner fra barndommen der nu er blevet store drenge, med store drenge problemer. Wei finder sig selv på kanten til to liv: på den ene side retfærdigheden, gensidig respekt, det ordentlige, det harmoniske. På den anden side, sportsvogne, hurtige penge og endnu hurtigere kvinder, et dekadent natteliv, champagne, bonede gulve og luksuriøse lejligheder på alle de rigtige adresser.Han er en splittet mand der vil det gode men som verden gang på gang virker til at sætte i situationer hvor nogle gange må han gøre det forkerte så han på længere sigt kan gøre det rigtige. Nogle gange må han lade som om, snyde og manipulere så han kan leve ærligt. Nogle gange må han uddele tæsk så han kan leve i fred. Andre gange må han synge karaoke og hvorfor har du egentlig ikke en dampet bolle med indbagt svinefyld i din hånd lige nu?!?Vi har spillet Sleeping DogsGæst: Troels PetersenOutro af Anna. Følg hende på Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annaoverdrev/ Tryk Start tema og breakers af: Albert HaraldstedTRYK START socials: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/trykstart Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/trykstart3081 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrykStartPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trykstart_podcast/ Twitter: Twitter.com/TrykStartPod Discord: https://discord.gg/KdaHtryjAW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TrykStart

Wei Shen, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new breast cancer panel provides rapid results to guide critical treatment decisions.(00:32) Could you provide our listeners with a little bit about yourself and your background? (01:28) Could you give us a brief overview of the new rapid hereditary breast cancer panel? (03:42) Can you describe a little bit of the rationale behind the design and how it differs from similar tests? (05:03) Can you tell us a little bit more about which patients should have this testing? (06:00) How are the results of the hereditary breast cancer panel used in patient care? (08:14) Is there anything else you would like to add about the panel?

Large language models (LLMs) have formulated a blueprint for the advancement of artificial general intelligence. Its primary objective is to function as a human-centric (helpful, honest, and harmless) assistant. Alignment with humans assumes paramount significance, and reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF) emerges as the pivotal technological paradigm underpinning this pursuit. Current technical routes usually include textbf{reward models} to measure human preferences, textbf{Proximal Policy Optimization} (PPO) to optimize policy model outputs, and textbf{process supervision} to improve step-by-step reasoning capabilities. However, due to the challenges of reward design, environment interaction, and agent training, coupled with huge trial and error cost of large language models, there is a significant barrier for AI researchers to motivate the development of technical alignment and safe landing of LLMs. The stable training of RLHF has still been a puzzle. In the first report, we dissect the framework of RLHF, re-evaluate the inner workings of PPO, and explore how the parts comprising PPO algorithms impact policy agent training. We identify policy constraints being the key factor for the effective implementation of the PPO algorithm. Therefore, we explore the PPO-max, an advanced version of PPO algorithm, to efficiently improve the training stability of the policy model. Based on our main results, we perform a comprehensive analysis of RLHF abilities compared with SFT models and ChatGPT. The absence of open-source implementations has posed significant challenges to the investigation of LLMs alignment. Therefore, we are eager to release technical reports, reward models and PPO codes 2023: Rui Zheng, Shihan Dou, Songyang Gao, Wei Shen, Bing Wang, Yan Liu, Senjie Jin, Qin Liu, Limao Xiong, Luyao Chen, Zhiheng Xi, Yuhao Zhou, Nuo Xu, Wen-De Lai, Minghao Zhu, Rongxiang Weng, Wen-Chun Cheng, Cheng Chang, Zhangyue Yin, Y. Hua, Haoran Huang, Tianxiang Sun, Hang Yan, Tao Gui, Qi Zhang, Xipeng Qiu, Xuanjing Huang https://arxiv.org/pdf/2307.04964v1.pdf

Ep 18. CEOs und die Macht der Mitarbeiter (Mai 2023) Basierend auf dem Artikel „Do employees' views matter in corporate governance? The relationship between employee approval and CEO dismissal" von Danni Wang, Qi Zhu, Bruce J. Avolio, Wei Shen, und David Waldman. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/smj.3465 Der Podcast zur Unternehmensführung und Organisation für die Praxis, der Ihnen aktuelle Erkenntnisse aus der internationalen Spitzenforschung kurz und unkompliziert näherbringt.  Von und mit Prof. Dr. Markus Reitzig, Professor für Unternehmensstrategie an der Universität Wien.

This week, Wei-Shen speaks with Josephine about her experience attending the World Financial Information Conference (WFic) in Prague in mid-October. She also recounts some of the engineering streams and panels that discussed challenges with delivering and consuming data on the cloud. Do check out her story covering the cooperation between JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. (https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7950180/goldman-sachs-jp-morgan-join-forces-to-explore-market-data-in-the-cloud)

James Crosby, founder and CEO of data management firm Fencore based out of Singapore, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast this week. They talk about the risks of vendor lock-in and how firms—both end-users and service providers—are working towards interoperability. 4:30 – James joins the podcast and gives an overview of what Fencore does. 8:30 – They discuss if there's a balance between creating product stickiness and true openness. 12:30 – What are the biggest risks of vendor lock-in? 15:00 – How should firms balance consolidation of system providers versus spreading across different providers? 17:30 – James talks about how having a single approach to systems is a utopian ideal. 19:00 – What needs to happen to achieve true interoperability between different systems? 21:30 – James walks through the work required in implementing and configuring a new platform. 23:30 – How does providing flexibility to the end-user work from a contracting perspective? 28:00 – They discuss what the end state of interoperability may look like.

This week, Jennifer Peve, managing director, and head of strategy and business development at DTCC, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast. They discuss how tokenization could help solve some of the challenges in US private markets and how the Digital Securities Management (DSM) platform that DTCC aims to launch in 2022 can potentially help. 3:00 – Jennifer joins the podcast and gives an overview of the challenges in the private markets and how a tokenized solution can help. 7:00 – Then, she walks through how DSM looks to achieve. 10:30 – What does “good control location” mean? 16:00 – Jennifer details the genesis of Project Whitney and how it led to DSM. 18:00 – She then points to how the transaction consent engine paired the public blockchain and DSM can restrict unvalidated transactions. 22:00 – DTCC could extend DSM to other use cases in the future. 27:30 – There's a bit more work to do before DSM launches. 30:00 – Jennifer gives her thoughts on how blockchain projects have developed in the past year.

(00:32):But before we get started, Dr. Shen, could you provide us with a little bit about you and your background?(01:15):So why don't we start our discussion today with having you give us a brief overview of these new hereditary oncology panels.(03:56):Can you tell us which patients should have this type of testing and when it should be performed?(05:31):Do you want to talk about what other test options are available and how our testing is different or how it compares to this other testing?(06:51):So then the last question I have for you today, and maybe the most important is how are these results used in patient care?

Happy Labor Day! This week on the podcast, Wei-Shen, and Tony discuss how Big Tech firms are eyeing more of the capital markets space and the roadblocks they may face. We talk about a recent column written by our very own Josephine Gallagher and some of the other Waters Wrap columns written by Tony. https://www.waterstechnology.com/buy-side-technology/7835481/a-tale-of-two-titans-microsoft-vs-bloomberg https://www.waterstechnology.com/topics/waters-wrap

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This week, Wei-Shen and Tony discuss climate change and how it will accelerate climate migration. Then, Shen gives a breakdown of her journey back to Hong Kong and how the early days of quarantine have been

The pandemic has been a lot about “glow ups” and, equally, “glow downs” on a social and individual level. This week, Wei-Shen and Tony discuss how Covid-19 impacted our usual habits, from working out in the mornings to having a better sleep schedule. With many of us still experiencing a languishing blend of work/gym/home life, how do we get back on track and form better habits? How do we come out of this? And, can companies help in any way? Yes, they can. Sure, there are limits to what (and how much) they can do to help, but every little gesture counts. How can they instill positivity in their staff?

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony give listeners an overview of our three heavy-hitters of the week. https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7842386/putting-the-green-in-green-data-rise-of-impact-investing-drives-esg-ma https://www.waterstechnology.com/emerging-technologies/7841241/technical-difficulties-openfin-says-its-committed-to-fdc3-while-others-have-their-doubts https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7841696/one-step-closer-how-exchanges-are-seeking-tighter-relationships-with-clients They start with Max Bowie's ESG consolidation story first. Then they hit on Reb Natale's piece on interoperability (Tony's favorite topic) and OpenFin's commitment to FDC3. Then Shen gives a summary of the exchange data licenses story she and Joanna Wright wrote.

This week’s episode is all about Tony! First off, he’s now fully vaccinated! Wei-Shen calls him out for bragging that he doesn’t (usually) get reactions to vaccines. Tony also had his first in-person interview at the very-loved White Horse Tavern in Downtown Manhattan. We discuss his issues with anxiety and how he has dealt with it so far. Then, they discuss how things will start to change when people start to go back to offices. There will be new anxieties that people have to deal with. How do firms manage that without alienating their workforce? How do they encourage their people to overcome their anxieties instead of shrinking away from things that make them uncomfortable? The key, we think, is also in showing empathy, even when we don’t fully understand the why or how.

This week, Keiren Harris, strategy-based market data consultant and the founder of DataCompliance, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast to discuss how exchanges in Asia are approaching their data business. Keiren also writes about market data issues on MarketData.Guru. Also, next week from May 17 through to May 20, we have the WatersTechnology Innovation Exchange Data Insights Spotlight. Check out the agenda here. https://events.waterstechnology.com/innovation-exchange-data/agenda 5:00 Keiren joins the podcast, and they start with how things are literally heating up in Hong Kong. 7:00 He explains how exchanges are transitioning from providing raw data service to one where they’re adding value to their products, and the challenges in doing so. 10:00 Asian exchanges are a bit farther in the development of their data service. 13:00 The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has refocused over the years to develop its index business. 17:00 Keiren says the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is the classic transition exchange in terms of data. 21:00 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is still playing in the data space, not in the value-add space yet. Why change something that works? 28:00 Sometimes, getting information out of some exchanges is like getting blood out of a stone. 30:00 Japan Exchange Group (JPX) should be more of a giant in the exchange data business, but it is potentially held back by organizational culture. 38:00 Bursa Malaysia faces a different problem. There’s limited resources to maximize innovation in the data business.

This week, Annie Wu, senior conference producer at Infopro Digital (WatersTechnology’s owner), joins Wei-Shen on the Waters Wavelength Podcast. They talk about the switch from physical to virtual events, AI matching engines for networking, and the future of capital markets events. Annie also gives a preview of our upcoming events—WatersTechnology Innovation: Data Insights Spotlight and WatersTechnology Innovation Exchange: Business Strategy & Leadership Spotlight. https://events.waterstechnology.com/innovation-exchange-data https://events.waterstechnology.com/innovation-exchange-leadership

This week, Robert Wigley, chairman at UK Finance, joins Wei-Shen on the Waters Wavelength podcast to talk about his new book ‘Born Digital’ and how firms can attract Gen-Z talent. 7:00 Bob joins the podcast and gives an overview of his book ‘Born Digital.’ 10:00 He explains how purpose has changed. Gen-Z particularly looks to join companies that serve some societal purpose too. 13:00 How can companies in the capital markets drive sustainability and inclusivity in their hiring policies and actually put words into action. 17:00 Achieve, or explain! 18:00 Bob explains the concept of ‘phigital workspaces’ and how biophilic workplaces are becoming more popular. 21:00 The challenge in this more blurred workplace environment is how companies can reinforce teamwork and facilitate innovation. 23:00 Demonstrating technology sophistication is a key criteria for Gen-Z. 28:00 Every company has its own culture, but they should recognize that it can impact how they attract new talent. 31:00 It all comes down to recognizing the values that Gen-Z puts highly.

On this episode of the Wavelength Podcast, Wei-Shen and Tony discuss their backup data habits.

On this episode of the Wavelength Podcast, Wei-Shen and Tony discuss tech disruption in the bar industry.

On this episode of the Wavelength Podcast, Wei-Shen and Tony talk about the importance of communication when it comes to M&A activity within a company.

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony speak with WatersTechnology’s new GameStop editor Rebecca Natale to get the skinny on the Reddit vs. Wall Street saga. WARNING: As noted at the start of the podcast, there are a fair number of curse words that are uncensored used throughout this episode. Please do not listen if you are offended by that kind of language, and for the love of God, wear headphones if you are in a public place listening to this, or are around children.

Wei-Shen and Tony are trying a different format this year with the podcast, and they start by discussing mental health and ways to help and support coworkers and friends.

For the last podcast of 2020 here at WatersTechnology, Wei-Shen speaks with Likhit Wagle, general manager of global banking at IBM, about how financial firms are approaching cloud and containerization technologies. 5:00 Likhit joins the podcast and opens by explaining how banks should approach their cloud strategies. 13:00 He then discusses IBM Cloud for Financial Services and how banks are currently migrating to the public cloud. 16:00 Next, they look at the challenges associated with a cloud architecture versus on-prem. 23:00 Then he examines optimal ways for firms to keep on top of their cloud expenditure. 30:00 From there, Wagle delves into the challenges and costs associated with sunsetting an application. 34:00 He follows that with a look at how IBM Cloud for Financial Services structures contracts around flexibility. 38:30 While a believer in containerization, he analyzes what firms should be aware of when using these services? 46:00 Wagle wraps up the conversation by talking about his hopes for 2021.

This week, John Lin, founder and now chairman of Grasshopper, a Singaporean prop-trading firm, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast. They talk about his experience as a trader, why he left, and the projects he’s working on now. 4:00 John joins the podcast and talks about travel challenges during the pandemic. 8:00 John talks about his experiences in the open outcry trading pits, building a company from the ground up, and what led him to step back from his day-to-day responsibilities. 15:30 When it comes to technology, John says change is a constant, and it’s a reason why banks have struggled to keep pace with new innovations. 24:00 John next explains why he’s a believer in blockchain’s long-term adoption. 33:30 Since stepping back as CEO of Grasshopper, John’s joined something called Mastermind, which is a collection of innovative thinkers from an assortment of different fields. He discusses some of the more interesting projects that he’s been involved with through Masterminds. 44:30 To wrap things up, he talks about some of his passions, from wellness initiatives to digital collectibles. https://www.thegrastaman.com/# https://open.spotify.com/user/1213086788?si=hVN5c92URsCxOcp7VN-c1g https://www.waterstechnology.com/technology/7722086/point-break-how-vendors-push-their-products-to-the-limit https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7721356/at-the-fringes-of-realism-agent-based-models-take-hold-among-quants https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7719291/regulation-wont-address-market-data-costs https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7719531/massive-land-grab-sps-ihs-markit-buy-creates-data-juggernaut-but-users-fear-price-hikes https://www.waterstechnology.com/management-strategy/7720356/waters-wrap-sp-ihs-markit-and-the-land-of-giants-also-more-on-aml-tech https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7720701/sp-markit-its-not-over-yet

This week, two bank technology executives join the podcast to discuss what’s driving innovation in the capital markets during a pandemic, and the challenges that lie ahead. Before that, Wei-Shen incorrectly calls this Episode 222. In her defense, she's under two-week quarantine. Let's get to the show! Joerg Landsch: Head of Innovation, Americas, Deutsche Bank Apoorv Saxena: Global Head of AI Technology, JP Morgan Chase 4:00 How did the pandemic change “innovation” projects in 2020? 10:00 How did AI development change this year? 16:30 How has cloud, API, and open-source adoption help banks navigate the challenges of 2020? (Some DLT and quantum computing talk in here, too.) 23:30 What were some of the key lessons learned during the pandemic? 28:30 Why is interoperability and breaking down data siloes becoming even more important? 33:30 What are the greatest challenges when it comes to keeping a team engaged when everyone is working remotely?

Wei-Shen and Tony take a look at some headlines involving ESG. Come for the headlines, stay for the snark.

Everyone fights Wei Shen. Zenica meets her mom. Share your thoughts on this episode using #KHAFE on twitter, or @ing us @KH_AFE. You can also join our discord! Episode cast: Laina as the GM: @isMeguca Isiah as Imber: @IsiahGames Theo as Zenica: @FourWholeMoons Val as Nyx: @villainvicencio Rem as Aesa: @remspeedwagon Nathan as Celeritas Our intro and outro music were composed by Isiah.

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony discuss some headlines from across the industry. 2:30 Texas woos financial services firms located in New Jersey. (Dallas Morning News) https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2020/11/09/nasdaq-and-other-trading-exchanges-to-meet-with-texas-gov-abbott-about-potential-move/#:~:text=The%20Dallas%20Morning%20News%20reported,the%20state's%20business%2Dfriendly%20environment. 11:00 Goldman moving staff to lower-cost cities around the US/World. (Business Insider) https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-staff-low-cost-hubs-dallas-salt-lake-bangalore-2020-11 24:30 The best programming languages & platforms for data science in finance. (efinancialcareers) https://news.efinancialcareers.com/us-en/3004783/graham-giller-data-science-finance

This week on the podcast, Wei-Shen talks with Victor Alexiev, director and head of programs and strategic partnerships for Citi Ventures APAC. They talk about some of the challenges and opportunities within banks and how D10X—Citi Venture’s internal entrepreneurship program, which looks at moonshot projects—tackles them. 3:30 – Victor joins the podcast and gives an overview of Citi Ventures and its three pillars—investment, exploration, and learning. 10:30 – Then he delves into some of the projects D10X has worked on recently. 13:00 – Most of the solutions don’t necessitate using emerging technologies. 15:00 – Defining the problem comes first. 20:00 – Challenges and themes Citi Ventures and D10X are looking at. In Asia, Citi is interested in the lifecycle of tokenized securities. 28:30 – Victor explains how the team at D10X is expandable. 32:00 – The team is looking at advanced data analytics, ML, and NLP to mine external content for signals.

After a couple late postponements, Wei-Shen and Tony just spend the show having a conversation about Tony’s new pool cue and other nonsense (start of podcast), some conversation about the current M&A market (5:00), and then they get into politics (18:30). Enter at your own risk. (Editor’s note: This was recorded last week, but I—Tony—am lazy and took forever getting this posted…back soon this week with a guest.)

On February 3, 2020, it was publically announced that Bill Murphy—Blackstone’s CTO for almost a decade—would be leaving the firm at the end of March. Bill rejoins the Wavelength podcast—for a record fifth time—to discuss some of the lessons he learned while working at the private equity giant, and the next phase of his career. (2:00-47:00) At the backend of the podcast, Wei-Shen and Tony discuss Refinitiv’s plans going forward after the launch of Workspace (47:30-end). https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7692821/of-refinitiv-and-old-rivalries 3:30 Bill discusses his decision to join Cresting Wave. 7:15 For those who have fared well during the pandemic, what went right? 10:30 What are the dangers of making knee-jerk tech decisions to answer Covid-related needs? 13:30 When it comes to the buy v. build debate, are banks more wary of taking the lead on moonshot projects? 19:00 Do banks and asset managers risk falling behind if they hand too much off in the innovation space? 21:00 What interests Bill the most in genre of “innovation” and why is technical debt hindering the capital markets? 28:30 What does technical debt look like when it comes to machine learning and data analysis? 35:30 Working remotely v. working in the office—how will that dynamic change in a post-Covid world? 40:00 Blockchain? 41:30 ESG? 43:30 Quantum computing? 45:00 Deep learning? Bill Murphy’s previous episodes: https://www.waterstechnology.com/trading-tools/2461751/waters-wavelength-podcast-episode-22-blackstone-cto-bill-murphy https://www.waterstechnology.com/trading-tools/3056376/waters-wavelength-podcast-episode-60-bill-murphy-blackstone-cto https://www.waterstechnology.com/industry-issues-initiatives/3473326/waters-wavelength-podcast-episode-105-blackstones-bill-murphy-part-3 https://www.waterstechnology.com/technology/4078696/wavelength-podcast-episode-150-bill-murphy-of-blackstone-group

This week on the podcast, Wei-Shen talks with Hans Brown, head of enterprise innovation and chief information officer for corporate technology at BNY Mellon. The two delve into the topic of innovation and what that word means today compared to pre-coronavirus. Before that, Tony highlights two big stories posted on WatersTechnology.com from the past: Refinitiv’s new Workspace platform and what this rollout means for Eikon and Thomson One, and a deep-dive into Bloomberg’s Financial Instrument Global Identifier (FIGI). The interview begins at the 5:00 min mark. https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7689651/refinitiv-begins-move-away-from-eikon-thomson-one-with-debut-of-workspace https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7690251/bloombergs-figi-a-case-of-red-light-green-light

Once again, Wei-Shen and Tony are poaching a panel from the inaugural WatersTechnology Innovation Exchange. This week, the conversation centers around data: lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic; why banks are increasingly embracing the cloud; a look at whether or not disaster recovery will change after Covid; and our panelists wrap it up by looking into their crystal balls and predict one major trend that will develop in 2021. Skip to the 5:00 mark if you don't want to hear about Tony's birthday weekend and just want intelligent conversation about data. Michael Ruttledge, chief information officer and head of technology services, Citizens Bank David Wright, chief data officer for North America, Commerzbank Andrew Foster, chief data officer for the Americas, Deutsche Bank

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony step aside and turn the podcast over to a panel of AI experts. Last week, executives from Bank of America, Prudential, FactSet, and University College London were on a panel at the inaugural WatersTechnology Innovation Exchange. They talked about a range of topics pertaining to AI and machine learning, including issues around explainability, where banks struggle to implement AI, and the buy-v-build debate. https://events.waterstechnology.com/innovation-exchange Laura Hamilton, global head of treasury technology, Bank of America Michael Natusch, global head of AI, Prudential Emine Yilmaz, department of computer science, University College London (UCL) Ruggero Scorcioni, principal machine learning engineer for cognitive computing, FactSet

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This week on the podcast, Clare Flynn Levy, founder and CEO at Essentia Analytics, joins to talk about her shift from the buy side to going “native”. Before that, Wei-Shen and Anthony talk about the WatersTechnology Innovation Exchange, which starts on September 9. To register for the three-week virtual event, use this link: https://events.waterstechnology.com/innovation-exchange/book-now * Clare joins the podcast and explains the reason for starting Essentia Analytics and what it means to “go native”. (5:30) * Using analytics to trust your gut, or let you know if your gut is wrong. (15:00) * How can understanding behavioral biases help push active managers forward? (16:30) * Clare discusses how AI biases play into the fund management process. (32:00) * For those on the buy side not using behavioral analytics, what’s holding them back? (38:00)

This week’s podcast is something of a preview for next month’s WatersTechnology Innovation Exchange. Tony, Wei-Shen, Max Bowie, and Joanna Wright got together for a Microsoft Teams video call to help promote the event, but the conversation was good (and long) so we decided to put the full thing up on the podcast. Max kicks things off talking about how banks might look to turn their office spaces into something of a WeWork for fintechs (8:30). Joanna has been writing a lot about ESG of late, both from a regulatory perspective, as well as looking at actual use cases, so she delves into how ESG is being used in today’s markets (14:00). Wei-Shen looks at innovation in the APAC region and how Asia may be ahead of North America and Europe when it comes to tools that allow employees to work remotely (19:00). Finally, Tony asks some follow-up questions of the three editors (26:00-55:00). To register for the Innovation Exchange, which will be held over the course of three weeks—September 9-22—click here: https://events.waterstechnology.com/innovation-exchange/book-now https://events.waterstechnology.com/innovation-exchange https://www.waterstechnology.com/management-strategy/7552636/space-exploration-how-will-banks-handle-unwanted-costly-real-estate-post-covid https://www.waterstechnology.com/management-strategy/7666226/moonshots-shelved-banks-spend-on-home-working-tech https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7659301/a-look-at-how-ubss-concentrated-alpha-team-integrates-esg-data https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7535166/four-asset-managers-explain-how-they-incorporate-esg-data https://www.waterstechnology.com/regulation/7650701/regulators-defend-esg-data-requirements https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7657196/hsbc-launches-esg-reporting-service https://www.waterstechnology.com/regulation/7546186/esg-disclosures-will-be-a-data-sourcing-headache-for-the-buy-side https://www.waterstechnology.com/technology/7521746/ping-an-nlp-takes-on-greater-importance-in-turbulent-times https://www.waterstechnology.com/operations/7664921/bny-mellon-deutsche-bank-to-extend-fx-api-for-indonesia-and-india

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony talk about a recent story published on WatersTechnology (link below) where tech execs from UBS, Deutsche Bank, Societe Generale, and Nomura discuss where they're directing their IT budgets (2:00). The gist is that so-called innovative moonshot projects are being put on the backburner...Tony and Shen take a contrarian view. Also, what happens if banks cut back on their metropolitan office footprints (15:30)? To wrap things up, Tony and Shen discuss what their own personal moonshoots are (20:00). https://www.waterstechnology.com/management-strategy/7666226/moonshots-shelved-banks-spend-on-home-working-tech https://www.waterstechnology.com/management-strategy/7552636/space-exploration-how-will-banks-handle-unwanted-costly-real-estate-post-covid

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony share their thoughts on new alternative datasets relating to the pandemic, and how investment firms are taking advantage of it. 2:00 – Tony talks about how he’s putting together the August issue of the WatersTechnology magazine, focused on our coronavirus coverage. 4:00 – They discuss Jo Gallagher’s story on vaccine tracking data as an alt dataset, and how it can signal potential “winners” to investment professionals. (https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7660636/vaccine-tracking-data-the-next-big-alt-dataset) 8:30 – Advancements in NLP and sentiment analysis has helped give these new datasets a leg up. 10:00 – Tony talks about geolocation data is used to monitor foot traffic in and out of hospitals. (https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7534286/geolocation-data-spotlights-covid-recovery) 13:00 – Then, they discuss the privacy issues associated with geolocation data, and how many don’t realize the personal data they’re giving away. 19:30 – They wonder if government entities would regulate the use of wearing fitness trackers in the future.

This week on the podcast, Simon Maughan, Liquidnet’s head of trading alpha, joins (3:00-35:30) to discuss the current landscape in the agency-broking space and the buy side’s need for strong analytics in today’s trading environment. Then Wei-Shen and Tony jump back on (35:30) to discuss a documentary that they both watched, and somehow they try to connect it to the world of AML/KYC. (Note: There's a bit of an awkward cut as Wei-Shen and Tony went longer than anticipated talking about a documentary, so we tacked that on at the end.) 3:00 Simon joins the podcast. 7:00 He first talks about the state of agency trading and cost-of-trade issues. 10:30 How have the needs of the buy side changed? 19:00 Over the past few years we’ve seen agency brokers use block trades to drum up business, employ nifty algos to attract clients, while incorporating transaction-cost analysis and other data points as value-adds. Is there a point where the road runs out on what an agency broker can offer? 23:00 He then explains the need to deliver the right information, at the exact point that it is needed, to the right person. 26:00 After the acquisitions of OTAS, Prattle, and RSRCHXchange, what were the greatest challenges in bringing those systems together?   30:00 The world of execution management and analytics is evolving; how can a firm like Liquidnet differentiate itself from the major execution and analytics providers? 33:00 To round things out, Simon talks about some of the lessons he’s learned during the pandemic.

This one is more of a therapy session for Wei-Shen and Tony. No tech on this one, folks. On the show, Wei-Shen vents her frustration over Hong Kong’s third wave of coronavirus-related lockdowns (0:00-8:30). Tony vents his frustration over how the United States is handling the pandemic (8:30-12:00). Tony proceeds to ramble about the need for human contact…where he’s going this, no one really knows (12:00-15:00). Next they both talk about the need for empathy, and what that means…and Tony rambles some more (15:00-35:30). To finish things on a much lighter note, they seamlessly transition to a vastly more important topic: the TV show “Search: WWW” (39:00). (Editor’s Note: Stay for the last five seconds to hear Tony admit that he was rambling too much.)

This week Gabriele Columbro, founder and executive director of Finos, joins the podcast. He and Wei-Shen discuss how the capital markets’ perception and attitudes towards open source have changed. Then they talk about the foundation’s expansion plans with a particular focus on APAC. 4:00 – Gab touches on the opportunities in the financial services industry for open source technology. 9:00 – Open source technology has shifted in recent years as adoption continues to increase. 14:00 – It’s much easier to be a good open source citizen as an individual. Corporations often come with strings attached. 19:00 – They discuss whether there is a difference between how the buy-side and sell-side use open source. 25:00 – Gab talks through how Finos is encouraging more buy-side members to join. 44:00 – They wrap up discussing projects Finos is working on, and the foundation’s expansion plans into APAC.

This week, Pete Cherecwich, president of asset servicing at Northern Trust, joins the podcast to talk about how outsourcing has bled into the front-office, as well as how perception towards outsourcing has changed. The last time he joined the podcast, Pete spoke about the challenge firms face offering convenience while ensuring those services are secure. https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/4250291/wavelength-podcast-episode-160-peter-cherecwich-of-northern-trust 4:00 – Tony and Wei-Shen briefly discuss the interview with Pete. 9:30 – Pete joins the podcast and explains how firms see value in outsourcing technology. 14:00 – There can be positive and negative ripple effects from outsourcing non-core functions. 17:30 – Pete says outsourced trading uptake is driven by firms looking to strike a balance between costs and alpha generation. 20:30 – Covid-19 has changed the way people trade, and the concept of a physical trading floor. 29:00 – Pete talks about Northern Trust’s expansion plans. 34:00 – They wrap up talking about identifying the likelihood of blockchain adoption.

This week Sanjna Parasrampuria, head of Refinitiv Labs in Asia, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast to talk about unstructured data and the new SentiMine product. 1:30 – Wei-Shen and Tony talk about Josephine's breaking story on Deutsche Börse exiting its regulatory reporting businesses. https://www.waterstechnology.com/regulation/7564716/deutsche-boerse-to-exit-regulatory-reporting-business 6:00 – Sanjna joins Wei-Shen on the podcast and they discuss the work from home environment Sanjna has experienced at Refinitiv in Singapore. 10:00 – Unstructured data can be confusing. Sanjna explains that unstructured data could be categorized as anything that doesn’t fit into a generic excel spreadsheet. 20:00 – Then, Sanjna talks about being in a position to understand positive and negative sentiment behind unstructured data at Refinitiv. She also discusses the financial strain of a data lake. 24:30 – What are the challenges that unstructured data solution providers face when trying to service clients? 30:00 – They talk about how machine Learning techniques can be implemented on unstructured data. 34:30 – Sanjna explains the technology and thinking behind Refinitiv’s product, SentiMine, which is targeted at investment managers and investment bankers. 43:30 – They discuss when SentiMine will be available to a wider audience. 54:30 – Sanjna takes Wei-Shen through the technology supporting SentiMine.

To mark the 200th episode of the podcast, Wei-Shen and Tony bring back Dan DeFrancesco and James Rundle. Together they reminisce on the beginnings of the Waters Wavelength podcast, and how they tried not to screw things up too badly. Then, they discuss how technology in the capital markets has evolved over the years, from the ‘Flash Boys’ era to the emergence of fintechs, blockchain, and cloud technology. They wrap up by talking about TV series and movies they’ve watched in the past few months. Here’s to the next 200 episodes!

This week Marshall Saffer, vice president and head of Americas sales at Hazeltree, joins Tony on the podcast to talk about software development issues that have arisen since the start of coronavirus and controversies around Microsoft Excel. 2:30 – Wei-Shen and Tony discuss his recent article on the Stevens Institute of Technology, which is creating an artificial exchange aimed initially at the HFT crowd. https://www.waterstechnology.com/trading-tools/7556791/stevens-institute-capco-lay-out-commercialization-efforts-for-new-artificial-exchange 9:30 – Marshall talks about his role at Hazeltree, which includes building out the sales organization around treasury management for buy-side firms. He then discusses some of the challenges of working remotely. 18:00 – Looking at software development from a sales perspective, Marshall says that Covid-19 has been the reason many projects were put on hold or delayed. 22:30 – Then, they discuss working with Excel, both on a personal and company-wide level. Despite new tools being deployed frequently, the industry still relies on Excel. 28:30 – Marshall explains how hedge funds should shine during volatility. 31:00 – Hazeltree acquired ENSO Analytics from CME Group back in 2019. Marshall talks about how the integration has been going since October.

This week, Benjamin Quinlan, CEO and managing partner at Quinlan & Associates, joins the podcast to talk with Wei-Shen about his new report Beyond The Buzz. They also talk about the value of "innovation labs". https://www.quinlanandassociates.com/insights-beyond-the-buzz/ 3:00 – Benjamin joins the podcast. He and Wei-Shen discuss “innovation” as a buzzword and what separates a good innovation head from a bad one. 8:30 – Then, they talk about companies such as Kodak, Nokia, Blockbuster, Blackberry, and Myspace that seem to have dropped off the map after being some of the biggest names in technology. How does this compare to similar big-names in capital markets? 12:00 – Benjamin points out how the pressure to innovate can be a problem for some companies who are pouring money into things like “innovation labs” that are yet to yield much reward. 21:00 – As we are seeing more and more partnerships between cloud providers and financial services firms, Benjamin discusses what this means for cloud providers based in Asia. 26:30 – Innovation labs need to be more focused on one part of the business to add value across the whole business. You cannot simply use the word “innovation” as a remit. 35:00 – In the fintech space, sometimes the hype exceeds the returns. Benjamin talks through his cynicism about buzzwords like blockchain and AI. 38:00 – Each firm has a different set of needs. How should start-ups set their selling strategies to investment banks, asset managers, and hedge funds? 43:30 – Lastly, Benjamin tells Wei-Shen how he is continuing to innovate in his day-to-day and business life during Covid-19.

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony discuss on how companies should be communicating ‘back-to-office’ moves to their employees. Is there a right way to do this, and if poorly communicated, what could it mean for staff morale? Companies should think about the full ecosystem before executing a full move back to “normalcy”. Then, they dig a little deeper into how the work-from-home situation should mean for productivity levels. They also talk about the practicalities and health concerns in getting staff back into the office, especially in crowded cities. Everyone is affected by this pandemic and physical distancing at varying levels mentally. How do we take care of our mental health during this time? They wrap up talking about how they deal with stress and what gives them joy. Next week, they’ll be back with a guest.

This week, Guy Warren, CEO of ITRS Group, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast. They discuss the importance of capacity planning and some of the capacity issues clients have been facing as a result of higher volatility. He also sheds light on what the future will look like for application development in a crowded market.  3:00 - Off the recent earnings season, Wei-Shen and Tony discuss how the likes of Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, and StateStreet are now portraying themselves more as technology companies.  https://www.waterstechnology.com/technology/7531841/morgan-stanleys-katherine-wetmur-on-the-banks-tech-investment-covid-19-response https://www.waterstechnology.com/operations/7538871/blackrock-onboards-8-aladdin-clients-remotely 14:30 - Guy joins the podcast, and gives an overview of ITRS Group and capacity planning as a whole.   18:40 - He talks about the acquisition of Sumerian in 2018 and previous thoughts of building a capacity planning tool  https://www.waterstechnology.com/organization-management/alliances-mergers-acquisitions/3669186/itrs-buys-capacity-management-firm-sumerian 23:30 – Then, they talk about the capacity challenges firms are facing at this time. He says that most companies are unaware their systems have a throughput limit.   27:30 – Guy explains how capacity thresholds are set, monitored, and at what point ITRS alerts their customers.    30:00 - How are capacity challenges addressed? Guy discusses elastic applications.   33:00 - What does the future look like for application development? What happens with existing applications?   35:30 - He talks about the ITRS capacity planner and how take-up has been as a result of Covid-19. Guy explains how people want to “Try before they buy.”   37:00 - Where have investment firms found their infrastructure inadequate to meet current trading volumes and demands?  40:00 - What are some new features ITRS is working on for the tool? Guy wraps up talking about cloud cost optimization.

This week, John Walsh, director of strategy and innovation at Refinitiv joins the podcast. Along with Tony, he discusses the regulatory challenges surrounding alternative data as well as the potential for implementation of alternative data in light of the coronavirus. He recently produced a research report titled A New Dimension of Data. https://www.refinitiv.com/en/media-center/press-releases/2020/april/refinitiv-report-on-alternative-data 1:00 – Wei-Shen and Anthony Malakian talk about the upcoming 200th podcast episode. They discuss the stories recently published on the website, including a story on the programming language, Cobol. (https://www.waterstechnology.com/technology/7532056/on-cobol-and-legacy-systems-covid-19-turmoil-calls-for-change) 16:30 – John joins Tony on the podcast. They look at the alternative data space and some of the issues that have cropped up in the Covid-19 pandemic. 19:00 – John defines what alternative data means to him. Internally, it's the data that Refinitiv does not have commercially available.  20:30 – Tony asks how firms are trying to tackle this pandemic by using these unique data sets specific to the coronavirus? 25:30 – There is not one dataset that will solve every problem. It’s more of mixing, matching, and blending of datasets to be able to track the coronavirus. How do you manage that blending of datasets to work out which work well together? 30:00 – John talks about the main roadblocks when it comes to standards in the alternative data space. 35:00 – Then, he discusses where firms go wrong when incorporating alternative datasets. 40:00 – In a crowded space, John says data buyers are not going to deal with companies that do not take data rights seriously. 46:00 – They wrap up talking about whether Refinitiv's plans are changing and the adjustments needed in the current environment.

This week, George Ralph, managing director of RFA, a cloud and cybersecurity provider to the alternative investment sector, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast. He talks about some security challenges the Covid-19 situation has brought about, and how firms should be tackling them. Then, they discuss how the approach to BCP planning will change in the future, and some “quick fixes” firms can put in place to help prevent insider threats. https://www.fsb.org/wp-content/uploads/P200420-1.pdf 1:30 – Tony and Wei-Shen delve into M&A activity in the ESG space, following Morningstar’s acquisition of SustainAnalytics. (https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7529971/morningstar-wades-further-into-esg-space-with-sustainalytics-acquisition) How do the E, S, and G parts help firms understand the ripple effects of Covid-19? 15:30 – George joins the podcast on his birthday no less, and talks about some of the security challenges that the coronavirus pandemic has brought. And how IT teams and firms had to change their working models. 19: 30 – Then, they discuss BCP plans and how firms have to tweak them to fit the current situation, particularly for longer-term remote access. 27:00 – How are firms dealing with the insider threat risk? What processes and training can they put in place to prevent these risks? 32:30 – George talks about the importance of data flow, and addresses some quick fixes available. 34:30 – Are there security concerns when critical operating system updates can only be done on-site? 39:30 – How are firms dealing with concerns of migrating more critical workloads and data onto the cloud? 45:30 – Looking at a post-virus situation, George talks about how the approach to BCP will change. 48:30 – He wraps up by discussing RFA’s plans going forward.

This week, Richard Blore, CEO of KY3P, a company of IHS Markit, joins Tony on the podcast. They talk about the challenges of vendor due diligence, particularly during this tumultuous time. Then, they discuss some of the broader trends firms need to address, including automation, cyber resilience, and the possibility of some fintech startups running into cash flow issues. 3:30 – Wei-Shen and Tony talk about how machine learning models have performed leading up to the pandemic (https://www.waterstechnology.com/trading-tools/7524721/covid-19-tumult-tests-ai-fund-returns), and how this time is testing ground for these models, and also for emerging technologies. 11:30 – Richard joins the podcast and gives an overview of his career and how he stumbled into the capital markets. Before joining IHS Markit in late 2019, he spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs, and before that, at Coca Cola, International Aero Engines, and Rolls Royce. 15: 30 – Then, he explains how KY3P’s Significant Event Notification and Tracking (SENT) capability works. 19:00 – Richard talks about how for the Covid-19 outbreak, KY3P identified and asked six questions relating to the pandemic. He discusses some of the common pain points firms have. 25:30 – Tony and Richard review some wider trends that firms need to address. Will automation projects receive more attention and investment? 30: 30 – What are the unique challenges that fintech startups face in light of cash flow constraints? 32:30 – They talk about how firms should pay greater attention to cybersecurity issues when it comes to vendor due diligence. 37:00 – Richard says firms will need to stay closer to their core vendors and better understand the full supply chain of the organization. 39:30 – Then, he previews some projects KY3P is currently developing.

This week on the podcast, Ofir Gefen, head of Asia-Pacific at Swedish trading and technology provider Itiviti, talks with Wei-Shen about some of the coronavirus lessons Itiviti in Asia has provided for its other office locations. Then, they talk about how Itiviti has been handling migration projects from those coming off the Bloomberg SSEOMS solution, which is ending in April 2021. (https://www.waterstechnology.com/trading-tools/4314076/itiviti-looks-to-capitalize-on-bloombergs-sseoms-exit) 1:30 – Wei-Shen and Tony talk about how the podcast will be a platform for thought leadership, and where firms can speak about their ongoing projects. 5:00 – Ofir joins the podcast and talks about his background and some of his experiences from ITG, Ullink, and then at the combined entity Itiviti. 9:00 – Then, he talks about how Itiviti in Asia entered the BCP mode, following the coronavirus outbreak, and how Itiviti’s other offices could learn from example. 15:00 – Ofir gives his wide, and narrow view of how markets have been reacting to this pandemic, compared with the dotcom bubble in the early 2000s, and the global financial crisis in 2008/2009. 20:00 – How are clients looking to outsource, and in their efforts to automate, have their priorities shifted? 25:30 – The Bloomberg SSEOMS solution is coming offline in April 2021 (https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/4248511/bloomberg-plans-to-exit-sseoms-kyc-business-lines), and migration can take anywhere from one to eight months. Ofir cautions that some decisions, even during these turbulent times, can’t be put off. 33:00 – Ofir gives an update of how Itiviti has been handling Bloomberg SSEOMS migration projects, and the measures Itiviti has put in place to speed that process up. 42:00 – What is the worst that could happen, once Bloomberg’s SSEOMS service ends? 45:30 – Ofir talks about Itiviti’s plans and what it is investing in moving forward.

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony talk about BlackRock chairman Larry Fink’s recent letter to shareholders. They then wonder if some roles may be at risk following the coronavirus development, and how technology could play a part. Later, they chat about enhancements being made to the podcast, WatersTechnology, and themselves. 3:00 – Wei-Shen and Tony talk about Larry Fink’s letter to shareholders and how he positions BlackRock will be adapting to the coronavirus situation. 5:00 – Are ETFs technology? They delve specifically into fixed-income ETFs and what BlackRock will focus on following this situation. 11:00 – What is the buy-side doing to catch up in their technology transformation, particularly in this new environment? 13:00 – Are front-office roles at risk, and what about third-party vendors? 21:00 – Wei-Shen and Tony talk about how we’ll be enhancing the podcast, and our coverage on WatersTechnology. 25:30 – Then, they talk about how we should use this time also to improve and better themselves. 29:00 – Wei-Shen discusses some of the pitfalls of working out at home. 35:00 – Then, Tony talks about how people need to figure out a work-life balance while working from home. 37:40 – Wei-Shen decides to annoy Tony by suggesting he watch FRIENDS.

This week, Mazy Dar, CEO and co-founder at OpenFin joins Wei-Shen on the podcast. First, they talk about how the developing coronavirus (Covid-19) situation impacts the workforce, and how OpenFin is communicating with clients. Then, they discuss financial institutions’ adoption of the Financial Desktop Connectivity (FDC3) standards, and what’s holding them back. 1:00 – Wei-Shen and Tony talk about industry-scale project delays, such as ASX’s CHESS replacement (https://www.waterstechnology.com/technology/7511931/asx-reconsiders-chess-replacement-timeline-as-coronavirus-bites), and also the delay of deadlines for the CAT (https://www.waterstechnology.com/regulation/7506926/industry-given-cat-relief-due-to-coronavirus), due to the coronavirus (Covid-19). 7:00 – Mazy joins the podcast and talks about the working from home and schooling from home situation, and how OpenFin continues to communicate with clients throughout the disruption caused by Covid-19. 13:00 – Then, he discusses how cloud is becoming more topical as financial institutions start to realize how an on-premise approach can be problematic. 19:00 – Has OpenFin experienced any push backs in projects? Are clients focusing on other things? 25:00 – As interoperability (https://www.waterstechnology.com/trading-tools/4753016/for-the-app-interoperability-movement-2020-will-be-a-big-year)continues to seep into capital markets, how will OMS and EMS platforms of the future look like? 26:30 – Mazy elaborates on the state of adoption of the Financial Desktop Connectivity (FDC3) standards, and why some firms are holding back. 37:30 – Where are the opportunities for interoperability in the middle and back-office? 41:00 – What are some new innovations OpenFin is working on, following its last funding round? 46:00 – Mazy wraps up with the two things he’d like to see happen for interoperability this year.

This week, Joanna Wright, our London editor, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast to talk about her feature on how transformer models are benefitting the field of natural language processing (NLP). Then, they talk about having fun at the workplace, and how companies can help provide a sense of fulfillment to their staff. https://www.waterstechnology.com/technology/4870381/transforming-nlp-a-look-at-new-tools-being-used-by-banks 1:00 – Joanna shares why she thinks mobile phones are the worst thing to happen to our society in the past 20 years. 4:30 – Then, they talk about AI conversational agents (or chatbots) like Google’s Meena, and Mitsuku. 7.30 – They discuss why Google hasn’t released Meena to the public for now, and the issue of bias encoded within AI models. 12:00 – What is a transformer model, and how has it helped with the development of the NLP field? 18:00 – How are data providers like Refinitiv and Bloomberg using transformer models like BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers)? 24:30 – What are some limitations that exist when using transformer models? 28:30 – They talk about an interesting link (https://daringtolivefully.com/have-fun-at-work) that Jo came across, and how it would be fun to beat our editor-in-chief Tony in a foam sword fight. 38:30 – Wei-Shen and Jo wrap up by discussing how employers could provide satisfaction and fulfillment to employees in other ways, instead of following a how-to-have-fun-at-work type of list.

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony talk about two features recently published on the website. The first, written by Wei-Shen, is on how video game technology can be applied in the financial industry and some of the challenges there. The second feature is written by Rebecca Natale, our reporter based in New York, calling out data mining for what it is, and the importance of having a plan when dealing with alternative data. https://www.waterstechnology.com/technology/4858766/game-on-can-the-video-game-industry-teach-banks-something-about-visualization https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/4867276/data-mining-is-bullsht-an-examination 2:00 – Tony shares some of his thoughts on Bank of America’s approach to using gaming technology and the ongoing work on its prototype. 6:00 – Then, Wei-Shen talks about some of the similarities between professional gamers and traders. 10:30 – Where’s the balance between new edge technology and the risk of information overload? 16:00 – Then, they discuss Reb Natale’s feature on data mining and some of the existing challenges in approaching alternative data. 20:30 – Tony talks about how the buy-side is getting frustrated with promises from alternative data providers. 22:00 – Firms should have a plan, and talented people to work with alternative data, as well as the mindset of failing fast and moving on quickly. 23:30 – They talk about how humans have a natural need to make connections with data and how alt data providers take advantage of this. 26:30 – Wei-Shen and Tony wrap up chatting about their collaborative playlists on Spotify.

This week, Tony and Wei-Shen talk about issues dealing with transforming the workforce while financial firms start to automate and digitize. They discuss some of the challenges firms face in upskilling existing staff. Later, they touch on the Coronavirus situation in Hong Kong. 1:30 – Wei-Shen and Tony start the podcast highlighting that registration for the North American Financial Information Summit 2020 (NAFIS) is now open. https://www.financialinformationsummit.com/na 3:30 – Then, they discuss Reb’s story (https://www.waterstechnology.com/management-strategy/4839456/the-retraining-conundrum-how-best-to-transform-a-workforce) on transforming the workforce. They address some challenges, both financial and non-financial firms facing in their efforts. 11:00 – Tony talks about how difficult it is to learn new skills and how it’s not as easy as it sounds. 17:00 – They get a little distracted and talk about the latest Korean drama series Wei-Shen is watching. 18:30 – Wei-Shen brings it back to the topic. It takes two to clap. Both the firm and the individual have to put in the work. 21:00 – Can firms prevent talent from leaving to potentially greener pastures despite giving them the toolkit to learn new skills? 24:00 – Wei-Shen speaks about the Coronavirus (Covid-19) situation in Hong Kong and some of the absurdities that have risen from it. 33:00 – They end the podcast by discussing what three items they would steal in such a situation.

This week, Tony and Wei-Shen talk about third-party resiliency and how interconnected systems are. They discuss how disruptive outages and vulnerabilities are to the industry and the implications on systemic risk. https://www.waterstechnology.com/regulation/4818706/vendors-feel-heat-as-regulators-pile-pressure-on-third-party-resiliency https://www.waterstechnology.com/regulation/4813941/google-exec-regulators-insisting-on-multi-cloud-for-financial-firms https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/4515601/the-future-of-cloud-regulation-the-authorities-are-taking-notice 1:00 – Tony starts by talking about how new laws in Europe will require fintech firms to scrutinize their control frameworks to deal with system failures. 3:30 – The challenge of understanding third-party and fourth-party vendor relationships. 5:00 – They delve into the complexities of validating their relationships with third-party vendors, and beyond. 7:00 – This is where the fight begins. How much will vendors push back on revealing potentially sensitive and proprietary information to the regulators? 9:30 – If regulators are asking firms to adopt multi-vendor strategies, what are the cost implications? 13:00 –Tony and Wei-Shen then talk about how it’s the small errors that lead to major blow-ups, and how monitoring that is a huge challenge. 17:30 – They wrap up the podcast discussing their favorite Oscar-nominated films, who deserved to win, and what’s next on their watch list.

This week, Anthony is back on the podcast with Wei-Shen. They talk about the investment Swedish private equity firm EQT made in Rimes Technologies, as well as the two acquisitions the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) made this week. Then, they discuss some drawbacks of AI when looking at predicting market movements. https://www.waterstechnology.com/management-strategy/4811986/rimes-wards-off-sale-speculation-with-investment-from-eqt https://www.waterstechnology.com/management-strategy/4812921/cboe-buys-hanweck-and-ft-options-in-dual-acquisition https://www.waterstechnology.com/technology/4798531/nomura-chief-warns-of-ais-limitations 1:00 – Tony joins the podcast to talk about this week’s acquisition and investment news, and issues with using AI as a predictability tool of market movements. 3:00 – Then, he cautions how M&A speculation stories generally, might be a play to perhaps make the valuation of a company look better, highlight the competition, et cetera. 9:00 – Tony explains why he finds it interesting that EQT invested in Rimes. 11:30 – Then, they talk about the conflict of interests that could arise if an exchange does acquire such a company like Rimes. 13:00 – Next, they discuss the acquisitions that CBOE recently made to boost its risk analysis capabilities. 20:00 – Tony and Wei-Shen then talk about whether AI could truly predict market movements. 28:30 – Could AI be like a shot of steroids to traders, if used correctly? 31:00 – Then, they talk about how the idea of time has been distorted by how we consume content, where we are sometimes more willing to binge-watch 8-hours of a TV series, but not as willing to watch a 3.5-hour movie. 36:00 – They wrap up the podcast by admitting how impossible it is to live without our mobile phones.

This week, Josephine Gallagher, UK senior reporter at WatersTechnology, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast. They talk about the feature Josephine wrote about the proliferation of deepfakes (https://www.waterstechnology.com/management-strategy/4780806/the-proliferation-of-fake-information), and what it could mean for the capital markets. As firms increasingly turn to new and unique alternative data sources such as sentiment scores, and web scraping, they need to ensure the data they plug into their systems is authentic. 1:00 – Josephine joins the podcast to talk about what interested her the most about deepfakes. 3:00 – Then, they discuss two well-known deepfakes and how it’s near impossible to spot signs of tampering. 5:30 – Josephine and Wei-Shen then talk about an example that NICE Actimize’s Robert Tharle made on how criminals used a deepfaked voice of a CEO to steal $250,000. 6:30 – Does that mean firms need to implement multi-factor authentication or multi-factor authorization? 9:00 – They discuss how some big tech firms like Facebook and Google are creating tools to detect manipulated forms of media, and what is involved in that. 11:00 – How will these firms address the issue of scalability? 16:30 – Although not directly impacted by deepfakes as yet, why should financial institutions seriously consider this issue? 18:00 – They wrap up the podcast by talking about their separate vacations to Turkey, including some close run-ins with the local dogs and cats.

This week, Jonathan Kellner, chief executive officer, and Tom Fay, chief operating officer at the Members Exchange (MEMX), join Tony on the podcast. They talk about why there's a need for a new exchange in the US (https://www.waterstechnology.com/management-strategy/4082911/challenging-us-exchanges-will-be-uphill-battle-for-memx-experts-warn), the work that has gone into getting it off the ground, and what else needs to be in place before launching.  1:30 – Wei-Shen and Tony briefly highlight some of the stories new to the website this week, including a deep-dive into API security (https://www.waterstechnology.com/technology/4774536/apis-frontier-of-a-new-threat)and how the likes of UBS and BlackRock are looking to break into the Chinese market (https://www.waterstechnology.com/management-strategy/4772186/asset-managers-look-for-partnerships-to-expand-in-china). MEMX 4:30 – Jonathan and Tom join the podcast and talk about what MEMX is all about. 9:00 – Then, Jonathan explains how MEMX fits into the already-fragmented exchange marketplace in the US. 14:00 – Tom explains what has been done and what else needs to happen before MEMX can go live. 21:30 – How is MEMX unique from a technological standpoint, and which aspects will be built internally or outsourced? 31:00 – Jonathan explains how culture will drive the exchange’s success. 37:00 – Then, he talks about his brief dalliance with Coinbase, and what he thinks of cryptocurrency and digital assets. 38:30 – They wrap things up by talking about the pressures that the buy-side and sell-side want answers for in 2020.

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony discuss the increase in data that firms will see coming to market as a result of 5G networks and IoT-connected devices. They talk about how firms might tackle this, following on from the current challenge firms face with alternative datasets. Then, they discuss some of the concerns surrounding the rollout of 5G and what that means for the future of financial firms and people. 2:00 – To start, Tony gives an overview of his 5G and IoT story. (https://www.waterstechnology.com/technology/4743391/5g-iot-are-you-ready-for-the-data-deluge) 4:00 – They discuss the vast amount of data that will come to the market as a result of 5G rolling out, coupled with more IoT-connected devices. 6:30 – Then, they question how firms will deal with this mountain of data coming in, as this is one of many key challenges firms deal with now? 9:00 – Is the key deciding when to fail when experimenting with noisy datasets? 13:00 – Will this mean we’ll see more consolidation in the industry? 15:00 – Tony breaks down some of the political, privacy, and potential health concerns 5G could bring. 21:30 – Then, they talk about whether there’s a need for New Year’s resolutions. 26:00 – Wei-Shen and Tony wrap up the podcast crooning to Max Bowie’s latest Christmas data song. (https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/4732271/let-it-snow)

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony talk about how firms experiment with AI and ML and how firms should be more specific when they talk about these techniques. Then, they discuss the issue of gender and industry working groups, and what that might mean for the future. 1:30 – First, they talk about Hamad Ali’s Wells Fargo story. (https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/4714551/wells-fargo-exec-banks-struggle-to-feed-hungry-ai) 7:00 – They discuss the need for failure when experimenting with machine learning. 15:30 – What’s the timeframe when it comes to implementation? 16:00 – Then they talk about the EDM Council’s formation of a Women in Data interest group 21:00 – What’s the ROI for these groups? 26:00 – Tony explains how he’s not ready for the next 20 years. 27:30 – They discuss changes the industry needs to make when it comes to managerial styles. 33:00 – Wei-Shen wraps up the podcast for 2019 with jolly holiday wishes. (aka, see you all in 2020.)

On the podcast this week, Wei-Shen and Tony briefly discuss the Waters USA conference. Then, Billy Hult, president of Tradeweb Markets, speaks with Duncan Wood, global editorial director for Infopro Digital, about the changing face of trading, how Tradeweb stacks up against the likes of tech companies like Bloomberg and Symphony, the dimming allure of exchanges, and much more. 3:00 – Billy joins the podcast with Duncan 7:00 – Billy and Duncan talk about Tradeweb post-IPO 14:30 – Next, they discuss Tradeweb’s expansion into new asset classes 18:30 – Duncan asks about how Mifid II’s best execution requirement creates challenges 21:00 – Which trends are having the greatest impact on the market structure debate 28:00 – What is the difference between an old-style exchange and an interdealer broker 32:00 – Billy responds to whether Symphony is a disruptive force 39:30 – To wrap it all up, Billy bravely answers Duncan’s random quick-fire questions

Prior to today, there have been two hosts of the Waters Wavelength Podcast: Dan DeFrancesco and Anthony Malakian. Now, we have a third: Wei-Shen Wong! Anthony, aka, Tony, will still co-host, but Wei-Shen, aka, Shen, will run the show from here on out. Here's to new beginnings! This week, Shen and Tony discuss Waters USA, which will be held on Dec. 2-3 at 1 Liberty Plaza Convene in Manhattan. They discuss digitization, new jobs in data, and the problem with polls painting a broad stroke. https://events.waterstechnology.com/watersusa

With James away in London, Wei-Shen Wong, Asia editor for WatersTechnology, calls in from Hong Kong to give her perspective on trends unfolding in the Asia-Pacific region. They talk about blockchain (3:15), cryptocurrencies and—separately—tokenization (14:15), various forms of artificial intelligence and automation efforts (20:00), the proliferation of cloud usage in the region (25:30), and the feud that unfolded between India and Singapore earlier this year and what’s ahead for the two nations (28:00). They wrap things up by admitting to their favorite Netflix shows that bring them shame (35:30) and Wei-Shen talks about some of the stories she’s working on for 2019 (48:30). https://www.waterstechnology.com/operations/4014326/tokenization-the-flip-side-of-the-coin https://www.waterstechnology.com/exchanges-trading-venues/3969216/custody-seen-as-cryptos-next-major-battleground https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/4007716/deep-learning-the-evolution-is-here https://www.waterstechnology.com/exchanges-trading-venues/3610416/singapore-exchange-hits-back-at-indias-data-pull https://www.waterstechnology.com/market-data-data-analytics/indexes-ratings/3585711/indias-data-takeaway-leaves-index-derivatives-in-a-pickle

On the podcast, Wei-Shen Wong, Waters’ Asia editor, joins to discuss the dispute unfolding between the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) over index licensing. Before that, though, Anthony and James look at how the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has come down on reporting platforms, saying that the data they make available to the public is often not exactly in line with what the regulator wanted when it rewrote Europe’s trading rulebook. Esma v Reporting Platforms 2:00 What is the problem that Esma is looking to address? 3:15 What is Esma asking reporting platforms to do? 4:30 What are the main concerns for the reporting platforms? 6:00 What are politicians and market participants saying? https://www.waterstechnology.com/regulation-compliance/3672661/apas-under-pressure-as-esma-cracks-down-on-data-tangle NSE v SGX 10:30 Wei-Shen joins and begins by laying out the groundwork for how we got to this point, which started with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) asking the three main exchanges in India to terminate their existing market data licensing agreements with foreign partners. https://www.waterstechnology.com/regulation-compliance/3672661/apas-under-pressure-as-esma-cracks-down-on-data-tangle 16:00 The resolution to this fight might have roots in a case that was settled a few years ago in the United States. https://www.waterstechnology.com/exchanges-trading-venues/3610416/singapore-exchange-hits-back-at-indias-data-pull 17:30 What happens next? 18:00 Sebi’s decision is viewed by some as a political move and by others as a last resort. Either way, there are concerns all around that its decision will not achieve the desired results. 20:00 What are the greatest concerns going forward? 22:30 MSCI is also not pleased about Sebi’s decision. Misc 24:00 Wei-Shen and Tony discuss their summer plans.

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On the podcast, Wei-Shen Wong joins Anthony and James. Wei-Shen, who is based in Hong Kong, covers Asia for Waters and Inside Data Management. The trio discuss some of the biggest topics affecting APAC, including cryptocurrencies, Mifid II, foreign expansion and disaster recovery. They also look at two of the bigger news events from the week: Xavier Rolet stepping down at the London Stock Exchange, and Nasdaq’s plan to enter the bitcoin futures market. 3:00 Xavier Rolet out in LSEG shake-up. 6:45 Nasdaq plans bitcoin futures for 2018 that will track 50-plus reference prices. 9:00 Wei-Shen breaks down how various APAC countries are getting into the cryptocurrency game. 17:00 She then gives her insights on how firms in the region are preparing for Mifid II. 23:00 Next she examines some of the challenges that exist for non-APAC firms looking to set up shop in Asia. 24:30 Wei-Shen is also working on a story looking at disaster recovery in APAC and how it compares to the US and Europe. 28:45 Finally, the three reporters discuss the TV series that they’re currently watching. After months of effort, Anthony finally breaks James.

The podcast is back and with an even better sound as the gang tests out proper recording equipment. First, Wei-Shen Wong joins the podcast to talk about quantum computing. After that, James and Tony look at a possible emerging trend: the combination of the investment book of record (IBOR) and blockchain technology. They then rant about the most recent episode of Game of Thrones and finish up by discussing Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor “fight”. Quantum Computing 3:35 Wei-Shen Wong calls in from Hong Kong to discuss her feature examining quantum computing. 5:05 What differentiates quantum computing from today’s traditional high-performance computers? 7:30 Which areas of finance could QC impact over the next few years? 9:30 What security problems will this revolution pose for all firms? 12:15 What’s colder than cold? Well, quantum computing... 15:00 What’s the time horizon for quantum computing? 17:00 Wei-Shen talks about the challenges of reporting on such a complex topic. 18:15 Wei-Shen finishes up giving some recommendations for restaurants to check out in Hong Kong. IBOR & Blockchain 21:00 IBOR IS BACK, BABY! 22:20 A recap of the IBOR space. 23:45 Why are people once again getting excited about IBOR and how does blockchain play into this space? 24:55 Blockchain is still in the proof-of-concept/theoretical stage. Is the industry moving too fast on this? Game of Thrones & Fight Night 27:00 A Game of Thrones rant. 46:10 What not to do if you watch the Mayweather-McGregor fight at someone’s house.

OLÁ PRA QUEM É GAMER E LOKI!!! Hoje a nossa treta é em Hong Kong e infiltrados nas Tríades Chinesas, Álvaro e Leandro vão descer o sarrafo em bandido, em polícial e tudo mais que cruzar os seus caminhos, pra falar desse O post ZEREI + UM 004: SLEEPING DOGS (XBOX 360) apareceu primeiro em Papo de Loki.

Wei-Shen Wong, WatersTechnology's new Hong Kong-based reporter, talks about her first feature for the site, which looks at how different regions in Asia are approaching regulatory oversight of fintechs (3:00). Wei-Shen discusses the difference between Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan's approach to fintech regulation. She then talks to Dan about her first trip to the US, and what she's checked out so far (15:15).

Volvimos al ruedo con el programa mas esperado por Wei Shen, recien salido Dark Souls III te cuenta toda su experiencia. Tambien, Marian acompañado por Charly te cuenta la historia de Pokemon.

- Ciudad Gótica mas oscura que nunca: Bochornoso lanzamiento de Batman Arkham Knight en PC. - Dragon Ball y sus videojuegos: Debido al estreno en Argentina de la última película de Dragon Ball y el reciente lanzamiento de Dragon Ball Super, nos pusimos melancos y te contamos sobre los juegos lanzados en distintas plataformas con el paso de los años. - Retro RPGs ponjas: El amigo chino Wei Shen, nos deleita con sus diferentes títulos RPG nipones que fueron lanzados para PS2. www.ladovg.com Twitter: @LadoVG FB: Lado VG FB Grupo: Lado VG - Grupo de amigos

- Tocamos la noticias mas importantes de la semana, desde CAPCOM que se mete de lleno a remakes, Need For Speed y el nuevo Assassin's Creed. - Wei Shen se vino con noticias de su pueblo, el cual cuenta con deficit de actores masculinos de cine para adultos... bueno, relacionamos este temita con videojuegos sexuados. Comparti, comenta, suscribite y dale like! www.ladovg.com Twitter: @LadoVG FB: Lado VG FB Grupo: Lado VG - Grupo de amigos

Damos iniciada la tercer temporada del podcast llamado Pausa VG! - Tuvimos de invitado a Juani de For-Gamers, contandonos su experiencia sobre tener un local de videojuegos, quiza, el sueño de muchos de nosotros. - Octavio (alias: Wei Shen) nos cuenta sobre el Early Access del Darkest Dungeon (disponible desde el 3 de febrero en Steam), un RPG por turnos. Juego desarrollado por Red Hook Studios. Comparti, comenta, suscribite y dale like! www.ladovg.com Twitter: @LadoVG FB: Lado VG FB Grupo: Lado VG - Grupo de amigos

Knee-deep in the month of November Release Madness, the 2v1 Podcast finds time to play some video games. Alex gets better acquainted with Wei Shen in Sleeping Dogs, while breaking legs (and hearts). Josh forgets he played Sunset Overdrive, gets lost in Call of Duty's menus, but finds his inner Scandinavian in Volgarr the Viking. Nick discovers a fear of the future.

- Estuvimos de gira y contamos sobre el itinerario realizado: arrancamos en la ESWC Argentina y luego el dia jueves 16/10 asistimos a la presentacion de Konami y su PES 2015. - Wei Shen (para los amigos Octa) vivio una semana y pico a puro cafe para hacer las reviews de estos 2 terribles titulos, aprovechando que estabamos en el genero survival se armo debate sobre la resurrecion del mismo y recordamos ciertos titulos de los ultimos años. - Volvio una de las secciones mas conocidas, con las noticias mas petes, delirantes y bizarras del mundo tecnologico y de los videojuegos. Palabra clave "merca verde" y "Pan". www.ladovg.com Twitter: @LadoVG FB: Lado VG FB Grupo: Lado VG - Grupo de amigos