Modular Applications and Integrated Platforms—The Best of Both Worlds

Now, however, there is another option, thanks to advances in technology, development methodologies and delivery mechanisms—a single, integrated front-office platform consisting of a suite of modular applications that can be implemented as a whole or as a cluster of standalone applications that can sit alongside other best-of-breed tools and interoperate with them through open application programming interfaces (APIs). 

Topics discussed: 

• The business and operational advantages of implementing modular applications that can be part of a best-of-breed architecture or form a single, integrated front-to-back-office platform 
• The business benefits and technology implications offered on the back of implementing modular tools specifically designed to interoperate with other third-party applications 
• The emergence of open APIs and how they are allowing sell-side firms to move into new business areas and asset classes.