Analysis
AFTAs 2015: Best Technology Executive, Sell Side—Oliver Bussmann, UBS
Bussmann has nearly 15,000 followers on Twitter and has fully embraced social media.
AFTAs 2015: Best IT Team—Morgan Stanley
The Fusion Center enables a deeper level of monitoring across the bank’s entire enterprise by leveraging new technologies and tools to correlate data in innovative ways.
AFTAs 2015: Best Mobile-Strategy Initiative—Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank by Appointment (BBA) and Click-to-Dial functionality represent the pinnacle of BofA’s efforts in the space.
AFTAs 2015: Most Cutting-Edge IT Initiative—Electronifie
The alternative trading system (ATS) is also anonymous, all-to-all, and focused on blocks rather than odd lots.
AFTAs 2015: Best OTC Trading Initiative—Convergex
The ultimate result of streamlining requests for quotes (RFQs) means that a formerly manual process that could take upwards of five minutes to complete is halved.
AFTAs 2015: Best IT Integration Initiative—Fidelity Investment Management
FIMT has eliminated 90 percent of redundant data movement through its integration initiative.
AFTAs 2015: Best Cross-Asset Trading Initiative—Morgan Stanley
The need for legging should only grow as more electronification in fixed income is adopted in coming years.
AFTAs 2015: Best Data Management Initiative—JP Morgan Chase
Officials at JPMorgan say the platform’s greatest strength is its ability to make high-volume data available as a real-time stream for consumption across the business.
AFTAs 2015: Best Cloud Initiative—The Northern Trust Company
Northern Trust is now able to design and deliver new applications and services to its clients faster through the cloud.
AFTAs 2015: Best Infrastructure Initiative—Bank of America Merrill Lynch
The firm was able to slash more than $35 million in direct expenses and an astonishing $115 million in charges to business lines versus a target of around $47 million.
AFTAs 2015: Best Global Deployment—Nomura Securities
The URL-driven content browser concept allows .Net windows filtering Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications to be downloaded, installed and launched directly from URLs.
AFTAs 2015: Best Risk Management Initiative—Citadel
Citadel's Risk Center allows the firm to manage risk across all of its portfolios from a centralized location.
AFTAs 2015: Best Analytics Initiative—The Northern Trust Company
Northern Trust is using big data tools like Splunk and Hadoop to create an application that tracks and analyzes financial transactions.
AFTAs 2015: Best Reporting Initiative—Credit Suisse
Client Dashboard uses customizable widgets in a portal framework catering to various user groups, with the ability to set preferences and create standardized print-friendly reports.
Liquid Alts and Automation: Linedata Previews Fall Rollouts
Every September Linedata unveils new capabilities. Liquid Alts are at the top of the list.
Looking to the Cloud: Visibility and Security via Cloud Services
Bloomberg's Brian Cunningham talks to WatersTechnology about the major considerations for both buy-side and sell-side firms currently assessing the pros and cons of cloud-based services.
Remaking Financial Information Markets
Information aggregator's chief points out innovative aspects of data distribution approach
Nasdaq Brings Blockchain to Life
As distributed ledger technology edges closer to widespread adoption, WatersTechnology speaks to Nasdaq's head of blockchain strategy about what's next for this potentially revolutionary technology.
2016: No More Risk Silos?
Know the rules, know your endgame for better governance, says Wolters Kluwer expert
Trading Technologies to Add Trade Analytics, Backtesting in 2016
Last year the vendor launched its new SaaS-based trading platform and rolled out the Algo Development Lab.
NICE Actimize Eyes Big Data Analytics, Blockchain in 2016
Waters chats with NICE Actimize's AML division about what is in store for the New Year.
Trading Technologies to Add Trade Analytics, Backtesting in 2016
Last year the vendor launched its new SaaS-based trading platform and rolled out the Algo Development Lab.
2015 Year in Review: Consumers Resigned to Data Fee Increases
Fee increases are becoming the new noemal that firms must plan for, users say.
HSBC Expands Global Custody Services into the US
Two HSBC employees discuss the firm's recent announcement.