Analysis
2013 in Perspective: The Webcasts
It's been a remarkable year for the financial services industry, and as the leading title covering the applications of IT in the capital markets, Waters has extensively covered developments across all platforms, including our ever-popular webcast series.
2013's Trading Technology: A Year of 'Accelerating Returns'
Readers of Waters' ongoing coverage will have noticed several themes that blossomed over the past 12 months. Some of them were predictable. But 2013 also offered up more than a few unexpected hints of opportunities to come—whether imminently, or further…
2013's Business Technology: The Year in Trends
This year has seen major leaps forward when it comes to analyzing data, managing latency, the use of public clouds and the development of an IBOR strategy. 2013 also marked the three-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act becoming the law of the land.
2013 Cover Stories: The Buy Side
As 2013 draws to a close, we look back over the year's coverage, and focus on the buy-side executives profiled for the magazine's monthly cover story.
2013 Cover Stories: The Sell Side
As 2013 draws to a close, we look back over the year's coverage, and focus on the sell-side executives profiled for the magazine's monthly cover story.
Committee Is JPMorgan's Answer to Electronic Trading Redundancy
Wanting to reduce duplication and share ideas about electronic trading, while avoiding a centralized function, JPMorgan established a top-level committee that meets weekly to act as a clearinghouse of ideas.
Bloomberg's Compliance Center Move Marks Wider Chat Concerns
Bloomberg has announced the consolidation of its existing communications-related compliance tools into Compliance Center, a single dashboard containing administration, monitoring, search, and retention capabilities supporting real-time views into firm…
Increasingly Multi-Asset, City Financial Taps SunGard for Risk
The London-based investment manager, which distributes 14 different funds and is eyeing further acquisitions, has installed SunGard's APT solution for risk analysis and reporting, covering position- and portfolio-level information across its multiple…
MAT Design Seen as Strange by FCMs, SEFs
Panelists on a recent Waters webcast regarding the future of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reform discussed the US Made Available to Trade (MAT) rules, saying that the design of the regulation was perplexing.
Generalists, Business Analysts to Get More Tech Jobs in 2014
Two themes emerged when C-level technologists on a panel at the Waters USA conference revealed what skills they will be looking for in jobseekers in 2014. The first was a shift from preferring specialist programmers and developers to those with a broader…
IMD's 10 Days of Christmas: The Top 10 Trends of 2013
In the spirit of the season, Inside Market Data will be publishing its Top 10 Trends of 2013 over the coming 10 days in the run-up to Christmas.
Hard Shell, Soft Center: Waters Panelists Talk Information Security
Three buy-side chief technologists told the audience at Waters USA in New York on Monday that managing information security is like rummaging through a box of mystery chocolates—only less sweet.
Conning Turns to Markit for Depth and Scope of Corporates Pricing
Conning, an $82 billion Hartford, Conn.-based global asset manager, holds a majority of its assets, much of them on behalf of insurance clients, in bonds. In switching to Markit's pricing service, Conning's chief data officer Brian Baczyk says the…
Banks Consolidating Screen Real Estate on Their Platforms, Says Waters USA Panel
The three keys to real estate are location, location, location. The three keys to keeping customers on your front end technology? Real estate, real estate, real estate. As in, screen real estate. There's only so much space to go around, and any provider…
Big Data Opportunities, Perils Discussed at Waters USA
The paradigm shift of big data has led to new opportunities for trading firms to create more efficient and cutting-edge trading strategies. But firms should take care when investing in high-end analytics platforms, according to panelists at this year's…
Collateral Transformation, Agency Execution to Reinforce Swap Dealers' 'Stickiness'
As the buy side ramps up simulation of electronic swaps execution ahead of next year, panelists say old questions remain about what sell-side services will gain steam, and which are technologically feasible at all.
Collateral Transformation, Agency Execution to Reinforce Swap Dealers' 'Stickiness'
As the buy side ramps up simulation of electronic swaps execution ahead of next year, panelists say old questions remain about what sell-side services will gain steam, and which are technologically feasible at all.
Single-Dealer Platforms Still Work for FX, Fixed Income
Commentators have predicted the demise of single-dealers platforms for years, said JPMorgan’s Alexander Nacht, but they may be focused too much on equities.
BYOD Not a Given, Even as BlackBerry Flounders
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when BlackBerry dominated on Wall Street. As the Apple iPhone—and to a lesser extent, Android—gains ground, though, firms are advancing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) strategies, even as some pull back.
Waters USA 2013 Keynote: UBS CTO Voo on Data Sovereignty, Managing Cloud Perceptions
Correy Voo, UBS CTO for platform services and applied innovation, used his keynote to assess the cloud: its reality, its perception, and the reasons regulatory trends could temporarily hold its wider adoption back.
Senior Technologists Discuss the Drive Toward Standardization, Automation
At this year's Waters USA conference at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square, a panel of C-level technologists from across the industry discussed their drive toward standardization and automation, while contemplating new cost structures to help…
Financial IT Not Flexible Enough for Regulatory Changes, Says Waters USA Panel
Guggenheim Partners’ chief compliance officer summed up his position on adaptable IT with a question rather than a statement. “How many people think technology is flexible?” Joseph Lodato asked the audience at Waters USA. There were almost as many…
Financial IT Not Flexible Enough for Regulatory Changes, Say Panelists
Guggenheim Partners’ chief compliance officer summed up his position on adaptable IT with a question rather than a statement. “How many people think technology is flexible?” Joseph Lodato asked the audience at Waters USA. There were almost as many…
Senior Technologists Discuss the Drive Toward Standardization, Automation
At this year's Waters USA conference at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square, a panel of C-level technologists from across the industry discussed their drive toward standardization and automation, while contemplating new cost structures to help…