Articles by Anthony Malakian
No Easy FIX: Brokers Eye Outsourcing FIX Connections
FIX costs have long been a thorn in the side of more than a few brokers. While many still insist on managing their FIX connectivity internally, others have chosen to outsource this service to third-party providers. The question remains: Is the benefit…
Citi Rolls Out Upgrades to Processing, Risk Management Solution
Citi has launched Network 3.0, which features better risk management capabilities for institutional investors, asset managers and alternative asset investors.
With White, Better the Outsider?
In her new role as chair of the SEC, Mary Jo White must demonstrate that she's more than a prosecutor, but someone who can also bring stability to the market.
Former US Attorney to Head SEC
President Barack Obama will name Mary Jo White to take the place of Mary Schapiro as the chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Misys' Truche: Traders Need Direct Access to Risk Information
Misys' Thierry Truche joins WatersTechnology to discuss Misys' recent MGR release.
LiquidPoint Adds Reilly as SVP
ConvergEx Group announced that Craig Reilly will join the firm's LiquidPoint unit as its senior vice president of options sales.
BNP Paribas, Multifonds Examine AIFMD-Related Challenges
In a new case study to be released this week, BNP Paribas discusses how it is preparing itself and its clients for AIFMD compliance.
Electra Unveils New Fee Billing Solution
Electra Information Systems has launched a new fee calculation and revenue management system, dubbed Quantum, to help firms in the billing settlement arena. Doug Fritz, product manager at Electra, will head the initiative.
The Case for a Data Czar
As firms struggle to manage their data needs, maybe it's time to consider adding another C-level executive to the Board of Directors: A Data CIO.
Capco Opens Delivery Center in Florida
Capco announced that it has opened a delivery center in Orlando, Florida.
Chaikin Analytics Unveils iPad Workstation
Analytics technology provider Chaikin Analytics has launched a new Apple iPad app that provides actionable feedback to the buy side. The ability to enter and route trades from the device will be available within a month.
MIK, ParkRiver Team on New Regulatory Requirements
MIK Fund Solutions and ParkRiver Fund Solutions are partnering to deliver a solution that will address new regulatory requirements for Forms CPO-PQR and CTA-PR. This product will be delivered alongside their already launched Form PF solution.
How to Tackle Risk in 2013
Anthony wants to hear about the new ways that firms are measuring risk to manage their trading books, and gives a look back at some of the articles you may have missed over the break.
Buy Side Eyes Korea as Regulatory Barriers to Entry Fall
Despite relaxed rules, the South Korean marketplace has proven a tough nut to crack. Vendors are still looking for ways to break into the country at a time when the hedge fund space is growing—even if that growth is slower than expected.
Instinet Enhances Newport EMS to Help Reduce Operational Risk
Instinet has added a new tool, dubbed OneTicket, to its Newport enterprise management system (EMS) that will allow users to reduce operational risk. In this latest release, the New York-based broker also added new functionality including connectivity to…
Anthony Malakian: The Year in Quotes, 2012
Twelve months and 12 end-user techies profiled. Anthony looks back at some of the more interesting and entertaining quotes from last year.
Bridgewater Taps Northern Trust for Hedge Fund Servicing
Bridgewater Associates has selected Northern Trust for hedge fund servicing as it tries to improve its middle- and back- office processes.
American Financial Technology Awards 2012: The Winners and Why They Won
The American Financial Technology Awards, now in their eighth year, seek to acknowledge the best IT projects, driven by buy-side and sell-side end-users themselves. Waters congratulates this year’s winners.
American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best Buy-Side Technology Executive — Richard Alexander, Cerberus Capital Management
Richard Alexander’s father, Ray, ran a small credit union whose members were technology company employees. It is not much of a surprise, then, that years later, Richard Alexander would find himself at the top of the financial IT food chain.
American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best Infrastructure Initiative — ConvergEx Group
There’s a change happening in the world of FIX connectivity—in recent years, FIX costs have exploded, while at the same time, broker-dealers have had to adjust to life in a tough market as well look to cut costs. As firms seek savings, FIX connectivity…
American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best Cloud Initiative — CBRE Clarion Securities
In early 2011, real estate investment management firm CBRE, an affiliate of CB Richard Ellis Group, acquired ING Clarion Real Estate Securities, a unit of ING Group that manages globally listed real estate securities for separate accounts and mutual…
American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best Data Management Initiative — MetLife
It goes without saying that data quality is a vital component in any data management overhaul that a firm employs. It is tough for any organization to maintain a strong and consistent data quality culture if there are sprawling databases and disparate…
American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best Reporting Initiative — Northern Trust
Often, the best IT implementations are paradoxically those that reduce users’ reliance on IT. When Northern Trust went looking to replace its legacy enterprise reporting system, this was exactly what the firm was trying to achieve. As Dan Houlihan, head…
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