Articles by Victor Anderson
November 2016: Falling in Love with Julia
Victor sees a bright future for the Julia, the programming language released four years ago, that appears to be striking a chord with capital markets firms of various shapes and size.
Time Running Out to Enter the American Financial Technology Awards 2016
Online entries to this year's AFTAs close on the morning of Monday October 17, 2016.
The Business and Operational Benefits of Implementing a Single, Integrated Front-Office Platform
The notion of a single, "all singing all dancing" front-office platform has been around for a while, but still many buy-side firms are being hamstrung by sub-standard front-office technologies.
Advent Outsourcing Services: A Puzzle Where No Two Pieces Are Alike
Following its purchase last year by SS&C, Advent has jumped into hosted technology and outsourcing services by revamping its limited On Demand offering into a robust set of Advent Outsourcing Services (AOS). While many buy-side shops have moved…
SimCorp Sees Benefits of Front-Office Push
SimCorp's Marc Mallet chats to Victor Anderson about the vendor's front-office strategy and explains the reasons behind the firm's new area of focus.
SS&C Advent Geneva: Shining the Crown Jewel
SS&C Advent's Geneva accounting platform, venerated for its strength among investment managers of many stripes as well as its customization capabilities, became a major focus of attention following SS&C's acquisition of Advent in 2015. But if anything,…
October 2016: Where Do Startups Go to Die?
When it comes to survival as a fintech startup, Victor says, it's all about sales. If, as the CEO of a startup, you do not spend every hour of every day focusing on sales, you and your business will fail. Period.
RIMES Unveils Buy-Side Surveillance Platform for MAR Compliance
RIMES’ RegFocus offering is designed to reduce the risk of insider dealing and market manipulation for the buy side and helps firms comply with the new MAR regime.
BST Awards 2016 Update: Entry Deadline Extended to September 19
Entries to this year's BST Awards will now close at 08.00 (BST) on the morning of Monday September 19; the awards are free to enter and third-party technology providers and brokers may enter as many categories as they wish.
BST Awards 2016: Entries Close on September 12.
Online entries to this year's awards are set to close on Monday September 12; the awards are free to enter and providers may enter as many categories as they wish.
FlexTrade Enhances FlexTrader EMS with Data Visualization Support
FlexTrade has gone to market with TradeGuide, a series of pre-defined web components that reside within FlexTrader, the firm's EMS.
Saxo’s Kyhl Considers the Consequences of Collaboration
Saxo Bank's COO Søren Kyhl lifts the lid on the bank's OpenAPI project and cites an example of the benefit it promises for the firm's clients.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2016 Open for Entries
Entries to the 33 individual categories on offer in the 10th annual, London-hosted Buy-Side Technology Awards are now open.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Algorithmic Trading Provider — Convergex
If, as a capital markets firm, you aren’t using trading algorithms to at least some degree, there are two possibilities: Either you’re based in some backwater and you route your trades to your brokers by phone calls and faxes and they execute them on…
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Reconciliation Management Provider — Electra Information Systems
It seems like just the other day that Electra Information Systems pulled off one of the great coups of the last decade at the Buy-Side Technology Awards by unseating SmartStream Technologies, a perennial winner over the years in this increasingly…
Waters Rankings 2016: Persistence Pays Off
After last year’s Waters Rankings that saw 25 different firms in the winners’ circle, the 2016 Rankings were always likely to be somewhat less spectacular in terms of the broadness of the winners’ mix. Be that as it may, this year will be remembered by…
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Buy-Side OMS Provider — Eze Software Group
Order management systems constitute the heart of all buy-side firms, responsible for ensuring that orders are sent accurately and efficiently to brokers or directly to execution venues. Eze Software Group (ESG) continues to set records in what is…
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Performance Measurement and Attribution System Provider — BISAM
If order management systems constitute the heart of a buy-side firm, then performance measurement and attribution platforms are their brains, responsible for providing reliable information and transparency into how exactly they are performing and whether…
Waters Rankings 2016: Best TCA System Provider— IHS Markit
Anyone who has charted the inexorable rise of IHS Markit as it has evolved from a niche provider of daily credit default swap prices to one of the industry’s largest data and technology providers, founded by Lance Uggla and a handful of TD Securities…
Waters Rankings 2016: Best EDM System Provider — Eagle Investment Systems
In recent years, one name has stood head and shoulders above all others when it comes to enterprise data management (EDM): Markit. But as someone from a large and well-established US third-party technology provider remarked at last year’s Buy-Side…
August 2016: Telling the Difference Between Skill and Luck
The difference between skill and luck came under the spotlight after the golden period of the mid-2000's when asset managers produced-double returns. Transparency into how assets are managed is the best way to differentiate the two.
Replacing Legacy Technologies to Support Business Growth and Compliance
This Eagle Investment Systems-sponsored webcast focuses on the challenges facing buy-side firms when it comes to operating and supporting legacy applications.
The Importance of Sound Data Management Techniques and Governance for Tier-2 and Tier-3 Asset Managers
This webcast outlines the technologies, techniques and disciplines available to tier-2 and tier-3 asset managers, and the business benefits accruing to those firms that get this crucial balance right.
Waters Rankings 2016: All the Winners and Why they Won
At a luncheon held on July 14 at New York's Metropolitan Club, the winners of the 2016 Waters Rankings were revealed.