Victor Anderson
Victor Anderson is editor-in-chief of Waters magazine and WatersTechnology. He joined the Risk Waters Group, now part of Incisive Media, in 2001. Victor was born and grew up in South Africa and was an English, History of Art and Director of Sports teacher before making the change to journalism. Before leaving South Africa, while working for Redsand Publishing, he edited a number of magazines for the United Cricket Board of South Africa, the South African Rugby Football Union, and the Professional Golfers' Association of South Africa.
Follow Victor
Articles by Victor Anderson
NEO Investimentos Licenses Three FlexTrade Products
Brazilian buy-side firm implements FlexTRADER, FlexSpread and FlexOPT.
Big Data: Right Here, Right Now
Much has already been published in Waters and sibling publications Inside Market Data and Inside Reference Data, about Big Data and the challenges it presents financial services end-users and technologists. And while these challenges should not be…
Cloud Computing: Defying Definition
Cloud-based services, depending on one’s definition of the cloud, have been knocking around the financial services industry for more than a decade. And, given the maturity and pervasiveness of certain cloud platforms, large numbers of users are utilizing…
June 2012: Terrifying Stuff
Victor says that despite reservations about cloud-based technologies, they will ultimately surpass their in-house counterparts.
Algorithmics Unveils Pension Fund Risk Platform
The Monitoring and Reporting Edition of the Pension Fund solution has been designed to meets pension funds' need for education in the areas of risk management, measurement and governance.
Cymba Tweaks Athena IMS
London-based buy-side vendor adds open analytics module, broadens asset class coverage, and enhances charting and graphing functionality.
ORIX Contracts SEI for Outsourcing Support
OIC sought to outsource its back- and middle-office functions to gain greater operational efficiencies, while focusing its internal resources on core client service and investment functions.
Cinnober Acquires Nomura's Swedish Development Center
The deal includes a transitional support agreement for Nomura's ongoing system operations developed and managed from the Umeå office.
Lone Pine Turns to SS&C For Form PF Support
Asset manager is using SS&C's web-enabled Form PF application to help comply with Form PF requirements.
Schaffer Lands CFO Role at Rimini Street
Schaffer will oversee Rimini Street's financial strategy, including corporate finance, accounting and investor relations, and will report to Rimini Street CEO Seth Ravin.
GlobalCapital Re-signs with Linedata Icon
Malta-based financial services provider has renewed its contract for Linedata's Icon fund accounting platform.
Omgeo: Settlement Risk Still a Significant Challenge
Omgeo study suggests value of equity transactions at risk of failure could be $970 billion, while fixed-income transactions at risk could amount to $300 billion.
New Trading Surveillance Offering from Kinetic-Redkite Alliance
The partnership will help firms respond to regulatory pressure to adopt automated, real-time trade monitoring and surveillance practices.
Fitch Expands CDS Pricing Service
Fitch Pricing Service expanded to include single name CDS derived bid-offer spreads and CDS benchmark curves.
DTCC Expands Chennai Office
The DTCC's Chennai operation will support the firm's transaction-processing, funds delivery, and data storage businesses.
Bankhaus Main Live on Temenos’ PMS
Frankfurt-based private bank rolls out Triple'A Plus portfolio management system in under 12 months.
Markit to Acquire Cadis
Markit snaps up Cadis, a move that significantly bolsters the pricing vendor's data management capabilities.
Liquidity & Electronic Trading special report
May 2012 - sponsored by: Bloomberg, IPC Systems, Knight Capital, SunGard
Scratching the Surface of Mobile Technology
Mobile technology, while still in its nascence in the capital markets, has enjoyed significant uptake over the past 18 months as growing numbers of firms have started to roll out apps designed specifically for tablets and smartphones. But as Victor…
ITG Introduces TCA for Forex Traders
New tool will help buy-side traders to better understand the liquidity landscape and manage volatility in the FX market.
Overcoming Big Data Challenges Webcast
Waters gathered leading industry experts to discuss the biggest challenges and latest developments in the big data space in a webcast on 19 April
Paladyne and Advise Announce Form PF Alliance
Paladyne has integrated the Advise solution with its Paladyne Suite, allowing users to streamline their Form PF processes.