Emerging Technologies
Barclays Hires Bannocks
Christopher Bannocks, previously head of enterprise data management at Nomura International, has joined Barclays as global head of reference data
iGate Appoints New Sales Director For EMEA
Amitabh Roy has been appointed to acquire new financial services customers for iGate’s consulting, technology and business process outsourcing services in Europe, with a particular focus on reference data
Augustsson Promoted to Cinnober CEO
Veronica Augustsson is the new chief executive of Swedish-based technology provider Cinnober, following her promotion from head of sales.
Marriage of Predictive Analytics, Visualization Necessary for Understanding Big Data
During a panel discussion on Big Data at today’s Buy-Side Technology North American Summit in Manhattan, buy-side firms discussed the difficulty in handling the massive flood of data, as well as being able to look at the information in a way that is not…
AIG Chartis CTO: Get the People Equation Right
Good technology implementations follow a fairly basic formula: the right plan plus the right technology plus the right team equals success. For Mary Kotch, CTO for the Americas at AIG Chartis, the most important part of that equation is the people.
BlackRock CTO: ‘Password Reset’ a Surprising Challenge for BYOD Programs
Trying to prevent employees from using their personal mobile devices at work is a losing battle. As a result, firms are grappling with the security challenges involved with bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies.
McMorrow Leaves AIB To Start Consultancy
After 30 years at Allied Irish Banks, Michael McMorrow has left and will now provide consultancy services on data issues
SimCorp: Back Office Hamstringing Buy-Side Growth Strategies
Copenhagen-based buy-side technology provider SimCorp has published the results of a poll examining the impact of portfolio accounting systems on an investment manager's growth strategies and their vulnerability to operational risks. Respondents included…
Ed Flynn on Data Budgets and Regulation at Inside Market Data Chicago
Ed Flynn, principal of consultancy The Flynndex Company, discusses end-user data budget trends and the impact of new regulation on data consumption, after moderating the opening panel at Inside Market Data Chicago 2012.
Michael Shashoua: Channeling the Data Deluge
Considering internet innovation in the context of financial industry data management reveals the scope of reference data’s future. Michael identifies the data explosion and a Swift format change as examples to watch.
Max Bowie: Give a Little and You Get a Little
Despite the potential for manipulation of benchmarks like Libor, Max reports that new data sources designed to provide greater transparency and better pricing are basing their services on contributed data from market participants to give traders an edge…
Janus Capital's George Batejan: The Mechanical Engineer
How many IT executives can say they’ve been behind the wheel of a car at 178 mph? Janus Capital’s head of technology and operations can. And yet, his feats behind the wheel and his strength in the boardroom might have more in common than you think. By…