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New Skills of the Trade
Joe Morgan looks at how buy-side traders have had to adapt their skills as sophisticated technologies and trading practices continue to evolve.
SIFMA 2010
Time for Management
Cloud Computing for Data Management
Data management software vendors are looking at how to create flexible and scalable platforms fit for the future – a future that may be up in the clouds. Tine Thoresen explores how newer types of technologies can be utilized in the reference data…
How to Measure Data Quality Downstream
While data management programs are maturing, firms are taking data quality measurement to a new level. It is no longer only about implementing rules as part of a golden copy platform. More firms are starting to measure quality downstream to detect…
Holding the Key: Firms Face Key Man Risk
All financial services firms are, sooner or later, faced with the challenge of plugging significant gaps when key personnel leave the firm. By John Beck
Ignis Asset Management Plays Leapfrog with Smart Order Routing
Ignis Asset Management's Betsy Anderson believes her firm's late arrival in the SOR space is a blessing in disguise. By Victror Anderson
CEP Puts FX on the Fast Track
Complex-event processing is extending its reach into new asset classes as the underlying technology continues to mature. But as Stewart Eisenhart reports, it still has its pitfalls, especially when it comes to the FX realm.
More Bite? Europe Braces for MiFID II
While the introduction of MiFID in November 2007 was a step in the right direction, the directive can hardly be described as a resounding success. But will MiFID II be any better? By John Beck.
Preparing for M&A
While banks all over the world were faced with plummeting profits and drastic cost-cutting activities following the start of the financial crisis, banks down under led a life of their own. Australian banks have remained strong through turbulent market…
Westpac’s Jean-Claude El-Sabbagh on Data Management
Senior management's increasing recognition of the value of high-quality data is starting to be reflected in project prioritization, particularly at firms determined to prepare for the future. Tine Thoresen speaks to Westpac’s Jean-Claude El-Sabbagh
Data Requirements for the Money Market Reform Rule
Increasing regulatory oversight and changing data requirements have become ongoing concerns in the data space. Carla Mangado reports how the money market reform rule in the US will impact the back office
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What Lies Beneath US Regulatory Scene
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Taking Tagging to the Top