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Editor's Letter - Convergence comes home
Editor's Letter
Maitland stops the clocks
Maitland Fund Services, based in the South African buy-side stronghold of Cape Town, has, according to Nick Baikoff, the firm's head of asset services, altered the clock speed for itself and its clients by developing a real-time front- to back-office…
A rude awakening
Many aspects of buy-side technology and operations have had to grow up fast following the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Collateral management, for many firms a low-priority function entrusted to Excel spreadsheets before the credit crunch, is the stand…
The Singletons
Regulators are pushing out new initiatives left, right and centre, and millions of dollars are spent complying with new requirements - some of which several data professionals claim there is little business reason for doing. The move to a single customer…
The Naked Truth
The 60-day feedback period allocated by the SEC to its proposed changes to the practice of sponsored access is almost up, and by the time this issue hits desks, ‘unfiltered’ access may be a thing of the past. But the real issue here is how brokers…
Out of the Back Office
Outsourcing
Don’t Look Back
COMPLIANCE
NGD Center Targets ‘Major’ US Bank
Datacenters
Emerging Opportunities
Cover Story
Slow IT Upgrades Hinder Burgundy Growth
Trading Venues
Hybrid Clouds
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
NEW TOOLS
NEW TOOLS
Revenge of the Titans
BROKERAGES
Heeren Pathak CTO, Vestmark
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Offshoring: The New Business Case
The reference data market is no longer all about cost-cutting, but firms are always looking at cost-efficiency, and many are under continuous pressure to migrate staff to offshore locations. The maturing offshoring market means firms now have greater…
Increasing Collaboration
Financial instability has pushed the industry to recognize the need for improved data quality to reduce counterparty risk, making it a top priority for firms. Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry professionals to discuss how the role of data…
Many moving parts
The number of compliance issues facing the buy side has little precedent in recent history, just as managers are grappling with shifting market and risk conditions in a post-recession world. The way forward is no less challenging – the obstacle is not…
Natural affinity
For fund managers seeking high-frequency trading capabilities, the standard build-versus-buy proposition is no longer wholly pertinent – and for good reason. The advent of complex event processing technology has provided a third viable option. By Stewart…
Pushing for Change
The standardization of corporate actions at the issuer level is a vital area for the industry to address. Carla Mangado explores whether exchanges could do more and what 2010 will bring in corporate actions standardization
Utilizing Centralization
The concept of a global centralized reference data utility is not new. But some argue now could be the right, and perhaps the only time, to make it a reality. Carla Mangado asks what the next step will be, and whether there is enough clarity on the issue…
The New Standards Era
With increased focus on efficiency in the financial markets, data professionals are looking for open standards and adoption of common identifiers. Tine Thoresen reports
Operations: the way forward
The last decade has produced a remarkable transformation in the front office - especially from a buy-side perspective - although current trends suggest that operations and risk management will hold the spotlight over the next 10 years. More than ever,…
Progressive embraces business continuity challenge
Business continuity rose to prominence in the wake of the September 11 attacks, as firms of all sizes sought to develop contingency plans as a way of mitigating the business and operational risks resulting from systems failures. By Victor Anderson*