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In With the New
EDITOR'S LETTER
Editor’s letter: Get ready to lose some friends
That's what Matthew Crabbe, managing director of Incisive Media's financial risk management and trading technology division, advised me when we recently discussed BST 's plans to launch its inaugural Buy-Side Technology Awards in November this year. To…
Business standards time
Imagine that tomorrow there were no traffic laws. No speed limits, no need to signal for your turns, no right of way and no reason to stop you from drinking and driving. For our readers in New York, let's abolish the 'conceal and carry' laws for handguns…
Thinning the herd
War isn't pretty and neither, so it seems, is running a leveraged investment strategy with significant credit exposures in the face of a precipitous mortgage market downturn. The list of hedge fund casualties continues to climb in the wake of the US sub…
Break Time
Max Bowie is on vacation. Due to the summer break, Inside Market Data will not publish on Aug. 27. His Opening Cross column will return in the next issue, which will be published on Monday, Sept. 3.
The Calm After the Storm?
The tornado that hit New York last week left not only a wake of felled trees, downed power lines and damaged homes, but also people stranded, late, confused, and struggling to reach their destination. What immediately became clear is that New York City's…
Fair Game
Just in case you missed it, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. last week gained the backing of sufficient members of Dow Jones' controlling Bancroft family to support a takeover of the company—or maybe you read about it in The Wall Street Journal or on your Dow…
Below the Surface
EDITOR'S LETTER
Editor’s letter: As dull as ditchwater
Few would argue that data management is as dull as ditchwater. It is, it has been, and in my opinion, it always will be. But efficient and logical data management is also important – very important. So much so that poor data management – which, for the…
The Sweet Sound of Success
Somewhere over the drone of the air conditioner struggling to keep pace with the New York summer, I hear another faint sound…. Do you hear it? It sounds like the rustle of crisp dollar bills. It's the sound of the dealmakers rubbing their hands together…
A Fox in the Henhouse
Dear John: By the time you read this, I may be gone. We had some good times, but it had to end someday, and I've met another man with lots of money and an exotic accent. Love always, Dow Jones.
Waiting for the Summer Lull
Activity tends to tail off during the summer vacation months, leading to a drawing-out of project timeframes. However, this busy edition of IMD reads like a copy-book of all the trends currently grabbing headlines in the market data industry—from low…
Faster, FASTer
Ladies, how many times have you heard the line—and guys, how many times have you used it—that the best things come in small packages? Well, it's official! Small really is beautiful—at least when it comes to market data.
Data Ticks and Poli-tics
This week, I’d like to tell you how US president George W. Bush and new British prime minister Gordon Brown—both avid IMD readers, I’m told—have already crossed swords over a series of market data-related issues. Like I say, I’d like to, but firstly, we…
The Heat Goes On
EDITOR'S LETTER
Editor’s letter: What have we done to deserve this?
That must have been the question on the lips of the conference organisers at this year's SunGard Europa event held on the shores of Lake Como in early June. Highlights of events such as these usually take place on the penultimate evening of the gathering…
Content Is King... Isn't It?
SIA shows… sorry, SIFMA shows… are like Christmas for market data professionals. The Hilton gets lit up like a Christmas tree and festooned with all kinds of flashy goodies. You play with your new toy for a while but then lose interest when you see that…
Sifting Through SIFMA
Imagine two and a half days of exhibitionism, hushed liaisons in expensive hotel suites, flashy booty to entice unsuspecting passers-by and drunken parties way into the night. But enough about my weekend; let's talk about the SIFMA Technology Management…
The Mustang or the Minivan?
Let's face it: minivans just aren't sexy. Sure, they have seating for your entire extended family, cargo space the size of a small basketball court, and enough hidden stowage to get lost in, but they won't turn heads the same way as the open-top Mustang…
Extra! Extra!
As Inside Market Data goes to press, the latest round in the industry's merger and acquisition frenzy sees two companies make abrupt about-faces while contributing to the ongoing trend towards consolidation. It's big news—quite literally: the latest…
Dancing in the Air
EDITOR'S LETTER