Opinion
The Party's Over
The first item on my agenda this week must be to say a big thank you to everyone who participated in last week's North American Financial Information Summit-from the speakers and participants who made the panel discussions the best that I've seen, to the…
Lessons from London
Two things I learned while attending the DWT 2009 conference in London last week: You can always leave it to the members of British Parliament to draw public anger away from investment bank bonuses in favor of a good old political corruption scandal over…
A Sneak Preview
No one can deny that the unprecedented events of the past year have made life incredibly tough for the financial industry as a whole, and for the market data professionals at consumer firms and vendors that serve the industry with its data needs-all of…
No Rest for the Wicked
I have always found April and May to be the two busiest months of the year. Maybe this is because winter is finally over and people have an added burst of energy. Then again, it could be that everyone is trying to accomplish everything they need to do…
Can I Get That to Go?
As I write this week's column, I'm packing for a weekend break in Boston, and wondering which restaurants I should splurge on: Should I stick to Beantown pub grub, or seek out something more civilized? We all know that fast food has advantages: it's…
Green Data: Impact vs Low Latency?
Milliseconds matter, but so does public opinion. Professor Michael Mainelli, executive chairman of London-based think-tank Z/Yen Group, says trading can remain competitive while dealing with issues more important than latency.
This Is Not a Drill
As DWT goes to press, the World Health Organization (WHO) has not upgraded its swine flu pandemic alert status from Phase 5 to Phase 6. According to WHO, Phase 5 is characterized human-to-human transmission of the disease in two countries in a single WHO…
Data Strategies of Dragons, Tigers and Lions
For those readers who like stories about the financial data industry in Asia-Pacific, good news: We've got more for you from the region this week, following the conclusion of our Asia Roadshow with industry association FISD. (And by the way, spare a…
Data Security Right
Open Platform
Pie in the Sky?
Opinion
Will Video Kill The Radio Star?
Opinion
While Rome Burns
Editor’s Letter
When "Who's Who" Is Not Enough
Tackling counterparty data hurdles in a cost-effective manner is not always straightforward, but both regulatory pressure and business demands will keep the topic on the agenda, says Asset Control's Martijn Groot
Editor's Letter - In praise of the 't' word
Transparency is now the buy side's hottest buzzword. Actually, that's been the case for quite some time now. Naturally, every buy-side constituent has its own take on exactly what it means to them and their business, but one thing's for certain: as an…
Floating on a system for fixed income
The world may have fallen out of love with collateralised debt, but even in difficult trading conditions portfolio managers still need to look at complex fixed-income instruments to deliver alpha to their clients. Fidessa LatentZero's David Blocker…
Tough times call for new ideas
By now, readers are probably as sick of hearing about the recession as financial technology journalists are of writing about it. But, like it or not, the economic downturn defines and shapes every major technology decision currently being made at…
Seeding future competition
Last month this column noted new initiatives undertaken by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest pension manager in the US, to significantly reform its processes for managing its $5.9 billion investments in hedge funds…
Oracle Bets on Sun
After weeks of watching IBM and Sun Microsystems attempting the mergers and acquisition dance, leave it to Oracle to cut in and steal the deal with a $7.4 billion offer ( see story, this issue ).
China in Your Hand
In the past week, I've eaten authentic Chinese bean curd and roast pigeon (served complete with beak!), donned a protective apron at a specialist tempura bar, been forcibly squeezed into a train on the Tokyo underground system, met a lot of data industry…
Here Be Pirates, Matey
The only piracy that financial technologist normally have to worry about is the unlicensed applications that have found homes within their firms. However, the maritime lawlessness happening off the shores of the Horn of Africa just may have a larger…
Speed Limits
As two of this week's top stories show, data isn't always about speed, but is often about making sure that the right data gets to the right people, with guaranteed uptime in the event of an outage from any one provider.
China for Dummies
Keiren Harris, founder of Open-Asia.info, a portal for financial markets-related information across the Asia-Pacific region, lists his top 10 rules for those seeking to break into the Chinese market for data.
Seeding the Clouds
The eventual adoption of cloud computing is pretty much a no-brainer according to most financial technologists. Even adopting cloud offerings from third-party vendors is definitely in the cards. However, adopting a third-party cloud specifically designed…