Opinion
Big Data Vs. Dark Data
Looking at what the buzzword terms really describe for financial data management
When a Breach is a 'Good Thing'
Weighing the benefits of certain data breaches.
It's About the People: A Look at The SS&C-Advent Deal & HFT's Big Week Ahead
Anthony looks at what the deal will mean for the sell side, and what's to come for HFT this week
What Do You Know and When Do You Know It?
Recent IRD features focus on the challenges of collecting and accessing data in timely fashion
Regulation: The Driving Force Behind a Financial Overhaul
Factset's King argues that research management systems can provide audit trails for regulatory compliance.
Kilburn's Corner: Anti-HFT Parade Has Led to an Age of Technological Disruption in Market Data
Faye Kilburn looks at the impact of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's anti-HFT campaign on market data technology
Why Clock-Watching is Good
Perseus' Jock Percy looks at the need for clock standardization.
Swap Reform's Dancing Shark
Reconsidering a tried, old regulatory tradition
Comment: SS&C Acquires Advent as Another Vendor Bites the Dust
SS&C's acquisition of Advent has turned it into one of the industry's foremost buy-side technology shops.
IRD's Editor on GIIN Turnover Issue
Lack of up-to-date identifier information complicates Fatca compliance
IRD's Editor on Corporate Actions Attention Span
Evaluating which processing issues are likely to get the industry's attention
The More Things Change...
Anthony takes a look at what's happening at Sell-Side Technology.
Opening Cross: When the Most Indicative Data is the Data Itself
Is the search for information itself a form of "information leakage"?
The IRS's Weak Tea
Questions abound on the functioning of the IRS's Fatca compliance systems and identification lists
February 2015: Swings and Roundabouts
Victor reflects on staff changes, both at Waters and capital markets firms, and how best to move forward with new team members.
A Curious Moment for Currencies, Old and New
The perils of jurisdiction, technology on display
James Rundle: No CHF-ing Way
Could better risk tech on FX desks helped in the Swiss franc debacle?
Tim Bourgaize Murray: A Seat at the Disruption Table
The buy side should insist on one.
Michael Shashoua: The Ides Arrive Early
The IRS launch of a system to accommodate Fatca compliance attempts to address operational concerns, but users still have to discover if IDES will make life easier or add complexity, Michael writes. Also, uncertainty swirls in the corporate actions space.
Max Bowie: Perfect Pitch: The Rise of Fintech’s Not-So-Secret Agents
Increasingly sophisticated data products need sales experts with a wide range of experience, which sometimes means going "out of house."
IRD's Editor on IDES and Fatca Compliance
Will the US tax authority's interface prove workable?
Take the Blue Pill, Neo
New technology offers incredible advances for financial markets, with caveats.
Opening Cross: Market Data’s Facebook Status Would Be ‘It’s Complicated…’
As data becomes more sophisticated, data management becomes more complicated.
Getting Corporate Actions Out Of The Basement
Volume and Complexity Should Surpass Standards Concerns