Opinion
Anthony Malakian: A Data Chief on the Buy Side? Not So Fast
Some large banks have created the role of chief data officer in recent years. However, Anthony says this is not a trend that is likely to catch on anytime soon on the buy side.
Striking a Balance on Operational Risk
The culture within the financial services industry has, unsurprisingly, become much more risk aware since the 2008 crisis. Under such conditions, how can fund administrators balance managing operational risk against achieving efficiencies, while at the…
IRD's Editor on 'Extraterritoriality'
Reference data professionals are buzzing about "extraterritoriality," the concept of differences between jurisdictions or countries in how they handle new rules and regulations.
Cranking Up To Eleven
The attitudes, vicissitudes and verisimilitude of big-data arguments.
A Look at this Year's BST European Summit
Across the pond in London this week, Incisive Media held its annual Buy-Side Technology European Summit. Anthony looks at the coverage.
It's Not Easy Being Extraterritorial
The concept of extraterritoriality, the differences between national interpretations or iterations of rules and standards, requires firms to redefine it as being the ability to comply in all territories
Much Ado about RFQ
The reduction in the so-called RFQ 5 rule was seen as a shallow victory for the industry during the final rulemaking for swap execution facilities (SEFs) last week, but how much of an issue will it prove to be?
Improving Operations Through Automated Reconciliation
Spending on reconciliation solutions is set to increase steadily over the next five years, with a compound annual growth rate of 6.4 percent globally, according to CEB TowerGroup. In fact, spending on integrated reconciliation and exception management…
Bloomberg Screws Up with Spying Scandal, But the End Ain't Near
Bloomberg has certainly suffered an embarrassing episode recently, but Anthony says no one should expect a sea change in the terminal market anytime soon.
NAFIS Preview
Other regulatory issues, risk management and data governance will also find the spotlight, alongside the legal entity identifier, in this year's NAFIS conference on May 21
The Need for Affirmation in Settlement Matching
This week, Tony takes us through another enabler of SSC by exploring settlement matching.
IRD's Editor on Rulemaking and Fragmentation
Data managers should be prepared for "Balkanized" fragmentation in data management, due to nation-centric rulemaking, should globalized and harmonized rules efforts fail.
CFTC SEF Debate Sets Up Dodd-Frank Showdown
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has set a date of May 16 for a public meeting, over key elements of rules that govern how swap execution facilities (SEFs) will work.
Territorial Rulemaking and the Data Environment
Data managers should consider whether all regulatory politics will be local—or global—and be prepared for either possibility
IRD's Editor on the LEI's Bottom Line
Features in the May issue of Inside Reference Data explore client onboarding, budgeting and data quality issues related to the legal entity identifier.
Looking for the Finish Line
Stories and features in the May issue of Inside Reference Data identify remaining hurdles for legal entity identifier, question how widely understood are the LEI's benefits, and explore drives to secure its value
Lessons Learned from Conference Season
Looking at the tenor and tone of the financial services technology debate so far this year.
Can Telecommuting Work on the Buy Side?
Advancements in technology have made it easier than ever for employees to work from home─or at a bar or beach. Capital markets firms are now having to decide how much freedom to let their workers have.
May 2013: Talk Can Prove Costly
Most vendors that service capital markets firms have top-notch offerings—anything less, and they wouldn't survive. So how do firms choose? Victor argues that civility can go a long way toward securing a deal.
Max Bowie: A ‘Search Party’ to Find Missing Alpha in Financial Data
Although bleeding-edge technologies have focused on developing lightning-fast algorithms that cut humans out of the trading process, Max believes natural-language processing, and the often-overlooked fundamentals of search engine technologies, will play…
Michael Shashoua: Pricing’s Progress
A growing drumbeat for greater transparency and credibility in the sourcing of pricing and valuations data is stirring data professionals to improve functions serving these needs. Michael explains how the industry is calling the tune.