Opinion
A Question of Characters
Financial InterGroup (Fig) is taking another shot at challenging the favored ISO 17442 standard for the legal entity identifier by specifying an 11-character LEI. The challenger has an uphill climb to catch on
The Haziness of Semantics
While the term "semantics" is starting to pique Wall Street’s interest, actual proof that it is a viable technology is still a while away.
The Advent of Mobility Risk
A more mobile and flexible financial services industry seems inevitable, so what are the risks?
Futures Market Ripe for Algo Providers
Buy-side firms will be looking for brokers that can provide better pricing decisions and the integration of prices from other instruments and asset classes, according to a new report.
Focus on Risk, Regulation Drives LSE's LCH.Clearnet Deal
The LCH.Clearnet deal could mark a new beginning for the London Stock Exchange.
A Step in the Wrong Direction?
Mobile communication plays a vital role in our industry, but Victor Anderson argues that there is a time and a place for everything, and communicating during a conference presentation is just plain rude.
Identification Specifics Take Shape
This month's Inside Reference Data coverage of the legal entity identifier (LEI) and OTC derivatives identification efforts finds that specifics about the standards, as well as the choices firms must make, are coming into focus
Open Platform: The Real Cost of In-House Analytics
In the current economic environment, when it comes to analytics, the buy-versus-build debate should be a no-brainer, says Martin Stevens, director of professional services and support at UK-based pricing software vendor Kalahari.
Can Open Data and EDM Cooperate?
Different data standards models being advanced by Open Data Model and the EDM Council raise questions as to whether they can blend together to users' benefit
Some Quick Thoughts on SS&C Capturing Portia
Anthony is on vacation, but that doesn't mean his opinions have gone silent.
3.1415925635 Is the Magic Number
Are we about to drown in a new wave of quants?
Open Platform: Low-Latency Drive Leads to New Data Challenges for CEP
For firms seeking to perform data management and aggregation to create custom consolidated feeds and the high-performance analytics required to generate alpha in a challenging economy, CEP and high-performance tick databases offer a compelling…
Data Standards Competition Heats Up
Open Data Model espouses a classification-based approach to data standards models, while the EDM Council focuses on making various standards compatible. Which approach will be more effective?
March 2012: Wide Awake in India*
Jet-lag didn't slow Victor down during his recent trip to India.
Business Continuity in the Cloud
The cloud offers enhanced IT service availability and flexibility, but customers need to understand their responsibilities in order to achieve this. By Mike Small
Max Bowie: Vote for Democracy—Data Democracy!
In politics and finance alike, incumbents that don’t live up to expectations are shown the door when their terms run out. With abstraction, virtualization and open-source technologies set to facilitate previously complex displacements, Max says vive la…
Michael Shashoua: Selling Fatca Globally
Firms in the US and abroad are beginning to get a clearer picture of what foreign tax withholding regulation will look like, following the release of proposed rules under the law. Yet US regulators can expect varied levels of cooperation from other…
Anthony Malakian: Getting Schooled in Data Quality
After writing a feature on data quality this month, Anthony has some new opinions on the issue of data quality—even if he still knows more about how to bet on horses than solving the industry’s data woes.
James Rundle: The Devil in the Details
The regulatory freight train is rushing full speed ahead in the opening months of 2012, but not without sincere attempts to derail it along the way. As well as that, James says, regulators are making efforts to gain real insight into how the financial…
Zombies and Clouds and BCP—Oh My!
Sure, a zombie attack is unlikely, but isn't preparing for the unexpected the whole point of business-continuity planning?
Insert Cloud Pun Here
The maturation of discussions over cloud computing is an encouraging sign for the technology.