Bank of America
BofA's Bessant Embraces BYOD, Eyes Big Data's Interest vs. Impact
At a time when few institutions can countenance a wholesale technology reform program, Bank of America is storming ahead on the mobile front, in addition to undertaking a total infrastructural transformation and the goal of developing single platforms…
AFTAs 2013: Best Infrastructure Initiative—Bank of America
When it comes to financial technology, the key word has always been efficiency. For execution, that comes down to finding the right venues to trade with the best results for internal desks or external clients. For compliance, it’s about identifying and…
Bank of America's Pappas Discusses Cloud Uses and Concerns
Bill Pappas, CIO, Global Wholesale Banking Technology & Operations at Bank of America talks to Waters at Sibos 2013, in Dubai.
Code Red Hires President, Preps Expansion
Boston-based research management system provider Code Red has made two executive appointments in preparation for a hiring spree designed to increase the vendor's capacity to win and support larger deals for its Core Red RMS (formerly called Red Alerts)…
Burning Issues: Could an Instant Message Be Worth a Thousand Bloomberg Terminals?
Max Bowie takes a well earned vacation this week, leaving Faye Kilburn to discuss Markit's Open Federated Chat, a potential alternative to Bloomberg's Instant messenger
Where the Data Buzz Is
Data management developments and discussions breathed life into last month's Sifma Tech Expo.
Maximizing Metadata
The concept of metadata is emerging in importance for financial services industry firms' data management operations. It's a field that could produce great benefits for managing risk through more accurate management of data
UBS, Bank of America Find Value in DMM Model
Using the EDM Council's Data Management Maturity (DMM) model, UBS Securities and Bank of America have been able to improve on their data governance and data management, officials say
BAML Exec: "Granular Data Creates Aggregation Challenges"
A Bank of America Merrill Lynch director told delegates at this week's North American Financial Information Summit that firms face challenges aggregating the more granular data now required for risk management
As Clientele Grow, LatAm Wealth Managers See Tech Chasing Behind
Ernst & Young’s second survey of wealth managers found that firms in the region are far more likely to use proprietary solutions and a pooled organizational approach than their counterparts—even, in some cases, within the same global firm—to the North. A…
BofA’s Reilly: Mobility About Risk and Data Control, Not Cost Cutting
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has internally distributed 55,000 BlackBerrys and 5,000 Apple iPads, as well as 20,000 devices that it supports as part of its bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy. In one year, it handles 2.6 billion instant messages, 1.2…
BAML Appoints Two for Global Transaction Services
Bill Borden will oversee product solutions while Dennis Sweeney will continue to specialize in treasuries.
For Bank Loans, STP Initiative Promises New Frontier
Syndicated, or bank, loan trading stands to become more attractive for the buy side as Markit and agency banks collaborate on faster settlement and real-time views of inventory.
Bribery Meets Its Match: Technology, Regulation Combat Corruption
No longer a “cost of doing business,” bribery and corruption on UK soil—or perpetrated through a UK-based firm anywhere in the world—have become serious offenses under sweeping legislation passed last year. Tim Bourgaize Murray finds, with authorities…
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.
Bottega Hire Elevates CDO Role
Strapline: Data Management
AMERICAN FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY AWARDS: Best CIO: Catherine Bessant, Bank of America
JUDGE'S COMMENT: Bessant's diverse background provides an invaluable perspective for one who has to oversee the technology needs for a corporate, investment and retail banking institution.
Anthony Malakian: The Year in Quotes
George W. Bush once said that leadership means listening from time to time. Anthony did a lot of listening in 2011 as he interviewed the industry’s top CIOs, CTOs and CEOs for profiles that appeared on the covers of Waters throughout the year. Here, he…
Bottega Leaves NY Fed for Bank of America
John Bottega has been appointed chief data officer at Bank of America
