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December 2014: How Soft Are You?
While having good technology is a start, Victor says soft skills are necessary to win clients and gain an advantage over rivals.
Finalists Announced for the American Financial Technology Awards 2014
The following firms, projects, teams and individuals have made the shortlists of the 16 categories that make up this year's American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs) 2014.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: Getting the ‘Easy’ Parts Right
Knowing your customer is a hassle—a mundane, laborious process both for bank and client supplying profile details, alike. Tim discusses why fixing the problem is immensely important, and why it’s become so very difficult to do.
Ever Vigilant: Neuberger Berman CISO Robert Ganim
Waters profiles Neuberger Berman's first ever chief information security officer
Michael Shashoua: Valuable Parallels
Recognition of the value of data in consumer-facing industries has been booming. Michael says the financial services industry’s awareness of data’s value preceded this, but challenges and battles over that value still lie ahead.
Max Bowie: The Next ‘Big’ Thing: Big Service
Data has far-reaching uses beyond the split-second trade, including promoting flow by delivering better service. So, to celebrate data’s role in customer service, please allow Max to uncork a Balthazar of big data.
James Rundle: Fixed Income’s Meteor Moment
With the recent glitches in the fixed-income market that brought about something of a Flash Crash, many now believe that a move toward fully electronic fixed-income trading will solve many of the issues we’ve seen over the past few years. But while the…
November 2014: The Trials of Life
Being a start-up in the capital markets is no easy feat. It's important to innovate without scaring off clients that can free fledgling firms from their investors, Victor says.
Scrutinizing Compliance Technology
The increased importance of compliance functions within buy-side and sell-side firms has been extensively documented since the financial crisis. Matt Gibbs (MG) and Dave Hutchinson (DH), product managers at Linedata, explain how compliance technology has…
The Push Toward Managed Data Services
TCO involves a proper data governance program to succeed.
60 Seconds with Xignite's Stephane Dubois
Stephane Dubois is CEO and founder of Xignite.
KYC: Know Your Choices
Know-your-customer (KYC) requirements, hardly a bank’s most value-added function, have become a popular topic among operations, compliance, and reference data professionals, with a growing consensus that KYC checks can be done cheaper and more…
Bond Trading Resists Electronification, But for How Long?
The bond market is the last bastion of Wall Street to resist electronification, despite the success of certain e-trading platforms like MarketAxess, Tradeweb and Bloomberg. Many buy-side traders have warned that the current market structure is not suited…
CAT Conundrum: SROs, Vendors Vie to Build Consolidated Audit Trail
In 2012, the US Securities and Exchange Commission passed Rule 613, requesting the industry to develop a plan to build and run a platform capable of tracking and storing information on every order, cancellation, modification and trade execution for…
American Financial Technology Awards 2014 Extension
We will be extending the deadline for entry into this year's American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs) by one week, until Friday, October 17, 2014. The site will close at midnight, October 18.
China Opens Up Capital Markets with Hong Kong Connection
With the impending launch of the Shanghai–Hong Kong Stock Connect program, China has begun allowing foreign investment into its capital markets to an unprecedented degree. But what does this mean for institutional investment firms, and are there still…
Sibos 2014: SmartStream CEO on Data and Transaction Management
Philippe Chamabdal, CEO of SmartStream, speaks about the company's data and transaction lifecycle management offerings at Sibos 2014 in Boston
Guggenheim's Joseph Lodato Pulls Tech, Compliance Together
Anthony Malakian sits down with Joseph Lodato, chief compliance officer at Guggenheim Securities, to discuss the need for compliance and technology to work together in the current regulatory environment. Photos by Timothy Fadek
James Rundle: Off the Record
The willingness of the financial services industry to publicly discuss topics that were once taboo is encouraging, James says, but more needs to be done to guard against severe risks.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: Where You’re Going; Where You’ve Come From
After a summer’s worth of speaking with boutique fund executives, Tim reflects on what must be the most diverse financial services market segment, having learned that small doesn’t always mean simple.
Michael Shashoua: Simplicity and Security
As efforts to simplify and coordinate golden copy data continue, and data security directives take effect, the interdependence of data operations and data governance becomes clear. Michael looks at how changes to one aspect of data management may affect…
Max Bowie: Wherefore Art Thou, Transparency?
In the wake of the financial crisis, regulators and market participants have focused on making illiquid assets and imperfect market structures more transparent. But the market for data to support that transparency is somewhat less transparent. So if data…
October 2014: The Brutal ‘Logic’ of Consumer Behavior
What does it take for a financial technology vendor to win a contract? Victor says that sometimes it's a simple as showing up on time and meeting deadlines.
Slow Burn: SEFs Make Small Gains as US Market Adjusts to Electronic Trading
In February, it became mandatory to execute certain swap contracts on electronic platforms, introducing what should have been wholesale change to the way that trading operates in the derivatives market. Half a year on, though, evidence of a revolution in…