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Private Equity's Data Play

In private equity, general partners (GPs)—which invest directly in portfolio companies—are becoming more sophisticated about monitoring those companies’ performance, while limited partners, which invest in the GPs’ funds, are in turn scrutinizing the…

James Rundle: SEF Regulation: The Art of Compromise

The passage of final rules governing how swap execution facilities will operate provides for a new era in how derivatives are traded. James says that the final form of the rules, while prescriptive, also incorporates a measure of compromise and a regard…

Michael Shashoua: E.T.—The Extra-Territorial

Extraterritoriality, an idea that seemed alien at first, is rapidly increasing in importance for data management. Michael provides some explanations and considers how this concept may make an impact on multiple functions at financial services firms.

Mobility Webcast: Anytime, Anywhere

In a recent Waters webcast on mobility, a number of key themes were addressed, including treading the fine line between regulatory obligations and personal privacy, managing multiple devices and a burgeoning IT infrastructure, and using mobile strategies…

The Lost Generation of Corporate Bond Platforms

Corporate bonds today remain among the most manual instruments to trade. But it did not have to be this way. Starting as far back as the late 1990s, attempts have been made to automate institutional credit trading. In part one of this two-part feature,…

Waters Rankings 2013 Voting Now Open

Each year, we ask our readers at securities firms, asset managers, hedge funds, brokerages and exchanges to choose their best financial service solutions and technology providers. Voting is now open for this year's Waters Rankings.

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.

Pine River's Rapid Current: CTO David Kelly

Expanding on famously effective relative-value strategies in fixed income and mortgage arbitrage, and operating with a fully global footprint, Minnesota’s Pine River Capital had an eye for a technologist who knows buy-side products, prime brokerage, and…

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.

James Rundle: The Heat of the Moment

There’s often a pressure to be seen to be nimble and adaptive to the latest technologies, whether it’s cloud, mobility, Big Data or anything else. However, according to James, as budgets get leaner, it’s important for firms to assess whether technologies…

Anthony Malakian: HFT: Enemy of the State

With high-frequency trading existing in a state of uncertainty, the FBI is looking to join the SEC in examining the role algorithmic trading plays in the capital markets. Anthony says this is a good thing.

Client Reporting: The Road to Empowerment

Quarterly investment reports have long provided the sandwich filling between investment managers and their clients. Vendors have helped to automate the process, but Steve Dew-Jones considers how technology can take this process to the next level.

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