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2013's Trading Technology: A Year of 'Accelerating Returns'
Readers of Waters' ongoing coverage will have noticed several themes that blossomed over the past 12 months. Some of them were predictable. But 2013 also offered up more than a few unexpected hints of opportunities to come—whether imminently, or further…
2013's Business Technology: The Year in Trends
This year has seen major leaps forward when it comes to analyzing data, managing latency, the use of public clouds and the development of an IBOR strategy. 2013 also marked the three-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act becoming the law of the land.
'Snowden Effect' Should Thaw—Not Chill—New Ideas on Systems Intrusion, Detection
Data hacked and then leaked by National Security Administration (NSA) contractor Ed Snowden has already upended technology provision, in finance and elsewhere. But as it unfolds, what can firms learn from both sides of this lurid tale?
Do People Still Matter?
The holiday season has the effect of bringing people together, often in small spaces, because it’s freezing and we don’t want to go outside. But there’s something to be said for looking up from our devices—smartphones, algo trading engines—once in awhile…
Talking State Street's Global Exchange with Ivan Matviak
Ivan Matviak, senior vice president at State Street, talks with Waters' Tim Bourgaize Murray at the annual Waters USA conference in New York City.
UBS CTO Correy Voo on Data Sovereignty
Waters' Tim Bourgaize Murray catches up with Correy Voo, CTO for platform services and applied innovation at UBS, at the annual Waters USA conference in New York City.
Waters Announces American Financial Technology Awards 2013 Winners
Tonight, Waters hosted the ninth annual American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs) banquet, following the Waters USA conference, at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
Market Surveillance special report
December 2013 - sponsored by: Apama, Nasdaq OMX, Nice Actimize
Anthony Malakian: Weathering the Next Big One
In an age where machines are core to trading strategies on the buy side, Anthony says that data and, more importantly, analytics, should be at the heart of investment in order to avoid becoming the next headline-generating failure.
James Rundle: Round Pegs, Square Holes
James takes away several key points from this year’s European Trading Architecture Summit, the most pertinent of which is that sometimes, the benefits of projects and technology initiatives are often hard to see at the start.
Michael Shashoua: Communication Breakdown
While it might have seemed that the US Fatca foreign tax compliance regulation was not getting adequate attention from firms required to comply, Michael says it now appears as though the regulators are failing to devote enough attention to its specifics…
Max Bowie: Analytics—The Next Generation of Opportunity
A new breed of predictive analytical tools is finding its way into traders’ toolkits. But, says Max, the implications for these technologies have the potential to extend much further into other areas of a data consumer’s workflow, from the type of data…
60 Seconds with Tej Sidhu, Calypso
Tej Sidhu, CTO and senior vice president of engineering, Calypso.
Portfolio-Compression Algorithms Proving Useful in New SEF Landscape
As SEFs’ swaps execution gets off the ground, post-trade activities like portfolio-compression algorithms are proving increasingly popular as dealers and their futures commission merchant clearing arms cope with new demands, and potentially, new styles…
Network Effects: Allianz CIO Ralf Schneider on the New Hard Sell
Whether dramatically reducing Allianz’s datacenter footprint, looking for ways to better incorporate its increasingly sizeable capital-markets subsidiaries, or picking off the right talent, group CIO Ralf Schneider brings unique inspiration─and new…
Technology Aids Sharia Compliance for Islamic Finance's Rise
Islamic finance is the fastest growing segment of the global financial system. With an increasing Muslim population and a reputation for being more resilient to crisis than conventional finance, the Islamic financial sector is now facing great demand…
Data Governance Webcast: Accepting Accountability
If last year’s industry buzzwords were “big” and “data,” this year is all about data governance — the variables that all financial services firms need to develop and implement in order to improve the accuracy, transparency and accountability around their…
December 2013: Mounting Accountability
In the business world, accountability is a valuable commodity. In fact, according to Victor, accountability is valuable regardless of its context. Period.
American Financial Technology Awards 2013: All the Finalists
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) 2013. The awards are scheduled to take place on the evening of December 9 in New York…
Investment Book of Record special report
November 2013 - sponsored by: Bloomberg, DST, Eagle Investment Systems, SimCorp, SunGard
November 2013: Another Rod for Our Own backs
Almost seven years ago to the day, when I was still editor of Buy-Side Technology (BST), I wrote in one of my editor's letters that by launching the BST Awards, we had inadvertently made a rod for our own backs ─ while the awards represented a move in…
60 Seconds with Eric Clarke, Orion Advisor Services
Eric Clarke, president and CEO, Orion Advisor Services
Change Management: CIFC's Enrique Smith on IT and Finding God
From the day he walked through the door at CIFC, Enrique Smith was tasked with rebuilding the asset manager’s technology stack. Making big changes isn’t an issue for him, if his personal life is any indication. By Jake Thomases with photos by Amy Fletcher
Analytics Poised to Lead Future Financial Services Change
While analytics tools are pervasive in retail financial services, their growth in capital markets is being driven by a number of factors. With a range technologies now at the disposal of both buy-side and sell-side firms, how will their use evolve? This…