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Will Wall Street Kill the Cloud?
Financial services was one of the first industry verticals to adopt cloud computing, but is the industry flexible enough to handle the innovation the new architecture is capable of delivering? Rob is not quite sure it is.
Ucits IV on the Horizon
Those firms taking a wait-and-see-approach to what the new Ucits IV directive has to offer should beware, says Stewart, lest they end up playing a tricky game of catch-up as next summer’s deadline approaches.
Who Could Be Director of the Office of Financial Research?
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act created a new position in the US government—that of the director of the Office of Financial Research, a new data collection and analysis center. Tine says the best candidate for the job may be in our own backyard.
Audit Trail or Snail Trail?
A consolidated audit trail might sound good on paper, but as Max discovers, the SEC’s proposal has failed to impress many in the industry. However, while cost is a major factor, the critics might at least look to invest in some sturdy lightning rods.
20/20 by 2020
Since the market meltdown of late 2007 and the ensuing global recession of 2008 and 2009, risk management as a critical business function has been thrust into the limelight, especially across the sell side. Steve White, RiskCare’s CEO, assesses…
Getting your data (ware)house in order
Up-to-date, accurate and verified benchmark data is becoming more and more important to asset managers. With tightened budgets and cost efficiencies to consider, outsourcing data provision and management can work to asset managers’ advantage. By Stephen…
Bolster Risk Management Practises and Technology Now
As the dust settles on a financial services industry still reeling in the wake of the 2008 and 2009 financial crisis, firms have an opportunity to bolster their risk management practices and underlying technology. But, according to SunGard’s Marcus Cree,…
Waters Rankings 2010
Now in its eighth year, the Waters Rankings recognize the best products and services in the financial services industry across 23 categories. Our readers voted for the offerings they rely on to keep their firms out in front. From the best brokerage to…
CME Group: New Trading Floor, New Datacenter, New Targets
It wasn’t so long ago that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was lagging behind its European competitors. But under the leadership of CEO Craig Donohue and CIO Kevin Kometer, the futures exchange has massively extended its footprint and has welcomed a new…