Asia Pacific Financial Information Conference
AFPIC 2014: Firms Must Be Ready for Infrastructure Demands to Surpass Legacy Capabilities, Panel Warns
Rising infrastructure needs will drive development of new technologies to support modernization.
AFPIC 2014: Data Managers Highlight Need for Standards, Compliance
Lack of contract standards hinders firms' ability to switch to cheaper providers, panelists say.
APFIC 2014: Regulation, Flexibility, Legacy Upgrades Drive Managed Services
Regulation and flexibility are the key drivers for the uptake in managed services globally according to a panel of managed services providers, at this week's Asia Pacific Financial Information Conference in Hong Kong.
APFIC Day 2 Keynote: Data Industry at Inflection Point, says IDC CIO Goor
The data industry is currently at an inflection point where the cost of consuming and processing data outweighs the revenues generated, but firms who embrace the "deluge of data" rather than attempting to reduce their intake are more likely to succeed in…
APFIC 2014: HK Gov't Deputy CIO Warns Firms Must Strengthen Data Security
Official says Hong Kong's valuable data makes it a target for hackers, so firms must remain vigilant
Opening Cross: All About That Data
This week, I had the pleasure of helping out on two of Inside Market Data’s stablemates at Incisive Media, ClickZ and Search Engine Watch, and realized that while we serve different markets and audiences, there’s a lot of crossover in terms of themes…
APFIC Issues Preview
BCBS 239, LEI Questions Featured on Agenda
2013 Review: Budgets Drive, Hamper End-User Innovation
End-user firms continued to struggle with budget concerns in 2013, while striving to embrace innovative ways to view and use data.
IRD's Editor on Data Management Collaboration
Pricing transparency and regulatory compliance efforts share a common thread: the need for collaboration.
Why Collaboration Is Key
Quality data management—taking on challenges as varied as centralizing data, bridging data gaps, regulatory compliance, establishing identifiers and more—all depends on promoting functional collaboration.
Evaluation Stand-Outs
Regulatory demands push evaluated pricing providers to reveal more details of how they produce the data they have on offer. Max Bowie hears how end-users of data are collaborating closer with the providers as a result
FISD's David Anderson on Progress of FIA Data Certification Program
David Anderson of industry association FISD and Atradia Consulting outlines the progress of FISD's Financial Information Associate certification program at the recent Asia-Pacific Financial Information Conference.
FISD's Tom Davin Discusses Key Takeaways from APFIC 2013
Tom Davin, managing director of industry association FISD talks about new exchanges and new initiatives from FISD in the Asia-Pacific Region, following the Asia-Pacific Financial Information Conference.
APFIC Panelists: Big Data Presents Big Challenges in Asia
Big Data remains a big challenge for financial firms to derive value from around the world, but may prove an even bigger challenge in Asia-Pacific as a result of local idiosyncrasies that could make it harder to take advantage of Big Data analysis,…
APFIC Keynote: Regulations Require Standards Collaboration
The financial industry must collaborate on standards and standardized processes if it is to successfully manage the challenges and costs of compliance with the data aspects of the current flood of new regulations─and get ahead of future rules─said Nick…
Opening Cross: When You Look East, Look Up and Look Out
Regulation dominated the agenda at last week's Asia-Pacific Financial Information Conference. But is the region ready for the data management implications of new global and regional requirements?
APFIC Panelists: Big Data Presents Big Challenges in Asia
Big Data remains a big challenge for financial firms to derive value from around the world, but may prove an even bigger challenge in Asia-Pacific as a result of local idiosyncrasies that could make it harder to take advantage of Big Data analysis,…
APFIC Panel: In Buy-vs-Build Debate, Vendor Value is Key
Data sourcing professionals at financial firms want to see vendors focus less on entrenching themselves via long-term deals to retain business and more on winning and earning business through innovation and competitive pricing─though vendors say they…
Panel: Grasp Opportunities of Regulatory Complexities
The raft of current and upcoming regulations is creating opportunities as well as challenges for trading and investment firms in the Asia-Pacific region, though many outside of the largest firms are still not prepared for the data complexities and…
Banks, Providers Failing to Innovate on Data, Says APFIC End-User Panel
Neither end-user firms nor vendors are doing enough to innovate their way out of budgetary woes towards growth, with internal cultures contributing to stagnation by not fostering creative ideas, said a panel of consumer firms at the Asia Pacific…
APFIC Keynote: Regulations Require Standards Collaboration
The financial industry must collaborate on standards and standardized processes if it is to successfully manage the challenges and costs of compliance with the data aspects of the current flood of new regulations─and get ahead of future rules─said Nick…
Shake To Shuffle
The data management industry may be reshuffling the description of its most prevalent themes, as well as their importance, but a lot of the same basics remain in its infrastructure
Communicate and Aggregate
As regulations and reduced budgets add to existing challenges, data professionals point to standards and shared services as the best way to improve risk management and achieve straight-through processing, writes Nicholas Hamilton
S&P's Eccleston On Learning From Other Industries And Prioritizing Innovation
S&P Capital IQ's Lou Eccleston tells Nicholas Hamilton about big data and other innovation issues in the industry, in the first of a three-part interview