Buy-Side Technology North American Summit
NY Fed: Capital Markets Must Be More Wary of Data Cyber Threats
Capital markets firms must take more steps to protect sensitive information and market data from cyber-terrorists intent on stealing and reselling valuable data, including carefully guarding their internal data architectures and external providers,…
BST North America Panel: Derivatives Regulation Creates Tech Limbo, Opportunities
A panel of industry experts discussed the impact regulation of OTC derivative trading will have and what the future holds for the market at 2014's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit.
C-level Panel Talks Information Security at BST North American Summit
The evolution of information security was discussed at a C-level roundtable at this year's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit in New York.
Panel: Robust Data Management Required for Big Data
Big Data may not be living up to its hype among large asset managers, who seem unwilling to explore its use for more esoteric and less established analysis techniques, according to a panel at the Buy-Side Technology North American Summit in New York on…
Buy-Side Panel: Analytics Only as Good as Your Data Management
Underlying data structures and management are key to getting the most out of analytics, panel says.
The Mercenary Technologist
As budgetary constraints clamp down on buy-side organizations, Anthony says that the vendor-hedge fund relationship may start changing.
Is Apple's iPhone Beginning to Establish its Dominance on Wall Street?
At this year's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit, technology leaders at several major buy-side firms discussed their bring-your-own-device strategies, but most of the talk was around the Apple iPhone and iPad, and not Android or BlackBerry.
Buy-Side Execs: More Responsibility, Fewer Predators in HFT
Industry-initiated measures and disincentives for swooping in ahead of large orders are key as regulators continue to offer only a measured response.
Majedie's Foray into Contextual Blogging Seeks to Eliminate Internal Email
Combining relationship management information aggregation with scalable IT architecture represents a paradigm shift for nimble fund managers.
Data Principles Important But Elusive
A firm-wide set of data management principles—such as a single version of the truth, as one audience member at the Buy-Side Technology North American Summit put it—are difficult to formulate in siloed environments, and when different business units…
AIG Chartis CTO: Get the People Equation Right
Good technology implementations follow a fairly basic formula: the right plan plus the right technology plus the right team equals success. For Mary Kotch, CTO for the Americas at AIG Chartis, the most important part of that equation is the people.
BlackRock CTO: ‘Password Reset’ a Surprising Challenge for BYOD Programs
Trying to prevent employees from using their personal mobile devices at work is a losing battle. As a result, firms are grappling with the security challenges involved with bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies.