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Complexity driving automation

The global investment management industry is continually evolving in terms of sophistication and the complexity of instruments traded by buy-side firms. This, in turn, is driving the development of back-office technologies designed to process these…

In search of the perfect hybrid

There has been significant consolidation in the transfer agency space in the last few years, to the point where a handful of providers now account for the bulk of the global buy-side industry. But as David White explains, not all transfer agents are…

Down the Mifid Rabbit Hole

Alice heard the Rabbit say to itself, 'Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' … Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with…

Shadow Complex

Demand for independent pricing shadows the rise of complex structured finance transactions as regulatory scrutiny increases. By JR Rieger, vice president of Global Evaluations, Standard & Poor's

The middle way

Tony Swei of Tradar looks at the benefits and potential pitfalls for hedge funds that have decided to outsourcing certain middle-office functions including accounting

The changing face of OMSs

The global investment management industry is experiencing an increasingly rapid rate of change, creating a challenge for portfolio managers, traders and providers of trading systems alike. LatentZero's Richard Hooke explains how buy-side order management…

Addressing multi-strategy hurdles

City Practitioners’ Robert Norris details the technology and operational hurdles buy-side firms need to address when embarking on a multi-strategy investment operation.

Data-driven decisions

Quantitative techniques are increasingly becoming a major component of equity-based investment products for money managers of all sizes and styles. Benefiting from a quantitative methodology, however, requires a comprehensive strategy and technology…

OTC derivatives: innovation at a price

This year is likely to see the increased use of credit derivatives by buy-side institutions as traditional asset managers and hedge funds alike broaden their search for alpha. But as Jos Stoop points out, the back-office processing of these instruments…

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