Risk Management, Performance & Reporting
Spotlight on Matthew Sullivan
Contravisory Investment Management, a Massachusetts-based asset manager with private and institutional investors, has promoted Matthew Sullivan to the role of chief compliance officer. He will retain his duties as senior vice-president, overseeing the…
Building for Better Service
As the intergration work between the brokerage activities of Société Générale (SocGen) and Calyon Financial to form Newedge nears completion, the broker-dealer looks to focus on other issues. DWT European reporter Cecilia Bergamaschi sat down with…
Credit Where it's Due
Credit derivatives have been in the eye of the financial storm since the current crisis began, but as market participants regroup and embark on new initiatives to improve trading and reduce risks in this OTC asset class, some significant data challenges…
Eurex Looks East and West
As exchange mergers and partnerships become the norm, DWT European reporter Cecilia Bergamaschi sits down with Thomas Lenz, Eurex executive board member responsible for operations, to discuss the bourse's global technology and connectivity strategy.
OSI: Managing the Impact Analysis
The business impact analysis, the logical first step of any options symbology initiative (OSI) program, should provide a complete view of the OSI's effect on an organization, its business processes and its systems, says Ernst & Young's Alan Paris, with…
Growth by design
Odyssey Financial Technologies is a good example of a technology vendor that has grown its business through judicious acquisitions, to the point that now, from a buy-side perspective, it supports a range of mission-critical front-office functions via its…
Calculating the real cost of technology
Buy-side firms are under increasing pressure to rationalise their technology infrastructures and staff compliments in an attempt to positively impact the bottom line. One way of doing this is by carrying out a total cost of ownership (TCO) exercise…
Texas endowment fund opts for general overhaul
When the time came for Austin-based endowment manager Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company (TTSTC) to revamp its allocation process for alternative investment vehicles, a more robust risk management platform had to be part of the package. But rather…
Spotlight on Gil Shaked
EXENET, a New York-based technology services and outsourcing provider targeting hedge funds, wealth managers, and law firms, has tapped Credit Suisse veteran Gil Shaked to succeed Umit Cinali as chief executive. With 25 years' experience in risk…
The TCO conundrum
Implementations can be beset by unforeseen hiccups, which tends to result in inflated budgets and missed deadlines. SmartStream's TLM OnDemand addresses users' total cost of ownership challenges and provides buy-side firms with reduced time to market…
Burgundy, Quote MTF Enlist Interxion for Co-Los
European multilateral trading facilities Burgundy and Quote MTF are both using Dutch hosting service provider Interxion to provide co-location services, to satisfy client demand for low-latency access to their primary matching engines and data…
When Tech and Crunch Collide
Today's financial markets depend more than ever on technology, which has moved from being an enabling factor to a major competitive differentiator and key driver of change. However, the economic crisis has thrown many firms' spending plans into turmoil,…
ELX Enters the Fray
On the eve of the launch of ELX Futures, DWT U.S. reporter Oksana Poltavets sits down with CEO Neal Wolkoff to discuss what the exchange is doing to prepare, and its role in the bourgeoning futures market.
Mashups Take Root
Risk
Pulling Back the Curtain
Editor’s Letter
Calm Amid the Chaos
SPECIAL REPORT: IT in Crisis
The Cold Hard Facts
Editor’s Letter