Risk Management, Performance & Reporting
Emerging From a Crisis
Special Report
It's in the Tag
From June 15, around 500 US public companies will have to report and submit their financial data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) following US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) mandate. Carla Mangado explores to…
Cutting Costs
While more firms are looking at squeezing costs, projects aimed at improving standard settlement instructions data quality and increasing automation are climbing the agenda. Tine Thoresen explores how firms can secure funding and reduce costs
Identifiers: The Vendor-Driven Way
The financial crisis has put pressure on the industry to fix the entity identification challenge. Vendors are working on helping the community by coming up with alternatives to an ISO-approved standard. Carla Mangado reports on the latest developments
Why Hosting Makes Sense
As firms try to do more with less, the market is experiencing a shift in the way the investment management industry is solving data management problems, says Eagle Investment Systems' Joel Kornblum
SaaS Gains Traction within Reconciliation
According to a recent research report published by industry analyst firm TowerGroup in conjunction with industry consultancy Perot Systems, small and midsize investment firms are investigating incorporating software-as-a-service- (SaaS-) delivered…
Euro traders struggling with liquidity sourcing
A new Tabb Group report finds that buy-side equity traders in the UK and Europe have encountered greater challenges over the past year sourcing liquidity within new market structures. At the same time, heightened awareness of counterparty risk has begun…
VaR comes in for criticism
The credit crisis has uncovered the weaknesses of many risk management models and risk mitigation approaches. The rating agencies' reputations have also come under the spotlight as their reputations and reliability have been called into question. Value…
It all comes down to data
If there is one thing you would have thought financial firms would have grasped by now, it's that having a centralised source of data - a golden copy if you will - is a good idea. By Emily Fraser . How many times have we heard Mike Atkin of the EDM…
Spotlight trained on OTC pricing platforms
A new Celent Communications report evaluating providers of pricing tools for OTC derivatives and structured products finds that vendors have stepped up efforts to support clients under pressure from investors and regulators for more transparent and…
Right place right time
Client reporting has taken on new levels of significance over the past 18 months in the wake of the sub-prime fiasco and the ensuing contraction of the global financial services industry. Buy-side firms, arguably more so now than at any time in the past,…
Born in a storm
James Caird Asset Management could not have launched in a more challenging environment when it opened its doors for business in July last year. Victor Anderson speaks with Olivia Erby about the ongoing challenges facing the fund, its reliance on…
Regulators Weigh Mifid's Success
LONDON-Since its rollout, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) has increased competition in the securities markets and lowered costs for investors, according to European regulators.
Banks Eye Mixed Platforms to Calculate Front-Office Risk
LONDON-When tackling risk, financial firms are using front-office systems that combine real-time and batch-based calculations, according to industry participants who spoke during a panel discussion about risk at the DWT 2009 conference.
Bottega: Be Pragmatic, Be Understood
John Bottega, recently appointed chief data officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, kicked off last week's North American Financial Information Summit with a keynote speech calling for data management professionals to be more pragmatic in their…
Data Security Right
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Inside the Middle East
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Clear Skies
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While Rome Burns
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