Risk Management, Performance & Reporting

Compliance 2009: Who's pulling the strings?

Compliance, like risk management, has traditionally been seen as a business process that curtails portfolio managers’ ability to generate returns. But this has changed to the point that now managers see compliance as a way of winning mandates. By Victor…

Weathering the Storm

The current financial crisis is squeezing firms' income and budgets, while data requirements are growing in complexity and scale. Inside Market Data speaks to Jon Robson, head of Thomson Reuters' Enterprise division, about how the vendor is helping…

Tight Ships

Cost reduction is predicted to supersede all data management initiatives in 2009. But this does not mean a huge decrease in budgets. It simply means significant proportions of budgets will be spent reviewing existing data sources and introducing cost…

Reining in derivatives

Expectations are high that new US Congressional efforts to require hedge fund registration with the SEC will succeed this year, opening the door to greater oversight of the industry by a regulator no doubt eager to prove its mettle following the…

The Funding Challenge

Amid the financial crisis, it's all about the challenge of budgets, the funding of projects and realizing rapid economic benefits. But data management professionals remain convinced data projects will not be sidestepped. Carla Mangado explores how firms…

Time to Shine

As recession hits home, with images of snaking queues outside job centres on the evening news, there is growing pressure on job-seekers to stand out and prove return on investment. Tine Thoresen speaks to three leading data management consultants about…

A New Breed of Regulators

The market turmoil has resulted in widespread criticism of financial regulation, begging the question if there is room for other institutions to take a more active role in the regulatory landscape. Carla Mangado explores the potential implications of a…

2009: the year of doing more with less

For asset management firms of all shapes and sizes, fresh technology investment is unlikely this year and existing infrastructures will have to be extended to support new business opportunities. But as Joel Clark reports, doing more with less could have…

Riding the Dragon in 2009

A year ago, traders and technology vendors in Asia were riding a growing wave of liquidity and technology adoption. Direct market access (DMA), alternative trading systems (ATSes) and crossing networks steadily increased throughout the region as…

Intelligence + Governance = Survival

Financial organizations are slowly recognizing that a dedicated commitment to data quality is essential to ensuring accurate risk planning and business process returns, says Harte-Hanks Trillium Software's Ed Wrazen

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