Risk Management, Performance & Reporting
Another Leap Forward
Asia Report & Emerging Markets
'Barracuda' Sharpens HSBC's Bite
SPECIAL REPORT CASE STUDY
Taking the random route
Traditional ways of measuring investment skill range from the straightforward (looking at the portfolio’s performance relative to the rest of the market over the last one, five and 10 years) to the quant-driven, through to the full machinery of…
Spotlight on Andrew Baker
The October issue of Buy-Side Technology included the news that Andrew Baker, former COO at Schroder Investment Management, had joined the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) as deputy chief-executive. He recently explained to Stewart…
Trusco upgrades to Advent APX for enhanced automation
Trusco Capital Management, an Atlanta-based registered investment advisor subsidiary of SunTrust Banks with $73 billion under management, has implemented Advent Software's Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX) platform for integrated portfolio and client…
STP Through the Front Door?
This spring, at an industry event, I learned of a new C-level title-the chief optimization officer. I didn't get to meet the person, but one of his colleagues told me that his role is to make sure that every trading system within the investment bank…
Mapping Market and Reference Data
Whenever I return from New York to London-for example, for our European Financial Information Summit-I realize there's a certain something that I miss about the old country. Maybe it's the rolling countryside, cream teas and postal strikes. Maybe it's…
Swift Ratchets Up Aggressiveness
BOSTON-The annual Sibos user conference kicked off last week as Swift chairman Yawar Shah and new CEO Lázaro Campos engaged the audience with Swift's new aggressive strategy to win increased market share and improve product and service offerings.
DWT SIBOS 2007 SPECIAL REPORT: SIBOS 2007 Sneak Peek
As more than 6,000 attendees prepare to descend on the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center this week for Swift's annual SIBOS user conference, DWT reveals the major announcements vendors will make at the show.
The Holiday program
It may seem elementary to manage holidays, but with major complexities in sourcing dates in certain countries, the situation can rapidly get out of hand. Tine Thoresen looks into the perplexing world of holiday planning
In-House or Outsource?That is the Question
Alan Philpot, chief executive of Penson Financial Services, examines some of the data management challenges facing clients today, and what they can expect in the future
China Stampede
ASIA REPORT & EMERGING MARKETS
Spotlight on Sam Somech
Sam Somech knows his middleware. The technology veteran who invented trans-actional messaging has set his sights on derivatives, heading up research and development at SuperDerivatives. He talks with Stewart Eisenhart about why he joined the vendor, and…