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Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Data Provider to the Buy Side—RIMES Technologies
RIMES Technologies, it seems, just can’t stop winning the best data provider category in the Buy-Side Technology Awards. The New York-based specialist data provider to the global investment management industry, has, apparently without breaking sweat,…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Integrated Front-Office Platform—Eze Software Group
Finally at the top of the pile in this consistently close-fought category, Eze Software Group (ESG) wins the 2015 best integrated front-office platform award, adding to previous victories in the OMS, EMS and best overall technology provider categories.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Portfolio Accounting Platform—SS&C Advent Software
SS&C Advent won this year's Buy-Side Technology Award for best portfolio accounting platform.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Winners' Circle—Eze Software Group
Pete Sinisgalli, CEO of Eze Software Group, and Rob Keller, executive managing director of product management and development, talk to Dan DeFrancesco about their firm's win.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Buy-Side Compliance Product—Fidessa
In a category where the award changes hands yearly among a perennially competitive pack, Fidessa has reclaimed the best buy-side compliance product award, following victories for Linedata and Charles River in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Winners' Circle—Fidessa
Fidessa’s Sentinel came top in a crowded field of compliance entries at this year’s Buy-Side Technology Awards. Tim Bourgaize Murray spoke with Richard Hooke, Fidessa’s product director for the buy side, about the intricacies and future direction of…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Buy-Side Execution Venue—Liquidnet
Liquidnet won this year's Buy-Side Technology Award for best execution venue.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Buy-Side Client Reporting Platform—Vermilion Software
Vermilion won this year's Buy-Side Technology Award for best client reporting platform.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Broker-Supplied Tool/Technology—UBS Delta
It’s been no secret of late that the major broker-dealers are suffering under new capital requirements. As they cope, some have been forced to exit markets, spin off desks, and pull back from higher-leverage activities. Luckily, they haven’t quit…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Buy-Side Collateral Management Tool—CloudMargin
Collateral management tools—a significant source of expenditure for sell-side securities services arms and a source of pain for investment managers—are at the forefront of post-financial crisis regulatory change. The need for higher quality collateral,…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Buy-Side Cyber-Security Platform/Tool—ACA Aponix
Talk about catching lightning in a bottle. Barely more than a year on from its founding and after being bought by mainstay buy-side services provider ACA Compliance this February, Aponix has duly landed the inaugural cyber-security award. As any Waters…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Buy-Side Pricing/Valuation Service—Interactive Data
All good things must come to an end, and so it is with Markit’s heady streak of five straight victories in this category. The last time Lance Uggla’s company was without this award—when Numerix held it in 2009—Barack Obama was still in his first year as…
Market Surveillance: Rising to the Challenge
It’s clear that a culture of bad practice has deep roots in the industry, and more effort is needed to restore trust.
All Roads Lead to Rome: Navigating IFRS 9
While IFRS 9’s development started before the full grip of the financial crisis took hold in the fall of 2008, in the wake of the collapse, it became clear that banks needed to do a better job of measuring and monitoring their credit losses. This new…
Anthony Malakian: The Swimmers in the Lake
As data lakes gain traction on Wall Street, Anthony says that skilled programmers with knowledge of big data analysis and cleansing will become increasingly valuable.
Data Lakes: Uncharted Waters
Anthony Malakian examines why data lakes are growing in popularity, and the risks that they pose.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: A Heady Debate at the Intersection of Bitcoin and Blockchain
Tim reflects on the state of conversation around the not-so-new distributed ledgers.
Michael Shashoua: Why Quality Should Be Job One
Ensuring adherence to certain data quality standards has become the prerequisite for information, including know-your-customer data and evaluated pricing. Michael explains the foundations being built.
November 2015: How to Eat an Elephant
Victor says that as data continues to dominate the headlines in the capital markets, data management is a huge challenge that needs to be addressed.
Max Bowie: Strategic Data Assets Need Solid Governance Foundations
As data and the demands made upon it become more complex and integral to firms’ core business functions, Max argues that their data governance processes must become stronger and more structured.
The Future of FX: Too Many Cooks?
Over half of all trades in the foreign exchange market are now conducted electronically, with new players and venues entering the market.
Off the Chain: The Blockchain Battle
Tim Bourgaize Murray surveys industry perspectives on Blockchain's potential, and finds a battle brewing.
Molded Through Merger: A Look Back at Major M&A Activity
A recent spate of M&A activity has helped shape our industry into what it is today.
Northern Trust's Scott Murray: One Step Ahead
Scott Murray, CTO of Chicago-based Northern Trust, always keeps an eye on the future.