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November 2012: I Love the Smell of Irony in the Morning
Victor doesn't like change, but acknowledges it is a constant, so as the capital markets evolve, so, too, must technology.
Jake Thomases: Dodd–Frank Under Romney: Weakened But Not Dead
Jake looks at what might happen to the Dodd–Frank Act if Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is successful. For all his threats against it, the financial services industry should be aware that, like Mark Twain, reports of its death have been greatly…
Infrastructure Change Is Good
Upgrading legacy systems is a necessity for buy-side and sell-side firms if they are to maximize revenues and keep up with regulations.
Anthony Malakian: A Postscript on Form PF
Complying with the new Form PF requirement is a burdensome, time-consuming task. But Anthony says that it doesn’t have to be a nightmare, as long as the proper amount of preparation is done.
Michael Shashoua: Channeling the Data Deluge
Considering internet innovation in the context of financial industry data management reveals the scope of reference data’s future. Michael identifies the data explosion and a Swift format change as examples to watch.
Max Bowie: Give a Little and You Get a Little
Despite the potential for manipulation of benchmarks like Libor, Max reports that new data sources designed to provide greater transparency and better pricing are basing their services on contributed data from market participants to give traders an edge…
Open Platform: The Evolution of the Smart Broker
The past couple of years have seen broad structural changes to the world’s financial markets, which have resulted in a permanent and profound shift in the role and operating environment of sell-side firms. James Blackburn discusses how success can no…
Case-Based Reasoning: Drilling Deeper
After a summer of monumental systems errors, the din of voices begging for imaginative reform in IT risk is steadily growing. Tim Bourgaize Murray searches the frontier of artificial intelligence and infrastructure-dependent industries like energy for…
Janus Capital's George Batejan: The Mechanical Engineer
How many IT executives can say they’ve been behind the wheel of a car at 178 mph? Janus Capital’s head of technology and operations can. And yet, his feats behind the wheel and his strength in the boardroom might have more in common than you think. By…
Corporate Bonds' Brave New World
With the market structure for corporate bonds in flux, Tim Bourgaize Murray finds that good ideas abound, and greater automation may bring some empowerment to the buy side. But in this fragmented market, even technology can’t completely quell the…
Target2-Securities: Give and Take
Work on the Target2-Securities project, the pan-European settlement platform developed by the European Central Bank, continues to gather pace ahead of its 2015 launch date. What will it mean for central securities depositories, which are outsourcing…
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Justin Wheatley, CEO, StatPro
Conquering Form PF
Form PF, requiring US funds managing at least $150 million to submit an unprecedented amount of data to the SEC, came into effect in 2010 as part of Dodd–Frank, and the deadlines are now starting to kick in.
The Risk FIX: Technologists Eye FPL Risk Guidelines
In June, FIX Protocol Ltd. released a new batch of risk-control guidelines for futures and options contracts executed via algorithms and direct market access, notably setting out a framework for pre-order acceptance checks. Tim Bourgaize Murray finds…
Dark Pools Rising
Off-book trading remains a fundamental part of the trading landscape, despite the best efforts of regulators to force dark trades into the open. By Steve Dew-Jones
James Rundle: Aussie Rules
The Australian financial regulator has become the latest to weigh in on high-frequency and automated trading, publishing its own set of proposals. Along with various other agencies, market events, and near-misses with certain brokers, James Rundle argues…
Anthony Malakian: Mobile Technology’s Perils and Possibilities
As the technology around mobile devices improves, Anthony finds that buy-side firms are still struggling with how to best tap into this new technology, or whether they should wait until the kinks have been better ironed out.
Max Bowie: Stemming the Tech Gold Rush
New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg wants to attract technologists to New York by creating facilities to rival Silicon Valley. But, says Max, New York will have to compete on multiple levels that have traditionally given the West Coast an edge.
Team Player: JPM WSS CIO Richard Anfang on Going Agile, Sharing Tech Across the Business
Managing technology at a company the size of JPMorgan is no small task. But by leveraging the collective power of the firm, and adapting to a fast-paced environment, Worldwide Securities Services CIO Richard Anfang is ensuring that the business is…
Risk on the Move: Campbell Targets Data Volumes, Risk
As data volumes have exploded in recent years, systematic commodity trading advisor Campbell & Co. decided it needed a better way to store, distribute and visualize its data, so it turned to OneMarketData and Panopticon for the solution. By Anthony…
Going for Gold: Tech Answers Demand for Physical Holdings
The world’s oldest asset has enjoyed renewed popularity, with prices hitting contemporary highs. But wealth managers are beginning to demand more than ETP shares—investors and institutions want the real deal. As Tim Bourgaize Murray explains, technology…
September 2012: Sanity Prevails
As Knight teetered on the brink of collapse, Victor says the lessons from the financial crisis guided the response.