Analysis

After Adjustments, Aequitas Still Set for 2015 Launch

Given the public opprobrium that surrounds high-frequency trading (HFT) at the moment, it’s easy to forget that some firms have been talking about the issues described in Michael Lewis’ book, Flash Boys, for a while now. One of those is Aequitas…

European Parliament Adopts CSD Reg

The European Parliament has agreed a range of rules designed to govern the operation of central securities depositories (CSDs) and settlement cycles in the continent's financial markets, known as CSD Reg in industry shorthand.

SEC's Berman: The Data Disputes HFT Narrative

The US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC’s) office of analytics and research has run extensive studies in the past year on cancellation rates and other market activities related to high-frequency trading (HFT). Citing the results, Gregg Berman,…

SEC's Berman: The Data Disputes HFT Narrative

The US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC’s) office of analytics and research has run extensive studies in the past year on cancellation rates and other market activities related to high-frequency trading (HFT). Citing the results, Gregg Berman,…

EU Introduces First Rule on HFT

The European Parliament and the European Council last night reached agreement on updated rules for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid II), introducing the EU’s first rules on algorithmic trading.

CIOs, CTOs Talk Data Management Frameworks

Sound data management is a three-tiered solution, Lord Abbett CIO Michael Radziemski told his audience during the C-level roundtable at today's North American Trading Architecture Summit. The lowest level is the authoritative data sources. The middle…

CIOs, CTOs Talk Data Management Frameworks

Sound data management is a three-tiered solution, Lord Abbett CIO Michael Radziemski told his audience during the C-level roundtable at today's North American Trading Architecture Summit. The lowest level is the authoritative data sources. The middle…

Cross-Lending Takes Shape, Upending IT Demands

The teams servicing traditional commercial lending and credit facilities for private equity and venture capital shops have historically sat on separate sides of the bank. But as sell-side firms become more flexible in the types of lending they pursue,…

Can Alternative Providers Disrupt Index Inertia?

Though there are almost a hundred mainstream index providers in the industry today, the market remains dominated by a small and elite group of providers—MSCI, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Russell Indexes and FTSE Group. With the industry clamoring for change…

Grappling With Quality

Avox's general manager Mark Davies explores why poor data quality is still an issue for firms when trying to understand their counterparty exposure, and outlines three steps they can take to improve the situation

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