Buy-Side Technology - 2007-03-01
Articles in this issue
Targeting transparency - the impact Reg NMS will have on US-based buy side firms
Relying on counterparties for your own regulatory needs is not a great idea. Yet as the US financial services industry prepares for the SEC's rollout of its Regulation National Market System (Reg NMS) this year, it appears as though many buy-side firms…
Month in Numbers
'You also have to deal with a number of technology partners and all the conversations are technology based; you need to know when you are being 'told a story'
Buy-side EMS spending gradually on the rise
BST analyses a recent Aite Group report on Execution Management Systems (EMS), concluding that, although EMS adoption across the buy side is set to increase in the coming years, growth will not be a swift as anticipated.
Order in the house - BST’s software feature scrutinising nine buy-side order management systems
Order management systems (OMSs) in most buy-side organisations constitute the heart of the front office by providing an automated trading and compliance backbone around which a number of peripheral platforms and tools can be built. Indeed, OMSs play such…
Riding the risk
The US hedge fund industry had a close call last month when the President's Working Group on Financial Markets decided that while greater oversight of hedge funds was needed, no new regulations would be imposed on this growing and sizeable portion of the…
Pivotal to the future of the buy side
Utilising Instant Messaging (IM) technologies is not new to the buy side, although technologies that automatically translate IMs to FIX messages in real-time in order to convey trade-related data, are finding traction. BST investigates Pivot Solutions’…
Spotlight on Ben Jackson
Stewart Eisenhart speaks with Ben Jackson, SunGard Kiodex’s recently appointed chief operating officer, about his plans for the firm’s commodities trading platform.
Shedding the shackles
Chris Sims, head of investment operations at Gartmore Investment Management, speaks with Victor Anderson about his new role at the investment manager, and how Gartmore has changed since its leveraged management buy-out last year.
Technology the key to e-trading of equity options
Equity options trade volumes among US-based buy-side firms are set to increase significantly in the coming years on the back of more sophisticated technology and associated services. By Victor Anderson
Data-driven decisions
Quantitative techniques are increasingly becoming a major component of equity-based investment products for money managers of all sizes and styles. Benefiting from a quantitative methodology, however, requires a comprehensive strategy and technology…
A chilling confluence
US hedge fund managers face a potentially frosty spring. After dodging the bullet of mandatory SEC registration last summer, the small- and mid-tier sectors of the industry – that is to say, the bulk of it – could run up against a pair of seemingly…
Addressing multi-strategy hurdles
City Practitioners’ Robert Norris details the technology and operational hurdles buy-side firms need to address when embarking on a multi-strategy investment operation.
Of myths and Mifid - BST explores the myths precipitated by the European Commission’s directive
Like it or not, Mifid is coming and it is coming soon. Most people in the industry have plenty to say about the directive and no-one talks a better talk than the technology vendors touting their wares. But do not be fooled into thinking about Mifid only…
