Leader of the Pack: Data Executives Speak Out

Moderated by David Anderson, editor of IMD Reference, this roundtable brought together some of the top market data managers on both sides of the Atlantic to hash out a few of the hottest topics in the market today. A partial transcript follows.

David Anderson: What are your views on outsourcing?

Lars Bruinsma, global market data manager, ABN Amro: ABN has outsourced a large part of its IT staff recently. Market data is part of the outsourcing process but not the entire aim. You have to think c