Opinion
Can’t hedge funds and corporations just get along?
Managing investor relations has become a crucial aspect of the buy side, not least because of the levels of influence investors can exert under extreme circumstances. Thomson Financial’s Chris Schelling outlines the challenges facing corporations in…
The evolution of selective outsourcing for hedge funds
As the fast growing hedge fund sector delivers increasingly complex products and services, the selective outsourcing of non-core IT functions is becoming more attractive, especially to those organisations employing innovative technology to stay ahead of…
A New Response to the Terrorist Threat
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Lucky, Lucky, Lucky
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How to Get Fired in Time for Armageddon
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It Takes a Village
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Get Ready for a Living Hell
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Same Names, Same Themes
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Raising the Bar on Standards Development
Establishing standards remains a top priority for operational executives and senior management alike, but few have faith in the current development process. Mike Atkin asks what needs to be done to get things back on track
No Rest for the Weary
EDITOR'S LETTER
A new holy grail of application architecture?
There are many ways to build and deploy financial services applications, but is there one approach that offers both high performance and fast time-to-market, with limited risk? Could such an approach actually offer the end-user – traders, portfolio…
Preventing IT Revenge
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Ice Cream for Everyone!
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A TiVo for FIX?
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Asking Questions
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Will an Algorithm Take Your Job?
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Turning East
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Are You Ready for a Little Sensual Trading?
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From January to July
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Not So Swift
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Changes in the European Fixed-Income World
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