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American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs)

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American Financial Technology Awards 2012: The Winners and Why They Won

The American Financial Technology Awards, now in their eighth year, seek to acknowledge the best IT projects, driven by buy-side and sell-side end-users...

Waters | Opinion | Awards & Rankings | 08 Jan 2013

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American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best IT Team ─ BNY Mellon

The American Financial Technology Award for best IT team is one of the most coveted of all 14 awards, and was announced at the very end of the ceremony on Dec. 3 at the Marriott Marquis in Manhattan’s Times Square.

Waters | Special | Awards & Rankings | 08 Jan 2013

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American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best Sell-Side Technology Executive — Steve Ellis, Wells Fargo

In late 2008, Wells Fargo’s executive vice president, group head of wholesale services, was dragged, reluctantly, into managing the merger of the Wells Fargo and Wachovia technology stacks following the purchase of the failed Charlotte-headquartered...

Waters | Special | Awards & Rankings | 08 Jan 2013

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American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best Buy-Side Technology Executive — Richard Alexander, Cerberus Capital Management

Richard Alexander’s father, Ray, ran a small credit union whose members were technology company employees. It is not much of a surprise, then, that years later, Richard Alexander would find himself at the top of the financial IT food chain.

Waters | Special | Awards & Rankings | 08 Jan 2013

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American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best Mobile-Strategy Initiative — Bank of America Merrill Lynch

This new category for the 2012 American Financial Technology Awards reflects the world’s increasing use of mobile devices like Apple iPads and iPhones, and BlackBerrys to perform financial functions previously reserved for the desktop computer. Bank...

Waters | Special | Awards & Rankings | 08 Jan 2013

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American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best IT Integration Initiative ─ Wells Fargo

Most corporate acquisitions are done for one of two reasons: The two companies are very similar and the bigger one wants to eliminate a competitor, or the two are very different and the bigger one wants to diversify. Wells Fargo’s overnight purchase...

Waters | Special | Awards & Rankings | 08 Jan 2013

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American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best OTC Trading Initiative — Citi

The debut of Citi’s transparency reporting portal couldn’t have been timed better, right down to the day. On June 11, 2012, the bank rolled out the Client Money Segregation portal, giving clients insight into where their segregated funds are being...

Waters | Special | Awards & Rankings | 08 Jan 2013

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American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Most Cutting-Edge IT Initiative ─ ITG

Given the complexity and scope of the data challenges currently facing capital markets firms, it seems appropriate that ITG walked away with the most cutting-edge IT initiative category in this year’s American Financial Technology Awards thanks to its...

Waters | Special | Awards & Rankings | 08 Jan 2013

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American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best Infrastructure Initiative — ConvergEx Group

There’s a change happening in the world of FIX connectivity—in recent years, FIX costs have exploded, while at the same time, broker-dealers have had to adjust to life in a tough market as well look to cut costs. As firms seek savings, FIX connectivity...

Waters | Special | Awards & Rankings | 08 Jan 2013

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American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best Cloud Initiative — CBRE Clarion Securities

In early 2011, real estate investment management firm CBRE, an affiliate of CB Richard Ellis Group, acquired ING Clarion Real Estate Securities, a unit of ING Group that manages globally listed real estate securities for separate accounts and mutual funds....

Waters | Special | Awards & Rankings | 08 Jan 2013

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