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It's All Greek to Me

What would happen if Greece converted back to the drachma? Anthony explores the possibilities.

Buy-Side Technology | Opinion | Buy-Side Operations | 03 Feb 2012

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Opening Cross: Getting ‘Invested’ in Politics and Purchasing

With US presidential elections still over nine months away, republican candidates are already jostling to be their party’s chosen candidate to run against the incumbent president Barack Obama. This week, in bids to gain favor, Mitt Romney released his...

Inside Market Data | Opinion | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 30 Jan 2012

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Tasking For Fatca

With Fatca looking very likely, the industry will have to search for ways to handle the processing complexities the regulation will create for corporate actions

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 29 Jan 2012

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Why is Data Quality Still Such a Problem?

More than three years after Lehman's collapse, it still takes some firms days—or even weeks—to aggregate their data. Anthony says that is galling.

Buy-Side Technology | Opinion | Data Management | 27 Jan 2012

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February 2012: Is Hardware Sexy Again?

The emphasis is generally on the software side of the business, but Victor argues that hardware is just as sexy.

Waters | Opinion | Hardware & Grid | 27 Jan 2012

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Opening Cross: Merging Speed and Smarts: The Next Big Thing?

The amount of data available to us today leaves us constantly making choices—what data to use, how to use it, how much weight to assign it, and what delivery method is appropriate for the business case in question: is it more important, for example,...

Inside Market Data | Opinion | Latency | 23 Jan 2012

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Rage Against the Machine

Icap's currency-trading system went rogue and inadvertently caused the Swiss franc to fall. Although the incident was a "mistake" and should never have happened, it's no less disconcerting.

Buy-Side Technology | Opinion | Buy-Side Operations | 20 Jan 2012

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Opening Cross: Where Have All the CDOs Gone?

Sometimes as I write my column, the TV is on in the background, and I catch glimpses of shows like What Not to Wear, where fashion gurus Stacy and Clinton advise disaster-dressers on finding the appropriate style and size of clothes for them. “Right-sizing”...

Inside Market Data | Opinion | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 16 Jan 2012

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Everything Old Is New Again—Maybe

Will cash equities market-makers make a comeback in 2012?

Sell-Side Technology | Opinion | Exchanges | 13 Jan 2012

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The Art of Communication

Anthony examines the importance of communication when enacting an IT overhaul.

Buy-Side Technology | Opinion | Buy-Side Operations | 13 Jan 2012

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