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A rude awakening

Many aspects of buy-side technology and operations have had to grow up fast following the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Collateral management, for many...

Buy-Side Technology | Feature | Risk Management | 01 Apr 2010

The Naked Truth

The 60-day feedback period allocated by the SEC to its proposed changes to the practice of sponsored access is almost up, and by the time this issue hits desks, ‘unfiltered’ access may be a thing of the past. But the real issue here is how brokers...

Buy-Side Technology | Feature | Algorithmic Trading | 08 Mar 2010

Many moving parts

The number of compliance issues facing the buy side has little precedent in recent history, just as managers are grappling with shifting market and risk conditions in a post-recession world. The way forward is no less challenging – the obstacle is not...

Buy-Side Technology | Feature | Compliance | 01 Mar 2010

Natural affinity

For fund managers seeking high-frequency trading capabilities, the standard build-versus-buy proposition is no longer wholly pertinent – and for good reason. The advent of complex event processing technology has provided a third viable option. By...

Buy-Side Technology | Feature | Best Execution | 10 Feb 2010

Progressive embraces business continuity challenge

Business continuity rose to prominence in the wake of the September 11 attacks, as firms of all sizes sought to develop contingency plans as a way of mitigating the business and operational risks resulting from systems failures. By Victor Anderson*...

Buy-Side Technology | Feature | Buy-Side Operations | 01 Feb 2010

Dabbling in the dark

Dark pools started to appear as early as a decade ago in the US market, but it has only been over the course of the last two years that they have attracted sufficient liquidity – perhaps as much as 12% of US equity orders and 4% in Europe – to make...

Buy-Side Technology | Feature | Best Execution | 01 Jan 2010

Speculators in the crosshairs

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is considering implementing position limits for buy-side players trading energy products, potentially restricting the number of positions traders can take on futures exchanges. Stewart Eisenhart reports...

Buy-Side Technology | Feature | Best Execution | 01 Jan 2010

Safety in numbers

One isn’t just the loneliest number – it can also be the most dangerous. The traditional ‘single-prime’ hedge fund model, severely tested at the close of 2008, is a case in point, as hedge funds move towards multiple prime broker relationships....

Buy-Side Technology | Feature | Best Execution | 10 Dec 2009

The 2009 Buy-Side Technology Awards

This year’s awards featured 120 entries across 18 categories from 52 different technology providers. The most popular category was that of best newcomer with 13 entries, while this year’s edition featured eight new winners.

Buy-Side Technology | Feature | Best Execution | 01 Dec 2009

Coming in from the cold

Central clearing has dominated the agenda of credit derivatives dealers this year, even though buy-side firms are yet to gain access to such industry initiatives. But, as Joel Clark reports, this is set to change mid-way through next month if the Operations...

Buy-Side Technology | Feature | Best Execution | 10 Nov 2009

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