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Negotiations and preparations are taking place throughout 2012 as regulators and other stakeholders work to establish Target2-Securities, a major project...
Inside Reference Data | Feature | Infrastructure Technologies | 13 Feb 2012
Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are being touted in certain circles as the next wave of technology in the financial services industry, gaining adherents for their ability to perform complex tasks at previously inconceivable speeds. However, with...
Waters | Feature | Hardware & Grid | 27 Jan 2012
As cloud becomes more prevalent, the technology is beginning to offer more pronounced, user-focused benefits for investment firms, institutions and everyone in between. But what are the new frontiers, how can they be achieved effectively, and are these...
Waters | Feature | Infrastructure Technologies | 29 Nov 2011
Is the financial services industry ready for the processing power promised by the next disruptive technology? Rob Daly looks at advances in quantum computing and what it means for the investment banking community. The “quantum” prefix has appeared...
Waters | Feature | Hardware & Grid | 23 Sep 2011
If you can’t be the first, be the best. This is the motto echoing through the halls of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) as it deploys its new low-latency trading architecture across its New York, London and Toronto trading infrastructures. “We’ve...
Waters | Feature | Infrastructure Technologies | 10 Jan 2011
Since the introduction of the microcomputer back in the 1970s, the central processing unit (CPU) has been the backbone of computing needs. However, even with the introduction of cloud computing, the humble CPU isn’t fast enough to meet the needs of...
Waters | Feature | Hardware & Grid | 30 Nov 2010
Citi's CIO Steve Randich explains how he transformed the bank's technology infrastructure since his arrival back in 2005
Waters | Feature | Organization & Management | 05 Nov 2010
Like other front-, middle- and back-office components, fee structures at buy-side firms—in place essentially to make sure clients are billed accurately—have grown more complex over the past decade. Unlike in other areas, however, managers’ technology...
Waters | Feature | Infrastructure Technologies | 11 Oct 2010
In the investment management world, few institutions have been as quick to embrace cloud computing as Boston-based State Street. Leading the charge is CIO Christopher Perretta, a former aerospace engineer who says the way IT works needs to change. "I'm...
Waters | Feature | Infrastructure Technologies | 23 Sep 2010
Cloud computing is a generic and much-hyped term, but at its simplest, it is internet-based computing, with resources, software, and information provided to computers and other devices on demand. Its range of models include software-as-a-service (SaaS),...
Waters | Feature | Infrastructure Technologies | 23 Sep 2010
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