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The Return of Green IT

While it hasn’t gotten the attention it did during the green wave of the mid-2000s, environmentally friendly technology is in place at many of the world’s major financial institutions. Jake Thomases looks at the latest initiatives designed to save...

Waters | Feature | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 14 Mar 2012

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Up For Discussion

As the Financial Stability Board (FSB) continues its work to establish a global legal entity identifier (LEI), Nicholas Hamilton explores the crucial decisions it will have to make before presenting its conclusions in June

Inside Reference Data | Feature | Regulation & Standards | 07 Mar 2012

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Data’s Seat at Risk’s Table

Risk analytics professionals, spurred by new regulation and legal entity standards, are considering the need for counterparty risk data systems to better support their efforts to comply. Inside Reference Data gathered a panel of leading industry experts...

Inside Reference Data | Feature | Data Management | 06 Mar 2012

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Over-the-Counter, Under the Radar

ISINs may not be be appropriate for identifying every over-the-counter derivative, creating a challenge for instrument identification. Nicholas Hamilton reports on efforts to find a fitting standards format in the asset class

Inside Reference Data | Feature | Regulation & Standards | 05 Mar 2012

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Big Data Is Big Stuff

The phenomenon of Big Data, now a proper noun in its own right, reflects the inexorable growth of data volumes, and the velocity and variety of those volumes, across the financial services industry, presenting market participants with a host of operational...

Waters | Feature | Data Management | 24 Feb 2012

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Special FX: The Evolution of e-FX Trading

Foreign-exchange trading has changed considerably over the past 10 years. Daily turnover has doubled, spreads have tightened dramatically, and the market has opened up to new entrants as never before. At the heart of this is a shift to electronic trading....

Waters | Feature | Trading Technologies and Strategies | 24 Feb 2012

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Direct Edge CEO William O'Brien Plans to Go Global

William O’Brien, who once rejected his exchange roots, took over a tiny ECN and grew it into one of the biggest equity exchanges in the world. Now he’s looking at new markets for Direct Edge. By Jake Thomases

Waters | Feature | People | 24 Feb 2012

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Numbers Game: Gauging the Impact of Big Data Part II

In the February issue of Waters, the first part of this feature defined Big Data in terms of volume, variety and velocity. But what does this actually mean for the financial services industry and the technology considerations necessary for dealing with...

Waters | Feature | Data Management | 24 Feb 2012

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Call Auctions: Trading in a New Old-Fashioned Way

Call auctions are one of the oldest forms of stock trading. Plenty of people would like to have an auction option, yet no such system has existed for more than a decade. AX Trading is giving an electronic version another shot. By Jake Thomases

Waters | Feature | Exchange Technologies | 24 Feb 2012

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No Turning Back: Firms Forge Ahead on Data Quality

In light of the global regulatory environment and firms looking to become more efficient while cutting costs, data quality has become a focal point for many technologists. However, the challenges are many and there’s still confusion as to who owns the...

Waters | Feature | Data Management | 23 Feb 2012

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