Analysis
Finomial Automates Fund Investment Process
New York-based Finomial is beginning to aggressively roll out its subscriptions platform, which automates the fund investment process by employing a cloud-based solution that is delivered via smartphones, Apple iPads or the desktop.
Collateral Transformation's Influence on Optimization
Some people see collateral transformation and collateral optimization as equivalent solutions to the margin demands of central counterparties. In reality, they should not be considered different sides of the same coin.
Collateral Transformation's Influence on Optimization
Some people see collateral transformation and collateral optimization as equivalent solutions to the margin demands of central counterparties. In reality, they should not be considered different sides of the same coin.
Liability Protection, R&D Needed After Cybersecurity Executive Order
One of the Obama Administration's first actions in the new term is proving controversial. All parties agree on the perils of hacking, but financial firms are skeptical that regulating cybersecurity, alone, is the right approach.
A Crowded Market: Brokers, Vendors Battle with FIX
As FIX connectivity costs have risen over the past five years, more brokers are looking to outsourced or hosted solutions to manage those costs. But vendors must prove much in order to win business in an increasingly commoditized space.
Data Providers See More Convergence and Centralization
Data services providers are considering convergence and centralization of data sources in response to user demands, as well as how to best tie together data sources
Ending the Toxic Data Binge
The financial industry must flush out old data management process used to support assets that have gone bad, says Asset Control's John Mitchell
Fighting Zombies: Valuation Scrutiny Upends Private Equity
Regulators and potential investors have made clear that private equity (PE) firms should draw a line from valuation algorithms to limited partner, or LP, reporting. Technology is the ink.
Fixed Income Panel Talks Fragmentation and SEF Rules
A panel at a recent Tabb Group conference on the future of fixed income debated the delay in implementing SEF rules and the effect of venue aggregation.
Fixed Income Panel Talks Fragmentation and SEF Rules
A panel at a recent Tabb Group conference on the future of fixed income debated the delay in implementing SEF rules and the effect of venue aggregation.
BYOD Trend Could Portend IT-Business Relationship Shift
Though Howard Halberstein is cynical about the origin of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) revolution, Jean Hill says it could be symptomatic of a sea change in the way IT approaches the business side of an organization.
Twitter Manipulation Begs Questions of Utility, Ethics
As news emerged yesterday of a second case in as many days of deliberate manipulation of Twitter affecting stock prices, Steve Dew-Jones caught up with MarketPsych's sentiment analysis stalwart Richard Peterson to gauge his response.
CFTC's O'Malia Says Tech Training Wheels Are Off
The only way to face the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's challenges is through robust surveillance automation and analytics. Technology is the bike—the commissioner says the regulator needs to learn to ride.
Second Time Around, Corporate Bonds Platforms Putting Interface First
Benchmark Solutions and iTB both aim to make corporate debt tools elegant as trading in the asset class incrementally goes electronic. Their interfaces illustrate two approaches, fit to purpose.
Regulatory Uncertainty Inhibits OTC Preparation, IPC Survey Finds
A recent survey by vendor IPC Systems has found that a lack of clarity over regulations governing how over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives will trade in the future is leading to a lack of preparedness among market participants, even as most accept that the…
FX Has a Place in Emerging Markets, Too
When most people think of trading in emerging markets, they think of equities first. Equities uses well-established procedures and technology and is therefore easiest to implement. In a webcast on foreign exchange (FX) technology, though, FX specialists…
After ConvergEx, Eze Eyes Integrated Technology Approach
After the announcement that ConvergEx Group would be selling its RealTick and Eze Castle Software businesses to TPG Capital, it was also stated that the two technology vendors would combine to form the Eze Software Group. With the private investment firm…
ConvergEx Quits 'Front-End' Tech Business with Eze, RealTick Sale
ConvergEx Group has announced a definitive agreement to sell its Eze Castle Software and RealTick businesses to private investment firm TPG Capital.
Beyond DDoS: Advanced Persistent Threats Linger After al-Qassam
After recent cyber attacks on US financial firms, the conversation has focused on distributed denial of service (DDoS) strikes. But firms need to acknowledge that DDoS is simply a means; the ends suggest something more complicated.
Lines Blur Between Hedge Funds and Asset Managers
Regulation is driving asset managers and hedge funds into the same space, according to Paris-based vendor Linedata's annual survey of buy-side clients.
Misys' Truche: Traders Need Direct Access to Risk Information
Misys' Thierry Truche joins WatersTechnology to discuss Misys' recent MGR release.
BNP Paribas, Multifonds Examine AIFMD-Related Challenges
In a new case study to be released this week, BNP Paribas discusses how it is preparing itself and its clients for AIFMD compliance.
Mifid II Must Mind Market Microstructure
Regulation took center stage at a panel discussion in London on Tuesday as the nuts and bolts of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive review (Mifid II) went under the microscope.
Fallout from Order-Handling Errors Unclear
Last week’s confessions by three top US execution services providers regarding failures to match the national best bid and offer (NBBO) came as a surprise, and the fallout is unclear.