Articles by Anthony Malakian
It's About the People: A Look at The SS&C-Advent Deal & HFT's Big Week Ahead
Anthony looks at what the deal will mean for the sell side, and what's to come for HFT this week
Shrewd Operators: Advent-SS&C Bombshell Exposes High Stakes on the Buy Side
Industry sources are conflicted on whether the mega-deal is a masterstroke or a mistake.
eVestment's ‘Scorecard' Aims to Help Fund Managers Find New Investors
Scorecard is a cloud-based module.
Liquid Goes Mobile with Risk Analytics App
The solution is device-independent and provides real-time risk data.
The More Things Change...
Anthony takes a look at what's happening at Sell-Side Technology.
60 Seconds with Reorg Research's Kent Collier
Kent Collier is founder and CEO of Reorg Research.
New Regs Require New Data Management Solutions for Fund Admins, Shadow Accountants
IBOR takes hold for fund admins, shadow accountants
Lean on Them: Funds Increasingly Turn to Administrators
As a result of 2008, fund admins are having to build out their data mgmt capabilities.
NYSE to Launch a New Trading Platform Dubbed Pillar
Pillar will first go live on Arca in Q3 2015.
Triglav Group Taps SimCorp Dimension for Solvency II Needs
Triglav hopes to expand in Sout-East Europe
Calypso Takes Aim at BCBS/IOSCO Margin Requirements
Margin Calculation Module geared toward firms a large derivatives presence,
Hosking & Co. Goes Live with Indata’s iPM Epic Platform
iPM Epic is built to handle big data-related issues.
MIK Opens Office in Shanghai
The office will serve in MIK's 24/7 development cycle
Abacus Adds Los Angeles Office
Hosted IT solutions provider Abacus Group has opened a new office in Los Angeles, its second in California.
Eze Software Launches Combined-Services Kit for Start-up, Smaller Hedge Funds
The kit has trading, compliance, order management & other platforms included.
Synechron Nabs Team Trade
This deal marks Synechron's fifth acquisition since 2007
AFTAs 2014: Best IT Team—Societe Generale
The best IT team was the final award handed out at the American Financial Technology Awards, and is the most prestigious of the categories on offer. It was Societe Generale Investment Banking team's ambitious initiatives that won this year's pièce de…
AFTAs 2014: Best Global Deployment—State Street
State Street Global Exchange (SSGX) offers a full suite of risk and analytics solutions across all asset classes, and the crown jewel of the State Street subsidiary is its proprietary risk engine, truView, for which SSgX has taken this year’s best global…
AFTAs 2014: Best Risk Management Initiative—Janus Capital
Most of the projects and initiatives that won American Financial Technology Awards fall into one of three categories: data management, analytics enhancements, and risk management.
AFTAs 2014: Best Analytics Initiative—Fannie Mae
The term “analytics” has gotten sexy in recent years. It’s even being used in TV commercials to sell mainstream products. In the capital markets, if you aren’t talking analytics then you are likely lost in the woods.
AFTAs 2014: Best Reporting Initiative—Morgan Stanley
Reporting challenges are on the minds of every head of technology. Regulations vary by region, and firms are struggling to find a way to streamline their reporting operations. Morgan Stanley decided to turn to AxiomSL for a more proactive approach when…
60 Seconds with Linedata's Dave Hagen
Dave Hagen is vice President of global trading technologies at Linedata.
AFTAs 2014: Best Data Management Initiative—MSD Capital
Traders want access to an ever-growing array of information. Risk managers are looking at a sea of datasets in order to protect their firms. Regulators are seeking an unprecedented number of metrics from asset managers, post-2008. Most firms have major…
AFTAs 2014: Best Infrastructure Initiative—Northern Trust
One of the more interesting trends to develop over the last few years is the financial services industry’s willingness to use cloud-based solutions to drive down costs while improving efficiencies. The next stage of that evolution has been the…