Articles by Anthony Malakian
PTP Gains Traction as De Facto Latency Monitoring Protocol
As financial services firms look to improve their latency monitoring and measuring, PTP is gaining greater acceptance as Wall Street firms move away from NTP, the traditional protocol for clock synchronization.
Citing Tech Concerns, Sifma Pushes Back on SEF Deadline
Sifma has sent out a final plea to regulators to push back next week's swap execution facility (SEF) registration and compliance deadline—largely because technology questions remain.
Oh, Those Sneaky Hedge Funds
This week two articles in the Financial Times caught Anthony's eye. Are hedge funds really an extension of some covert government agency, or are they desperately seeking alpha?
Advent Unveils New Cloud Offering, Geneva 10.0 and Tamale 7.0 at Client Conference
Advent Software, at its annual AdventConnect conference in San Francisco, unveiled its new cloud offering, version 10.0 of its Geneva platform, and version 7.0 of its Tamale RMS solution.
Northern Trust Adds New Risk Reporting Capabilities
Northern Trust has expanded its investment risk reporting capabilities to include ex-ante, or forward looking, functionality.
Data Auditing: Finding the Needle in a Haystack
As auditing demands increase, so does the need for storage solutions that can quickly retrieve trade data from exact moments in time.
Deep in the Heart of Chicago
Anthony previews some of the stories he'll be writing following his visit to Chicago.
The Case for Business Process Outsourcing
As security improves and cost pressures mount, more and more firms are getting comfortable with business process outsourcing (BPO).
Hao Sun on the Need for Change of Place, Time, Thought and Future
Hao Sun, COO of proprietary trading from Ketchum Trading, who delivered the keynote address at this year's Inside Market Data Chicago event, says that firms must change their perceptions of place, time, thought, and future to gain long-term alpha in…
Mark Your Calendars: The AFTAs, BST Awards and IMD Chicago
Anthony outlines the two awards programs under way and hopes to see you at Inside Market Data's Chicago event next week.
eVestment Adds Morningstar Data to Analytics Suite
Atlanta-based data and analytics provider eVestment will now include Morningstar data in its own suite of analytics solutions, including the recently acquired platforms from PerTrac and Fundspire.
Sky Road Teams with Numerix for Risk Analytics
Managed-services provider Sky Road will embed Numerix's CrossAsset risk analytics solution into its Motion Services Platform.
The Art of Cutting Corners
A recent survey indicated that many buy-side firms are content to create “workarounds” rather than invest in consolidated solutions and platforms. Anthony doesn’t think this is the best idea—but he understands.
Buy Side Grappling with Derivatives Processing Workarounds
Many buy-side firms are choosing workaround solutions for derivatives modeling and processing, rather than consolidating to one platform, according to a survey by investment management software provider SimCorp.
ConvergEx Taps Ardell for CIO
ConvergEx Group has named Gary Ardell CIO. He will also be part of the vendor’s executive committee.
Direct Edge's William O'Brien on the Bats Merger
After much speculation on Friday last week, news broke today that Direct Edge would merge with Bats. Direct Edge's CEO William O'Brien hopes that this will help the newly combined entity, which will go forward under the Bats name, to break into the…
Anthony Malakian: Regulators Literally Doing the Best They Can
In an environment of budgetary constraints, regulators must invest in top-tier analytical technologies. But, as Anthony explains, there is no “try” when it comes to preventing another 2008.
For Regulators, Data Engineers in Demand
Regulators in the US have had to significantly increase not only their IT hardware and software, but their staffing as well, to meet Dodd-Frank-related demands.
US Regulators' Technology Burden
The passage of the Dodd–Frank Act in the US, while necessary, has not just stressed many Wall Street firms’ IT budgets—it has also required a substantial investment on the parts of the US regulators. Anthony Malakian charts the progress that has been…
BNY Mellon Adds Benda in Germany
BNY Mellon has hired Gesa Benda as Global Collateral Services (GCS) product segment manager for clearing houses, and she will be based in Frankfurt.
The BST Awards are Upon us Once More
For the seventh year, entries for the Buy-Side Technology Awards are now open. Anthony explains what the judges are looking for when examining nomination forms.
FlexTrade Completes Integration with OTC Link ATS
FlexTrade Systems, which provides execution and order management trading systems (OMSs), has completed its integration with OTC Link and it can now support trading and market making on OTC Link's Alternative Trading System (ATS).
SS&C GlobeOp Rolls Out Voice-Recognition App, More 'Hands Free' Solutions Coming
SS&C GlobeOp has embedded a voice-recognition assistant in its iPhone and iPad apps geared toward fund administrator clients.
SunGard's XSP Expands to Singapore
SunGard announced that its XSP platform for corporate actions now has a sales and support office in Singapore. This comes on the heels of SunGard's December 2012 acquisition of XSP.