Articles by Anthony Malakian
ConvergEx Enhances TCA Platform for Trade Transparency
ConvergEx Group has upgraded its transaction coast analysis (TCA) offering, PerformExSM, to allow users to view and analyze every aspect of a trade's lifecycle in real time, according to the New York-based company.
Sapient Connects CMRS Platform to DTCC
Sapient Global Markets has created a direct link between its compliance management and reporting system (CMRS) and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.'s (DTCC’s) Swap Data Repository (SDR).
Finding Profits in the Back Office
Advancements in technology and automation have allowed hedge funds to cut costs and improve efficiencies. One potential area to look at in the back office is in the area of securities lending.
BNY Mellon Taps Sakati for Securities Financing Program
BNY Mellon has named Dean Sakati as head of strategy and business development for its securities finance division, which resides in the company's Global Collateral Services (GCS) business. GCS currently services $2 trillion in global collateral.
Anthony Malakian: More Than Just Window Dressing
Investors are asking more pointed questions of traders and portfolio managers when it comes to risk management. Anthony hopes this will help make for a safer market.
High Stakes: An Examination of Risk Management on the Buy Side (Part 1)
In part one of his two-part feature, Anthony Malakian examines the state of risk management at the portfolio/trade-book level among buy-side firms. Part two will look at the middle- and back-office functions of risk across the buy side.
The Buy Side Gets into the Vendor Business
Anthony takes notice that more-and-more buy-side firms are looking to sell their internally-built technologies. Can they compete with true third-party providers?
Citadel Technology Preps End-to-End Solutions Suite
Over the next year, Citadel Technology will begin rolling out new risk and compliance solutions, and coupling portfolio construction with its order management capabilities.
BNY Mellon Unveils New Risk Service
BNY Mellon announced the launch of Risk View, a service that combines data management, visualization technology, and consulting for clients looking to improve their risk management capabilities through a third-party solution.
FinAnalytica Rolls Out Enhanced Cognity Platform
The latest version of FinAnalytica’s Cognity Platform includes functionality for daily updates, the inclusion of liabilities and leverage from long and short positions in optimization calculations, expanded coverage of exotic foreign exchange (FX)…
Can Windows, Samsung Make a Run at Apple in the Tablet Space?
Windows and Samsung have made moves to cut into Apple's dominance in the tablet space. Will they find any buyers on the buy side?
eClerx Names Alan Paris as Principal
Outsourcing provider eClerx has named Alan Paris as principal in the company's New York office.
Multiple SaaS Options; Need for a Single Sign-On
One of the risks of the proliferation of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions is the need for multiple sign-ons. This was a sentiment expressed by Michael Radziemski, the chief information officer of Lord Abbett & Co.
ISE Taps Cornish for CTO
Rob Cornish has been named the new chief technology officer of the International Securities Exchange (ISE).
Lord's Tech as Savior: Michael Radziemski's Tech Vision Helps Lord Abbett Weather Hurricane Sandy
Michael Radziemski has spent the last decade helping to make Lord Abbett & Co.’s IT more mobile and scalable in order to drive the asset manager’s aggressive growth strategy. That strategy proved particularly valuable after Hurricane Sandy battered the…
Anthony Malakian: The Nature of Privacy
Open debate has been stifled in recent years due to the prevalence of off-the-record conversations, even at conferences. Anthony says this hurts everyone, as accountability and dissemination of ideas are necessary for a thriving industry.
Indata Enhances Compliance Solution
Buy-side solutions provider Indata has upgraded its iPM Compliance solution so that users can more easily customize individual compliance rules' workflow through different levels of the trading process.
Nomura Research Institute: 60 Seconds with Shin Kusunoki
Shin Kusunoki, corporate senior vice president and financial and asset management systems division manager, Nomura Research Institute (NRI)
ConvergEx Unveils Premarket Trading Algo
ConvergEx Group has released a new algorithm that is designed to allow users to automate the largely manual process of premarket trading.
Sentiment Analysis Still Has a Long Way to Go on Wall Street
Was DCM Capital's failure a sign that the industry is not ready for sentiment analysis? Or was it a blip? Anthony explores.
Imagine Releases High-Volume Risk Management Solution
New York-based Imagine Software has unveiled a new offering that will allow firms to meet CFTC regulatory demands.
NRI Expands Presence in Thailand, Eyes Southeast Asia
Tokyo-based Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has established a subsidiary, NRI Thailand, in the Pacific Ocean kingdom, with eyes toward further growth in Southeast Asia.
Nastel Unveils Dodd–Frank Compliance Offering
Nastel Technologies has announced it will begin selling a new solution, AutoPilot for Dodd–Frank compliance, to help banks and brokerages meet their reporting demands.