Articles by Victor Anderson
Tradeweb Video Series Part I: A Look Back at the Past Two Decades
Victor Anderson sits down with Tradeweb's CEO, Lee Olesky, to discuss the highlights and challenges the firm has experienced over the last 20 years.
Awards Update: AFTAs Entry Deadline Extended to October 16
It is still possible to submit entries to this year's American Financial Technology Awards, although time is running out – the website closes on Monday October 16.
SmartStream Corporate Actions Video Series Part I: An Industry Overview
Victor Anderson and Adam Cottingham discuss the business case for developing and implementing technologies to support corporate actions processes.
October 2017: The Consequence of Connections
There's no doubt that technology is a huge driver of the capital markets but Victor says communities and connections may be just as important, if not more so.
WatersTechnology Unveils Inaugural London Fintech Innovation Summit
The WatersTechnology Innovation Summit 2017 is the first European event that focuses exclusively on the fintech industry from a capital markets perspective.
Enter the Robots: Enhancing Reconciliations through Robotic Process Automation
Robotic process automation possesses significant potential to enhance reconciliations operations particularity when married to artificial intelligence.
September 2017: Relax, the Big Cull Is Over
While some jobs could be lost as a result of automation in the capital markets, Victor says they aren't likely to rival the cuts that followed the financial crisis.
Awards Update: AFTAs 2017 Open Sept. 4; BST Awards 2017 Close Sept. 11
The entry deadline to this year's Buy-Side Technology Awards has been extended by a week, while entries to this year's American Financial Technology Awards will open on Monday September 4.
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Algorithmic Trading Provider—Wolverine Execution Services
The algorithmic trading industry is a curious beast: Almost all the press it receives tends to be negative, given that it is only at times when things go awry that the industry sits up and takes notice. One has to look no further than two of the highest…
Waters Rankings: Best Credit Risk Solution Provider—Moody’s Analytics
Back in 2015, Moody’s Analytics caused something of a stir when it replaced Numerix—one of the Rankings’ most consistent winners over the past decade—as the recipient of the credit risk solution provider category. But on closer inspection, that win…
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Provider—IHS Markit
Here we are again at one of WatersTechnology’s awards and apparently nothing has changed: It’s pretty much business as usual as far as IHS Markit is concerned and its domination of the enterprise data management (EDM) provider category in the Waters…
August 2017: Another Example of Our Industry Growing Up
The unbundling of research will present new challenges for the industry, but on balance, it should be good.
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Transaction-Cost Analysis (TCA) System Provider—FIS
Transaction-cost analysis (TCA) is not a new business process that needs to be managed by capital markets firms. If anything, it might even be considered to be a bit dreary and frumpy.
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Performance Measurement System Provider—FactSet
FactSet? Really? Winner of the best performance measurement system provider category at this year’s Waters Rankings? Surely not?
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Market Risk Solution Provider—RiskVal Financial Solutions
In last year’s Waters Rankings, RiskVal Financial Solutions caused something of an upset by becoming the first recipient of this award other than FinAnalytica (acquired by BISAM in March 2016) or SunGard (now FIS) in the last six years.
McGovern to Lead BBH’s Recently Unveiled Fintech Business
Brown Brothers Harriman has appointed Michael McGovern as head of the firm’s Investor Services business unit, comprising middle-office services, Infomediary, and software-as-a-service technology aimed at buy-side firms and other capital markets…
July 2017: Performance Anxiety
For asset managers, after making the best possible investment decisions, their next most important function is to measure their performance and attribute it to parts of their portfolios transparently and accurately, according to Victor. Transparency, it…
Hedge Fund Village Capital Partners with Ullink for Post-Trade Support
Implementation extends Village Capital's use of Ullink's XILIX EMS, which now supports a range of post-trade processes.
Boylan Leaves Goldman Sachs for Biz Dev Role at Dash Financial
Bob Boylan joins Dash Financial from Goldman Sachs, where he most recently led the bank's electronic trading hedge fund sales team, following several years as head of its broker-dealer and international electronic institutional sales group.
LiquidityBook Installs Thompson to Drive Euro Growth
New York-based LiquidityBook has appointed Nicholas Thompson as manager of its Client Services operations for EMEA, as the firm sees increased demand for its POEMS offering in the region.
June 2017: Will AI Deliver Where Blockchain Has Disappointed?
Victor says artificial intelligence (AI) has reached its tipping point, and its march forward in the capital markets is unstoppable.
Performance, Attribution and Risk Event will Address Buy-Side Middle-Office Challenges
Half-day event, sponsored by StatPro, will focus on the operational and technology challenges around transforming the middle office from a cost center to a differentiator.
Fees and Expense Management Interview Series Part III: Tech to Assist on Fees & Expense Management Front
Victor Anderson recently sat down with SmartStream's Bharat Malesha to discuss the technology available to capital markets firms when it comes to dealing with fees and expense management.
Ten Takeaways from this year’s European Buy-Side Technology Summit
Victor Anderson looks back at yesterday's European Buy-Side Technology Summit 2017 and lists 10 takeaways that cropped up during the day's discussions.