Emerging Technologies
Nasdaq OMX Completes Third Baltic CSD Acquisition
Nasdaq OMX has completed the acquisition of the Central Securities Depository of Lithuania (CSDL).
Snitzer Begins as Chair of ISITC
Trade communication organization ISITC has named Jan Snitzer, previously vice chair, as chair for 2012-3, succeeding Gary Probert
Happy Holidays!
As I write this last editor’s letter of 2011—Sell-Side Technology coverage will resume the first week of 2012—the yard is nothing but brown grass. Intermittent wet snow is falling and melting as soon as it hits the ground. Short of a Christmas miracle,…
Vendor Profile: Fadi Kaddoura, MIK Fund Solutions
Born in Lebanon before finding his way to Wall Street, Fadi Kaddoura has grown MIK Fund Solutions into a major vendor in the hedge fund space. It all started with a simple sentence uttered during a random meeting. By Anthony Malakian
A WILD Look Into 2012
Even in the 21st century, women represent a small proportion of financial technologists. Sell-Side Technology sits down with Jessica Titlebaum, one of the co-founders of Women in Listed Derivatives (WILD) to discuss what is in store for women in capital…
2011 Year in Review: User Spend Targets Cost, Strategic Projects
The top 10 trends of 2011, #1: With budgets still tight, financial firms found themselves trying to do more with less, with short-term spend targeted at creating long-term savings
2011 Year in Review: Top Vendors Battle Financial, Identity Crises
The top 10 trends of 2011, #2: While still struggling against the fallout from the financial crisis, vendors took the opportunity to reinvent their identities
2011 Year in Review: Regulators’ Data Initiatives March Slowly On
The top 10 trends of 2011, #3: US and European regulators have outlined industry-wide initiatives that will have major impacts on data, though none came to fruition in 2011
2011 Year in Review: Niche Datasets, Tools Gain Traction in Hunt for Alpha
The top 10 trends of 2011, #4: Outside commoditized asset classes, opportunities arose in 2011 for specialists able to provide access to niche content and tools
2011 Year in Review: Latency Watchers Focus on Transparency, Granularity
The top 10 trends of 2011, #5: Low latency evolves from a race of outright speed to a game of overall strategy and endurance
2011 Year in Review: Exchanges Seek Value in Mergers, Licenses, Technology
The top 10 trends of 2011, #6: Behind the major merger announcements, exchanges grappled with data licensing issues and new policies
2011 Year in Review: Market Tackles Soaring Data Volumes as Volatility Spikes
The top 10 trends of 2011, #7: Market volatility creates sharp spikes in data traffic, forcing the industry to re-evaluate bandwidth projections and focus on network monitoring and capacity planning
2011 Year in Review: Industry Warms to Cloud for Data Delivery
The top 10 trends of 2011, #8: Data providers and consumers begin to leverage the benefits of cloud computing for more than just storage of large datasets
2011 Year in Review: Tablet Takeup Prompts New Consumption, Distribution Paradigms
The top 10 trends of 2011, #9: The rush of interest in mobile devices and apps created a boom for those looking to distribute and consume content in new ways
2011 Year in Review: Traders Seek Greener Grass in Pastures New
The top 10 trends of 2011, #10: New asset classes, geographies and content sets continued to grow in popularity as economic uncertainty forced investors to look further afield for better returns on investment
2011 Year in Review: Herd in Review
A look back at some of the most significant people moves of 2011
SunGard Consolidates Sell-Side Units
SST has learned that SunGard is restructuring some of its sell-side business units as global trading president Raj Mahajan leaves the company.