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Regulation

Model Behavior: Banks Must Get Data Right for IFRS 9

New regulations and accounting standards are the main drivers of changes to how banks worldwide must operate, maintain their books, and manage their data, with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standard) 9 one of the most significant. As Wei-Shen…

28 Jul 2017

Data Management

Scaling the Governance Mountain

The perfect data governance strategy is a unicorn, data executives say; yet from setting policies and data quality evaluation to metadata generation, all large financial firms need one. As many firms augment strategy in this area to become more data…

28 Jul 2017

Emerging Technologies

Frontier Finance: Shaky Foundations Hinder Digital Currencies

Digital currencies are going through birth pains as an asset class, but some believe they can become the next commodity of choice for traders

27 Jul 2017

Regulation

Buy Side Questions Value of MiFID II Cost Transparency Data

“It is a competitive marketplace and, in my experience, professional traders are quite capable of trading at a market price that is fairly independent of a specific dealer’s cost structure.”

24 Jul 2017

Data Management

The Balkanization of JavaScript

JavaScript has spawned many different frameworks and libraries—each with some cutting-edge functionality, and each with its own set of challenges. In this environment, CTOs must balance allowing freedom to experiment with new tools while making sure the…

14 Jul 2017

Emerging Technologies

Bring Your Own Threat: Securing IT in the Age of IoT

The Internet of Things is seeping into the workplace. Wary of vulnerabilities in IoT devices, firms are now having to worry about this new security threat that’s inside the house.

07 Jul 2017

Emerging Technologies

Waters Cover Profile: Improving Performance — Josh Jacobson, Cheyne Capital

John Brazier talks to Cheyne Capital COO, Josh Jacobson, about his passion for improvement through the data and behavioral analysis.

05 Jul 2017

Trading Tech

The Bruxellian Job: Europe Targets London Clearinghouses

European regulators landed a body blow against the UK, but not all participants are convinced it will work

29 Jun 2017

Trading Tech

Capital Markets Firms Grapple with the Science and Strategy of Mothballing Legacy Systems

It seems that despite realizing the value and sometimes the necessity of decommissioning legacy systems, capital markets firms can become so attached to their old infrastructures that they find it hard to even start developing a feasible strategy around…

23 Jun 2017

Regulation

Bumpy Ride Ahead for EU Benchmarks Under BMR

Regulators turn their attention from one type of benchmark to another, prompting some firms to hive off index businesses, and leaving those that remain-and the acquirers-with significant compliance burdens.

22 Jun 2017

Regulation

Banks Wrestle with Mifid II Derivatives Quoting Rules

Chris Davis explains why derivatives dealers are wary of new quoting requirements under Mifid II.

21 Jun 2017

Data Management

GRC: Striking at the Eye of the Regulation Storm

Max Bowie examines the opportunities and challenges of firms trying to manage governance, risk and compliance together.

21 Jun 2017

Regulation

Lack of ESMA Data Fuels Energy Firms’ MiFID Woes

Stella Farrington reports on how a hold-up in data from ESMA is causing havoc for commodity firms that need to perform tests to determine whether they fall under the scope of MiFID II.

21 Jun 2017

Awards & Rankings

IMD & IRD Awards 2017: All the winners and why they won

The Inside Market Data/Inside Reference Data Awards 2017 featured a total of 28 categories, the highlight of which was HSBC Securities' Chris Johnson receiving this year's hall of fame award.