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Data Governance Planning Sees Tension Over Redundant Sourcing
Data governance professionals are increasingly of two minds about whether governance is helped or hindered by using multiple data sources and systems
Asset Managers Prepare For Imminent Solvency II Deadline
Weighing whether insurance industry reporting requirement can yield opportunities
European Regulation Spurring Data Value Discoveries
MiFID II, Basel III, EMIR and more are pushing firms to seek overlap in meeting compliance demands, finding common ground in data
Keeping It Agile: Aspect Capital's Barney Dalton
CTO of Aspect Capital, Barney Dalton, brought flexible control to both development and infrastructure through agile process implementation.
Market Surveillance: Rising to the Challenge
It’s clear that a culture of bad practice has deep roots in the industry, and more effort is needed to restore trust.
All Roads Lead to Rome: Navigating IFRS 9
While IFRS 9’s development started before the full grip of the financial crisis took hold in the fall of 2008, in the wake of the collapse, it became clear that banks needed to do a better job of measuring and monitoring their credit losses. This new…
Pragmatic Steps Highlight Syndicated Loans' Latest Tech Push, Part II
Learning from previous efforts, incremental steps are now realizing significant benefits for the space — which, sources on both the buy and sell side say, is just what the doctor ordered as new, less experienced investors ponder entry. Tim Bourgaize…
'Scratching and Clawing,' Syndicated Loans Tack Toward Progress: Part I
Learning from previous efforts, incremental steps are now realizing significant benefits for the space — which, sources on both the buy and sell side say, is just what the doctor ordered as new, less experienced investors ponder entry.
Data Lakes: Uncharted Waters
Anthony Malakian examines why data lakes are growing in popularity, and the risks that they pose.
The Future of FX: Too Many Cooks?
Over half of all trades in the foreign exchange market are now conducted electronically, with new players and venues entering the market.
Off the Chain: The Blockchain Battle
Tim Bourgaize Murray surveys industry perspectives on Blockchain's potential, and finds a battle brewing.
Molded Through Merger: A Look Back at Major M&A Activity
A recent spate of M&A activity has helped shape our industry into what it is today.
Diving Deeper Into Evaluated Pricing Sources
The sourcing of data is becoming increasingly important to evaluated pricing consumers
Data Sharing: The Unexpected Cyber Shield
Automated sharing of information could be one way to pre-empt attacks
Northern Trust's Scott Murray: One Step Ahead
Scott Murray, CTO of Chicago-based Northern Trust, always keeps an eye on the future.
Perfection Impossible: Risk Aggregation
Strapline: Data Management
Data's Clouded Horizons
Can Data-as-a-Service help financial institutions with data management?
Digesting MiFIR's Technical Standards
Experts weigh in on data management and governance challenges that regulation brings
Buy or Die? Capital Markets M&A Activity Ramps Up
After a quiet number of years, a recent spate of M&A activity has re-shaped the financial technology landscape as large technology providers respond to market demand for new technologies by acquiring smaller, more innovative players. But what makes a…
Beyond the Credit Crunch: The New Credit Risk Landscape
John Brazier takes a look at the credit risk space to find out what has really changed since the credit crunch.
The Finite Sunshine of the Cyber Mind
Anthony Malakian spent the morning at a recent cyber security event and reports on where the industry stands when it comes to defending itself from hackers.
The Mila Mess: Finding Out What's Wrong with Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano
Dan DeFrancesco looks into what isn't working with Latin America's Mila.
JPMorgan Asset Management's Curt Engler: Building Bigger Better
As head of trading for JPMorgan Asset Management’s massive US equities desk, Curt Engler talks his firm's growing buy-side presence.
Industry Consortium to Build Standard Identifier for Derivatives
ISDA-led project aims to develop ISIN-like standard to address regulatory and liquidity challenges