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The Big Data Quality Question
As financial firms seek to harness the potential of big data, they are adopting technological and strategic approaches to ensure the data quality measures up. Nicholas Hamilton surveys the ways in which risk, regulatory and data management concerns come…
The Onboarding Conundrum
Client onboarding is often a cumbersome process, but market practitioners believe it could be streamlined if firms enable their customers to upload and maintain their own data. The catch, Nicholas Hamilton finds, is that strict controls could be needed…
Transparent Demands
Data management strategies and provider choices are a prime concern for firms trying to achieve transparency in their pricing data, at regulators’ urging. Michael Shashoua looks for where the work will need to occur in the industry
The Risk FIX: Technologists Eye FPL Risk Guidelines
In June, FIX Protocol Ltd. released a new batch of risk-control guidelines for futures and options contracts executed via algorithms and direct market access, notably setting out a framework for pre-order acceptance checks. Tim Bourgaize Murray finds…
Dark Pools Rising
Off-book trading remains a fundamental part of the trading landscape, despite the best efforts of regulators to force dark trades into the open. By Steve Dew-Jones
Team Player: JPM WSS CIO Richard Anfang on Going Agile, Sharing Tech Across the Business
Managing technology at a company the size of JPMorgan is no small task. But by leveraging the collective power of the firm, and adapting to a fast-paced environment, Worldwide Securities Services CIO Richard Anfang is ensuring that the business is…
Risk on the Move: Campbell Targets Data Volumes, Risk
As data volumes have exploded in recent years, systematic commodity trading advisor Campbell & Co. decided it needed a better way to store, distribute and visualize its data, so it turned to OneMarketData and Panopticon for the solution. By Anthony…
Going for Gold: Tech Answers Demand for Physical Holdings
The world’s oldest asset has enjoyed renewed popularity, with prices hitting contemporary highs. But wealth managers are beginning to demand more than ETP shares—investors and institutions want the real deal. As Tim Bourgaize Murray explains, technology…
SaaS vs. IaaS: Do the Evolution
Some consider software-as-a-service not a mere alternative to infrastructure-as-a-service, but an evolutionary outgrowth of it. As SaaS adoption grows, firms want to make sure they can still stand out from all the other users of utility services. By Jake…
Building Foundations for Mobile Data
Middle- and back-office support is still needed to power reference data applications on mobile devices, Michael Shashoua finds
Crowded House: Too Many FX Electronic Platforms?
Given the number of releases within the foreign exchange market of late, it’s fair to say that the most liquid asset class is experiencing a technological revolution. Is there an over-saturation of platforms, however, and what level of sophistication is…
Square Peg
Canadian firms and regulators are debating whether proposed risk management policy makes the country’s market incompatible with global standards. Michael Shashoua reports on the industry’s preparations
Big Challenges And Big Opportunities
During an Inside Reference Data webcast about big data, panelists described how the phenomenon is redefining established approaches to data management, and how firms can harness the opportunities it presents. Nicholas Hamilton reports
Enterprising Strategies
Data vendors are showing increasing interest in enterprise data management, but insist they will not bundle products. Nicholas Hamilton finds there are many potential benefits to be had
Keeping Solvency II Solvent
The final report on the disclosure and reporting requirements for Solvency II has provided some clarification, but it also highlighted new data management challenges, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Are You Ready for 'Bigger' Data?
Banks’ legacy systems are struggling to cope with the ever-increasing volumes and speed of data. Steve Dew-Jones highlights some of the major considerations for the financial services industry if it is to catch up with other sectors.
Twitter: Alpha Generator?
Social media has revolutionized the way people communicate, personally and professionally. But can financial services institutions use the information shared through internet phenomena such as Twitter and Facebook to generate alpha? By Steve Dew-Jones
Eris Exchange Seeks to Futurize, Standardize, Capitalize
Eris, the Greek goddess of discord, inadvertently started the Trojan War by pitting the gods against each other. Neal Brady doesn’t want a war, or even discord. He wants Eris Exchange to grow through the unity of standardized contracts. An innovative…
Submitted For Their Approval
Financial firms are looking for more transparency from providers of pricing and valuations, particularly on sourcing of data. Michael Shashoua analyzes the factors influencing how data is obtained and managed
The Center Ground: CCPs Could Shift—Not Eliminate—Systemic Risk
On July 4, 2012, the Council of the European Union adopted a regulation that will see standardized derivatives contracts in Europe cleared through central counterparties. Designed to reduce systemic risk in the over-the-counter derivatives markets, how…
Mountain Lions: Pursuit of IT Innovation Keeps BlueMountain Ahead of the Pack
BlueMountain Capital Management, under the leadership of Michael Liberman, has assembled a core of technologists and quants that have made the New York hedge fund one of the most innovative asset managers in the industry for the best part of a decade. By…
Quantifying Catastrophe: Inside Cat Bonds
Catastrophe bonds, a type of insurance-linked security, have made a strong push in 2012, enabled by sophisticated modeling technologies used to predict and price their underlying events. Tim Bourgaize Murray examines what makes this intersection of…
Steps To Solvency II
In a webcast hosted by Inside Reference Data on June 15, speakers established the pillars required for compliance with the European capital adequacy and risk regulation. Michael Shashoua reports