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Vaden’s Vision: Nomura’s Drew Vaden Drives US Expansion
Nomura’s Drew Vaden talks to Anthony Malakian about his plans to grow Nomura Holdings and challenge the existing Wall Street hierarchy
Meeting the FIX Family
Tanzeel Akhtar meets up with a number of the protocol's early European adopters and looks at how FIX has become the most pervasive technology across our industry.
New Skills of the Trade
Joe Morgan looks at how buy-side traders have had to adapt their skills as sophisticated technologies and trading practices continue to evolve.
SIFMA 2010
Time for Management
Cloud Computing for Data Management
Data management software vendors are looking at how to create flexible and scalable platforms fit for the future – a future that may be up in the clouds. Tine Thoresen explores how newer types of technologies can be utilized in the reference data…
How to Measure Data Quality Downstream
While data management programs are maturing, firms are taking data quality measurement to a new level. It is no longer only about implementing rules as part of a golden copy platform. More firms are starting to measure quality downstream to detect…
Holding the Key: Firms Face Key Man Risk
All financial services firms are, sooner or later, faced with the challenge of plugging significant gaps when key personnel leave the firm. By John Beck
Ignis Asset Management Plays Leapfrog with Smart Order Routing
Ignis Asset Management's Betsy Anderson believes her firm's late arrival in the SOR space is a blessing in disguise. By Victror Anderson
CEP Puts FX on the Fast Track
Complex-event processing is extending its reach into new asset classes as the underlying technology continues to mature. But as Stewart Eisenhart reports, it still has its pitfalls, especially when it comes to the FX realm.
More Bite? Europe Braces for MiFID II
While the introduction of MiFID in November 2007 was a step in the right direction, the directive can hardly be described as a resounding success. But will MiFID II be any better? By John Beck.