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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.
Preparing for M&A
While banks all over the world were faced with plummeting profits and drastic cost-cutting activities following the start of the financial crisis, banks down under led a life of their own. Australian banks have remained strong through turbulent market…
Westpac’s Jean-Claude El-Sabbagh on Data Management
Senior management's increasing recognition of the value of high-quality data is starting to be reflected in project prioritization, particularly at firms determined to prepare for the future. Tine Thoresen speaks to Westpac’s Jean-Claude El-Sabbagh
Data Requirements for the Money Market Reform Rule
Increasing regulatory oversight and changing data requirements have become ongoing concerns in the data space. Carla Mangado reports how the money market reform rule in the US will impact the back office
Behind the US Regulatory Scene
What Lies Beneath US Regulatory Scene
Business Case Supports XBRL for Corporate Actions
Taking Tagging to the Top
Prop Shafted
Proprietary trading is the latest controversy to afflict the beleaguered investment banking industry, accused of everything from playing a pivotal role in the global financial crisis to allowing brokers to fleece their buy-side clients through the…
Beyond Brazil
Brazil, with its limited exposure to the recent credit crisis, has benefited more than any other emerging market from increased investor appetite for emerging-market exposure. But as John Beck reports, opportunities have revealed themselves in other…
The Blind Leading the Blind
The unprecedented downturn in the markets during 2007 and 2008 left many institutions in the uncomfortable position of holding complex assets with no way of valuing them reliably and accurately. But even though the acuteness of that phase of the…
The Age of Collaboration
Increased complexity of events and a growing focus on risk have resulted in Australian corporate actions professionals coming together for a united approach. Collaborative efforts are set to improve consistency and standardization in the market, and…