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BST Awards 2012: David Penney, SmartStream Technologies
David Penney, executive vice president at SmartStream Technologies, speaks to Waters' James Rundle at the 2012 Buy-Side Technology Awards, held in One Whitehall Place, London.
BST Awards 2012: Jerry Hubbard, BT
Jerry Hubbard, managing director for BT Radianz Services at BT, speaks to Waters' James Rundle at the 2012 Buy-Side Technology Awards, held in One Whitehall Place, London.
BST Awards 2012: Oded Weiss, Multifonds
Oded Weiss, CEO at Multifonds, speaks to Waters' James Rundle at the 2012 Buy-Side Technology Awards, held in One Whitehall Place, London.
BST Awards 2012: Peter Ellis, BI-SAM
Peter Ellis, general manager for EMEA at BI-SAM, speaks to Waters' James Rundle at the 2012 Buy-Side Technology Awards, held in One Whitehall Place, London.
BST Awards 2012: Theo Hildyard, Progress Software
Theo Hildyard, director and capital markets product manager at Progress Software, speaks to Waters' James Rundle at the 2012 Buy-Side Technology Awards, held in One Whitehall Place, London.
Compliance, Common Sense and Condemnation
Refreshingly open and practical conversations were, for me, the key take away from this year’s European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS).
Equity Trustees Joins Calastone Network for Order Routing
Australian fund manager Equity Trustees (EQT) has signed up to Calastone's cross-border transaction network for order routing services.
UBS Fined $47.5 Million for Rogue Trading Scandal
Investment bank UBS has received a £29.7 million (approximately $47.5 million) fine from the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA), for "significant failings" regarding a rogue trading incident in 2011.
FGS Capital's Narain: Build Algos to Fail
Algorithms must be built specifically with failure in mind, according to Jogi Narain, chief technology officer at London-based buy-side firm FGS Capital.
SocGen Exec: Regulatory Conflict Causing Confusion at Banks
Panelists at the European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) in London yesterday said that the extra-territorial reach of US regulation, such as the Dodd-Frank Act and its associated rules, means that banks in other countries are facing serious issues of…
CIBC's Maden: Vendors Must Find Holistic Approach
Vendors must come up with ways to ease the pressure on financial services firms, allowing them to focus on their core responsibilities, rather than worrying about their technology, according to Francis Maden, executive director at Toronto-based…
Queen's University's Woods Says FPGAs Becoming More Accessible
Roger Woods, professor of computer science, ECIT at Queen's University in Belfast, speaks to Victor Anderson at this year's European Trading Architecture Summit held at Canary Wharf in London.
Caplin's Myles Sees Mobile Execution Apps on the Horizon
Patrick Myles, chief technology officer of London-based Caplin Systems, speaks to Victor Anderson at this year's European Trading Architecture Summit held at Canary Wharf in London.
Azul's Mills Advocates Infrastructure Over Speed
David Mills, EMEA regional director at Azul Systems, speaks to Victor Anderson at this year's European Trading Architecture Summit, held at Canary Wharf in London.
HSBC's Childe: Back-Testing Key to Mitigate Algo Failures
Panelists at the European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) yesterday discussed how to mitigate algorithmic trading errors that can cause catastrophic losses, saying that thorough back-testing is crucial to performance stability.
Chi-X Australia CEO to Step Down in 2013
Chi-X Australia has announced that CEO Peter Fowler will step down from his position early next year.
FGS Capital's Jogi Narain Wary of Shorting Rules
Jogi Narain, chief technology officer of London-based buy-side firm FGS Capital speaks to Victor Anderson at this year's European Trading Architecture Summit held at Canary Wharf in London.
BAML's Walker: It's Not All About Speed
The message at the European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) in London this morning was clear: When it comes to developing cutting edge capital markets trading infrastructure, it's not all about speed.
FSA: Next Year "Ambitious" for Real-Time Regulatory Reporting
During a panel at the European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) in London, delegates from the UK Financial Services Authority said it was unlikely that real-time reporting would be mandated next year.
UBS' Dalglish Urges "Back to Basics" Tech Stance
UBS Group Data CTO Tom Daglish has advocated a more effective management of IT ecosystems in his conference address.
Lombard Risk Releases Compliance Tool
David Wilford has been tapped to head the dedicated product team, as well as future compliance endeavors.
Jyske Bank Chooses Caplin, Progress Software for FX Aggregation
Jyske Bank, a Danish bank headquartered in Silkeborg, has chosen Caplin Systems to work alongside Progress Software for a fully integrated, end-to-end foreign exchange (FX) and e-commerce solution.
Schroders Taps Vermilion for Client Reporting
Schroders, a global asset management firm with more than £200 billion ($325 billion) under management, is set to implement Vermilion Software's multilingual client reporting platform, Vermilion Reporting Suite (VRS).
Predictions About Final SEF Headcount Drop
As the real-live launch of real-life swap execution facilities (SEFs) draws closer, a group of derivative experts predict that there will be fewer entrants than previously estimated.