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Marriage of Predictive Analytics, Visualization Necessary for Understanding Big Data
During a panel discussion on Big Data at today’s Buy-Side Technology North American Summit in Manhattan, buy-side firms discussed the difficulty in handling the massive flood of data, as well as being able to look at the information in a way that is not…
SimCorp: Low Buy-Side Confidence in Data Quality
A poll revealed major doubts about accounting data. The problem is too many interfaces, says SimCorp North America chief business consultant Jenny Ravenscroft.
AIG Chartis CTO: Get the People Equation Right
Good technology implementations follow a fairly basic formula: the right plan plus the right technology plus the right team equals success. For Mary Kotch, CTO for the Americas at AIG Chartis, the most important part of that equation is the people.
BlackRock CTO: ‘Password Reset’ a Surprising Challenge for BYOD Programs
Trying to prevent employees from using their personal mobile devices at work is a losing battle. As a result, firms are grappling with the security challenges involved with bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies.
SimCorp: Back Office Hamstringing Buy-Side Growth Strategies
Copenhagen-based buy-side technology provider SimCorp has published the results of a poll examining the impact of portfolio accounting systems on an investment manager's growth strategies and their vulnerability to operational risks. Respondents included…
Charles River Unveils Mobile App for Buy-Side Users
Burlington-based buy-side front-office technology provider Charles River Development has gone to market with Charles River Mobile, a tablet and smartphone app that provides secure remote access to the Charles River Investment Management Solution, the…
Ullink Offers Market-Making Through Hexapod Acquisition
Low-latency connectivity provider Ullink has added market-making to its offering, following its acquisition of Stockholm-based Hexapod Solutions.
Neonet Adds Access to Greek, Turkish Equities
Swedish execution services provider Neonet has added access to the Athens and Istanbul stock exchanges.
Denver Investments Takes Advantage of Lightspeed's TDMS Upgrades
Lightspeed Data Solutions, a buy-side back-office specialist located in Los Angeles, has released to the public Version 5 of its TDMS Enterprise solution for post-trade processing.
Digiterre Launches Enhanced CRM Platform
Software provider Digiterre has released the latest version of its customer-relationship management (CRM) platform, dCRM. The integrated platform will be called Communica.
Seeking Alpha, Buy Side Looks to Information Arbitrage
Funds and prop shops want their data bigger and dirtier, and analytics to match. While the buy side and their data providers haven't figured everything out, experts in Chicago say the race is surely on.
Monash Investors Implements Imagine's Portfolio, Risk Management Software
Australian absolute return fund Monash Investors has gone live with Imagine Software's trading system to support its dealings in the Australian equities, options and futures markets.
Price, Value, Track: Data the Missing Link in Reformed Swaps Execution
The industry is rapidly confronting swap execution facilities (SEFs), but initiatives surrounding lesser-traded contracts and standardization are required to bring to the swaps market true transparency.
Cologix Completes Toronto Colo Space
The colocation company is also working on a datacenter in downtown Toronto.
Natterbox to Provide Mobile Call Recording to Orange
The network-based solution requires no apps or software.
Jake Thomases: Dodd–Frank Under Romney: Weakened But Not Dead
Jake looks at what might happen to the Dodd–Frank Act if Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is successful. For all his threats against it, the financial services industry should be aware that, like Mark Twain, reports of its death have been greatly…
Infrastructure Change Is Good
Upgrading legacy systems is a necessity for buy-side and sell-side firms if they are to maximize revenues and keep up with regulations.
UB Securities Selects Neonet for Execution Services
The Helsinki-based firm, which forms part of the United Bankers group, has chosen Neonet to provide its execution services.
ABN Amro Relies on MXG Team for Murex Rework
Amsterdam-based ABN Amro Bank is live on a "reworked" version of Murex's End of Day (EOD) and Value at Risk (VaR) reporting platform, a project managed in conjunction with MXG Team Limited, a Dublin-based privately owned specialist Murex consultancy.
Citi Debuts Alternative Trading Platform
Citi has launched a new real-time alternative trading platform, dubbed Citi Cross ATS, which will allow users access to a wide number of sources of liquidity through the bank's proprietary matching engine.
FinAnalytica Unveils Managed Service Offering for Risk, Operations
Analytics solutions provider FinAnalytica has launched Cognity Managed Services, which provides customized managed services for data management, portfolio analytics, reporting and consulting. It will be delivered through the vendor's Cognity application…
Tyler Selects OneTick
The technology-driven firm was looking for a tool to manage its research and quant strategies.
Ospero Partners with 10gen
The partnership will enable Ospero's customers to design, develop and deploy Big Data open source projects in one of Ospero's 24 global datacenters.
Anthony Malakian: A Postscript on Form PF
Complying with the new Form PF requirement is a burdensome, time-consuming task. But Anthony says that it doesn’t have to be a nightmare, as long as the proper amount of preparation is done.