Keeping the core competent

FEATURE: R&D IN A DOWN MARKET

Despite the modest rally in the global equities markets during the second half of this year, most industry pundits would agree that it’s a far cry from the bull run of the late 1990s. Buy-side technology vendors have -- like the institutions they serve -- been significantly affected by the slowdown, forcing them to focus their R&D dollars on improving existing technologies rather than developing new ones. Stewart Eisenhart reports.

The holiday season is almost upon us. But one community -- the

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A rough race begins: Industry faces uphill transition to T+1 settlement

With T+1 compliance set to begin next May, firms will likely be burdened by reduced IT budgets, existing legacy systems and manual processes over the next 15 months. So, while faster settlement will help innovate the middle and back office, some argue industry needs a longer timeline.

Build versus buy: How to evaluate your software

For as long as the investment management industry has used software, there has been a debate about whether asset managers should build or buy their tools. Jonas Svallin, global head of quantitative research and product development at FactSet, argues that…

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