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Crossing the Data Chasm

The main driver for outsourcing reference data management is typically cost control, but data control is also a key concern. Netik's Colin Close explains how this can be addressed

Bottom-up reform

What little difference a year makes. Twelve months ago, financial services participants, observers and press - including yours truly - were anticipating major regulatory overhauls and new oversight of the industry following Barack Obama's election and…

Happy Holidays!

Once again, we have reached the end of another year of editorial coverage of the financial IT industry and there is a strange sense of déjà vu. That friend of capitalists everywhere Karl Marx once said, "History repeats itself, first as a tragedy and…

Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts

So, with less than two weeks of shopping days left until Christmas, what do you get that special market data someone? Perhaps a VoIP phone in the shape of a Star Trek communicator? A Jedi mind-control game? A new job? Or any job, for that matter? Or…

Feeling the Public Wraith

As we go to press, local New York media are reporting that the New York City police department is investigating seven envelopes of unidentified white powder that were delivered to various offices in Manhattan, including those of American Express and…

How Big Will Your Grid Be?

No matter the size of your organization, there is no escaping the effects that the advancements in grid or cloud computing are having on it.

Appetite for Disruption

Many modern technologies that we take for granted start life designed for specialized purposes in niche business areas. For example, performance-enhancing features on modern road cars often have their origins in Formula One racecars, while some low…

Fully Operational?

Today, firms believe they are assessing their operational and other risks based on known conditions, but that belief is misplaced, says industry expert Margarita Brose

Think Small to Avoid Turkeys

Ah, Thanksgiving. An excuse to squeeze as much as possible into a confined space—whether it be friends and relatives into your apartment, a turkey feast into your belly, or a normal week’s work into three short days before the holiday begins. There’s no…

Hidden Forces Shaping the Market Fabric

When everything is always changing, it is nearly impossible to see the big picture, yet after all of the recent chaos and innovation, one trend continues: namely, the market fabric. On one level this is what Tim Berners-Lee called the Semantic Web, where…

Open Source for All?

Just as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Congress prepare to re-write the rules on how Wall Street should operate, the U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of potentially changing how the information age operates. Currently…

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