Opinion
Get Ready for a Living Hell
BEFORE THE SPIN
Same Names, Same Themes
ON BALANCE
Raising the Bar on Standards Development
Establishing standards remains a top priority for operational executives and senior management alike, but few have faith in the current development process. Mike Atkin asks what needs to be done to get things back on track
No Rest for the Weary
EDITOR'S LETTER
A new holy grail of application architecture?
There are many ways to build and deploy financial services applications, but is there one approach that offers both high performance and fast time-to-market, with limited risk? Could such an approach actually offer the end-user – traders, portfolio…
Preventing IT Revenge
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Ice Cream for Everyone!
ON BALANCE
A TiVo for FIX?
BEFORE THE SPIN
Asking Questions
ON BALANCE
Will an Algorithm Take Your Job?
BEFORE THE SPIN
Turning East
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Are You Ready for a Little Sensual Trading?
BEFORE THE SPIN
From January to July
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Not So Swift
BEFORE THE SPIN
Changes in the European Fixed-Income World
OPEN PLATFORM
How to Organize Reference Data
Constant evolution in financial services means a centralized data repository is an essential goal, but at the same time makes it harder to achieve. Brian Filanowski and Kevin Curtis suggest some ways to get started
Solving the Puzzle
As the problem of standardizing reference data becomes more pressing, Allen Grody explains why he believes a central clearing house would be the best solution
Winners and Innovators
EDITOR'S LETTER
An Unofficial View of the SIA Show
BEFORE THE SPIN
New and Old
ON BALANCE