Opinion
Anthony Malakian: When the Love is Gone
In a world of new technologies—where evolution happens at breakneck speeds—Anthony says that buy-side firms need to employ new strategies when managing their third-party relationships. Perhaps they can learn a lesson or two from their sell-side brethren?
James Rundle: Imperfect Solutions
Most Western exchanges have implemented safety measures to mitigate share-price swings, but others are beginning to experience the algorithmic troubles that brought trading firms to their knees in recent years. Kill switches and circuit breakers don’t…
Michael Shashoua: The Way of the World
With respect to the spread of US and Euro-centric data management systems, as well as regulation to other regions, Michael points out that the difficulties in translating new standards and laws could highlight cultural differences that service providers…
January 2014: Do Algorithms Dream of Super-Fast Sheep?
While algorithms are far from sentient, Victor wonders what they would think about if they could.
Commoditizing Secret Sauce
Don't over-egg the omelet.
Basel Committee's Next Steps
Guidance on Basel III capital adequacy regulation issued last year focused on risk calculation methods, and sends a signal on what else the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision could address in fleshing out the rules
Teenage Sex and the Virtues of Being Nice
I have, over the last 12 years, had the opportunity of covering a wide variety of subjects while writing about financial technology, although I never anticipated stumbling across the issue of teenage sex during the course of my work. You’ll need to carry…
Season's Greetings from Inside Market Data
I remember Christmas as a child, being overpowered by the sights, smells and sounds, from bright tinsel and baubles on the tree to the aroma of sizzling turkey, and carol singers─and of course, a pile of presents beneath the tree.
Home Is Where the Hearth Is
I always think it’s interesting to see where people go for Christmas. Or perhaps, more accurately, where home is for them. My cousins, for instance, while they live and work in London, will probably never consider the city to be ‘home’, as such. For them…
A Look Into My Cloudy Crystal Ball
Anthony looks at some of the topics he expects to cover extensively in 2014.
World Wide Wedges
While service providers seem to be able to leverage clients with global footprints, the inter-governmental difficulties encountered with Fatca tax law implementation sound a note of caution for their efforts
'Snowden Effect' Should Thaw—Not Chill—New Ideas on Systems Intrusion, Detection
Data hacked and then leaked by National Security Administration (NSA) contractor Ed Snowden has already upended technology provision, in finance and elsewhere. But as it unfolds, what can firms learn from both sides of this lurid tale?
Do People Still Matter?
The holiday season has the effect of bringing people together, often in small spaces, because it’s freezing and we don’t want to go outside. But there’s something to be said for looking up from our devices—smartphones, algo trading engines—once in awhile…
Open Platform: Cash in on Your Cache─Using CPU Cache, Hybrid Models and Vectors to Ditch Database Delays
As data volumes continue to rise, processing this data efficiently requires database developers to employ new methods of storing and processing data, says Steve Graves, chief executive of in-memory database provider McObject
IRD's Senior Reporter on the FCA's Review of Outsourcing
Nicholas Hamilton discusses calls from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority for asset managers to develop better contingency plans in case one of their third-party service providers fails
Outsourced But Not Out of Mind
The UK's asset management industry has responded to regulators' concerns about managing risks associated with outsourcing, but continued change will be needed in the years to come
High Time for Cybercrime
Tackling issues head on.
Opening Cross: Inside Market Data’s 12 Days of Christmas
Inside Market Data will take a break from printing over Christmas and the New Year, with our next print issue on Monday, Jan. 13. In the meantime, we’ll continue to update the IMD website with news over the holidays. So until we print again, season’s…
Some Final Thoughts on Waters USA 2013
Anthony takes a look back at Monday's event to see what's ahead for the industry in 2014.
Tackling Symptoms and Ignoring Sources
Deutsche Bank became the latest to ban traders from chat rooms last week.
IRD's Editor on Data Management Collaboration
Pricing transparency and regulatory compliance efforts share a common thread: the need for collaboration.
Why Collaboration Is Key
Quality data management—taking on challenges as varied as centralizing data, bridging data gaps, regulatory compliance, establishing identifiers and more—all depends on promoting functional collaboration.