Opinion
Innovation Revs Up
Take a look beyond a list of acronym-named regulations to the innovations and reconsidered management approaches in reference data, as presented and discussed at EFIS and reported by Inside Reference Data
Is Apple's iPhone Beginning to Establish its Dominance on Wall Street?
At this year's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit, technology leaders at several major buy-side firms discussed their bring-your-own-device strategies, but most of the talk was around the Apple iPhone and iPad, and not Android or BlackBerry.
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…
Benefitting From The Best Of Breed
Data managers are showing a determination to learn from innovations in other industries
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.
Michael Shashoua: Channeling the Data Deluge
Considering internet innovation in the context of financial industry data management reveals the scope of reference data’s future. Michael identifies the data explosion and a Swift format change as examples to watch.
Max Bowie: Give a Little and You Get a Little
Despite the potential for manipulation of benchmarks like Libor, Max reports that new data sources designed to provide greater transparency and better pricing are basing their services on contributed data from market participants to give traders an edge…
Open Platform: The Evolution of the Smart Broker
The past couple of years have seen broad structural changes to the world’s financial markets, which have resulted in a permanent and profound shift in the role and operating environment of sell-side firms. James Blackburn discusses how success can no…
In Regulating HFT, Europe Misses the Target
When NYSE announced that it would merge with Chicago-based ECN Archipelago at the turn of the century, it handed out silver bells for the first day of trading.
Algorithms: The Problem With Choice
Anthony looks at the challenges buy-side firms face when choosing a new algo, and the difficulties vendors have in finding balance when they pitch their new suite of algos.
Sense and Sensitivity
Although compliance spend is skyrocketing upwards in advance of new regulations, and there are technical revamps involved, a lot of the processes involved are described as common sense by many. Despite this, there's still an element of over-reach to some…
You’re Free to Have LEIs, But Not Free of Charge
The costs inherent in implementing the legal entity identifier and new regulatory measures may in fact be an investment in preventing more elephants from entering the proverbial room
Tick, Tock. Tick, Tock: The Clock is Running Out on Awards Submissions
Anthony sounds the alarm one last time on getting your submissions in for the AFTA and Buy-Side Technology awards.
Through the Looking Glass
Sometimes it can feel as if the era of in-house development is over. Outsourcing, software-as-a-service, cloud computing and incoming regulation over capital adequacy requirements and increasingly stringent best practice guidelines have certainly changed…
Innovation in Unexpected Places
Changes to the standard for standing settlement instructions reflect advances in online communications and media in the broader world
On Form PF: Call Me, Maybe?
If you submitted your first Form PF filing on Aug. 29, then Anthony wants to hear from you.
The Quiet Side of Reform
While regulation grabs headlines, the work that goes on around accommodating new rules, just as important as the process of making laws, is often quietly discussed despite great efforts involved. Ongoing standardization aims to ease the birth of new…
Mind The Transparency Gap
Transparency concerns, inherent in both the legal entity identifier implementation process and scrutiny of pricing data sources, are gaining more attention.