Opinion
Michael Shashoua: Stability Board See-Saw
The ISO standards organization, at the behest of the Financial Stability Board, removed Swift as the registration authority for the legal entity identifier. Michael thinks the industry may be left wondering what the board intends to do in setting a…
Anthony Malakian: Hope in One Hand ...
Even as the first wave of requirements for Form PF rules approach, Anthony wonders if it makes any sense for buy-side firms to throw money at solving regulatory demands in an election year when so many rules have already been delayed or scrapped.
Max Bowie: Speed Is Nothing Without Control
With the Sifma technology show upon us, vendors are showcasing their wares—often with a focus on speed and throughput. But in a regulatory environment placing greater emphasis on risk checks and compliance, firms are also expecting these solutions to…
Jake Thomases: Blissfully Ignorant
At a meeting of the Secret Science Club, Jake stumbled across one very smart man who celebrates when he doesn’t have the answers. Wall Street, on the other hand, is full of very smart people who get paid for nothing but answers. Academia never seemed so…
June 2012: Terrifying Stuff
Victor says that despite reservations about cloud-based technologies, they will ultimately surpass their in-house counterparts.
Outsourcing and Cloud Are NOT the Same Thing
Anthony worries that when the regulators come calling, they may start mixing together the strategy of outsourcing with the tool of cloud technology.
Playing Gotcha With LEI
A week full of decision-making on LEI puts the ball back in the US CFTC's court
All Change, Please, All Change
Musical chairs abounds at the top of major sell-side institutions.
Several Trends Emerge─From Clouds to Algos─at BST's Euro Summit
Rather than being original, Anthony plays the role of blogger and links to other reporters' pieces of hard work, with the two main topics being cloud computing and high-frequency trading.
Instability Board
The question on many people's minds in the financial industry is what the Financial Stability Board intends for the LEI standard, following its removal of Swift as registration authority
Trading on Mother Nature
After taking a trip down to Houston, Anthony wonders if buy-side firms are willing to dabble in the volatile weather sector.
Open Platform: Shining a Light onto ‘Dark’ Markets with Market-Derived Fixed Income Data
While market forces and regulation have led to transparency and high availability of market data for many asset classes, many aspects of the over-the-counter fixed income markets remain opaque, with market data either unreliable or incomplete. To…
Small Fish and Big Ponds
Plus Market's imminent closure leads this week's stories.
Time to Consider Consolidation
As vendors vie with each other to provide the most comprehensive range of data management solutions, consolidation provides an attractive path to increased market share
When It Comes to Politics, IT Prep Is Futile
With all the uncertainty that exists around the November presidential elections, some hedge funds are gambling that proposed rules would be dulled with a Republican president.
The Blurred View of Risk
JP Morgan’s trading losses and SEF regulation round off a busy week.
Worth the Trouble
Firms budgeting for data management operations needs may also find that they "get what they pay for" in the current climate.
May 2012: Ode to Experience
Like fine wine and cyclists, technologists get better with age.
James Rundle: Survival of the Fittest
Austerity is the key word in business and society at large. The ways in which the sell-side industry is streamlining its operations are being enabled by cutting-edge technology, though, and James believes the evolution on display is a key area of…