Opinion
Changing Data Quality Definitions
Will data quality be defined by grand notions of making multiple standards compatible, or will it evolve slowly through firms working with their providers?
January 2012: There Will Be Blood ...
Victor places his bets for 2012
Rob Daly: Financial Technology’s Future Is in the Cards
What is in store for the industry for the coming year? Rob turns to a centuries-old practice to find out.
Anthony Malakian: The Year in Quotes
George W. Bush once said that leadership means listening from time to time. Anthony did a lot of listening in 2011 as he interviewed the industry’s top CIOs, CTOs and CEOs for profiles that appeared on the covers of Waters throughout the year. Here, he…
Michael Shashoua: Central, But Not Inflexible
Centralization of data management to better support data analysis is gaining acceptance. Michael finds that the practice is becoming more nimble, and industry professionals are using or developing certain resources and technologies for central data…
Max Bowie: The Real Consumer ‘Occupation’ of Wall Street
Financial technology usually suffers from a “trickle-down” effect where sophisticated technologies from the upper echelons of the capital markets eventually reach investors. But Max asks whether individuals empowered by smartphones, tablets and apps…
Following the Sun: Trading in the Age of Free Capital Flows
In an age of free capital flows, the day never ends for the financial markets. For this reason, it is imperative for asset managers to be able to follow the sun, and they must embrace a vigorous global regulatory environment and not be constrained by its…
Year of the Dealer
With the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) promising to complete its rulemaking requirements under Dodd–Frank later this quarter, many in the industry are looking at 2012 as the year of the swap execution facility (SEF). It is too early to…
Managing LEI Expectations
Doubts about the pace of implementation of the legal entity identifier could be eased by a look at the work already getting done by firms and industry organizations
What Do You Fear?
Anthony examines some of the issues that companies fear in 2012.
Valuations: Challenges and Opportunities in the Era of Cleared OTC Derivatives
Derivatives clearing via a central counterparty (CCP) should increase transparency and empower firms to use derivatives with greater effectiveness. But while CCP-generated valuations will be hugely beneficial, they will not be a panacea. Is your…
Real-Time Risk Management Now
The calls for real-time risk management are growing louder and more frequent. Its proponents point to recent advances in hardware, analytics and data management that make real-time risk management no longer a pipe dream but a genuine prospect. However,…
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
Looking back on 2011, and ahead to 2012.
Happy Holidays!
As I write this last editor’s letter of 2011—Sell-Side Technology coverage will resume the first week of 2012—the yard is nothing but brown grass. Intermittent wet snow is falling and melting as soon as it hits the ground. Short of a Christmas miracle,…
Get Outta Here, 2011
2011 was a tough one for many of you. Here's to hoping that there are better things ahead.
A Case Study in Vendor Evolution
Anthony takes a look at why Olympian Capital chose to buy its new multi-asset trading platform rather than build it in-house.
Making Progress on Centralizing Data Analysis
The time is right for centralization of data analysis, as industry chatter turns to ways to achieve it, and more firms appear to be doing so using methods such as RAD and OLAP
Data as Regulatory Inoculation
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