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Citi's Hill: Cloud Augurs 'Biggest Shift Since Desktop Browsers’
At this week's Waters USA conference in New York, executives from UBS, Lord Abbett, and Citi agreed that on matters of cloud, the questions will be “how” and “when,” rather than “if.”
Waters Announces 2012 American Financial Technology Awards Winners
Last night, Waters hosted the eighth annual American Financial Technology Awards banquet, following the Waters USA conference, at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
Strategic Grease
Speakers at an Inside Reference Data webcast on October 17 related progress in gaining acceptance for implementation of the legal entity identifier, writes Michael Shashoua
Securities Finance's Eastern Promise
Facing lopsided markets in North America and Europe, providers of securities finance tools—whether lending or repurchase agreements—are looking to Asia. The process is not for the impatient, but if firms can get the technology right, moves being made now…
Legal Entity Identifier webcast: Implementation Challenges
During an Inside Reference Data webinar on October 17, industry experts discussed the latest developments in implementation of the legal entity identifier (LEI).
Polaris Appoints New Head Of Worldwide Sales
In his new role of president and head of worldwide sales and account management, Jitin Goyal will report to the CEO of the technology and services vendor
Citi Readies Corporate Actions Data Service
Event Master Central, a new service from the bank's asset servicing unit, will begin its roll-out in selected markets
Citi Debuts Alternative Trading Platform
Citi has launched a new real-time alternative trading platform, dubbed Citi Cross ATS, which will allow users access to a wide number of sources of liquidity through the bank's proprietary matching engine.
EFIS Live: Putting the LEI in Place
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua reported live from London via Twitter feed on a panel discussion at the European Financial Information Summit on September 18 about issues concerning implementation of the legal entity identifier. Panelists…
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…
Citi Adds Algorithmic Functionality for US Equity Options
The global bank has rolled out a new suite of intelligent options algorithms to complement its existing electronic trading strategies.
Citi Adds Middle Office Services to Victory Capital Management
The fully implemented solutions build on Victory's longstanding relationship with the bank.
Crowded House: Too Many FX Electronic Platforms?
Given the number of releases within the foreign exchange market of late, it’s fair to say that the most liquid asset class is experiencing a technological revolution. Is there an over-saturation of platforms, however, and what level of sophistication is…
Citi Enhances its Velocity Platform with Segregation Transparency Initiative
The initiative, the first of its kind for a clearing member, will provide clients direct information about collateral holdings, locations, and investment allocations.
Questioning the Golden Standard
For pricing and reference data, as well as corporate actions, firms are now considering choices between single golden copy data and data reconciled from multiple sources. Michael Shashoua hears arguments for each
ISITC Regulation Group Focuses on LEI
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Citi Expands Fund of Hedge Funds Offering
Citi is rolling these enhancements out in response to the increased prevalence of investor level gates.
Finra Fines Sell-Side Firms for Lacking 'Adequate Supervisory Systems'
Self-regulatory body says Citi, Morgan Stanley, UBS, and Wells Fargo did not have sufficient knowledge of leveraged and inverse ETFs they were selling.
Despite Cloud Security, Performance Concerns, ‘Adopt It Now’
Security still dominates discussions about cloud computing, but some groups such as high-frequency traders are concerned about its lack of high performance. Still, it is clear that the burgeoning technology is taking hold in the financial services…
'Fascinating yet Frightening’: Sell-Side Giants See Promise, Perils in New Swaps Markets
Opportunities for system transformation, better swaps data could go some way toward balancing the costs of new regulation, according to speakers at the North American Trading Architecture Summit in New York on Tuesday.
Panel: While Cloud Security Concerns Overblown, Perception Matters
Cloud providers’ security might be airtight, but perception matters, and they should go above and beyond to allay customers’ concerns, according to panelists at the North American Trading Architecture Summit this week in New York.
Guggenheim Goes With Citi
Citi will provide administration, operations, technology and data management services to the fund.