Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
CIMB Securities Consolidates Asia-Pacific Operations With Fidessa
CIMB Securities, a Kuala Lumpur-based provider of execution and order management services, has expanded its use of Fidessa's software-as-a-service (SaaS) trading platform to consolidate its sell-side operations in Asia.
RBS CIO: Regulatory Arbitrage Possible, But Loopholes Closing
In August, Scott Marcar was named Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS’) new CIO of markets, where he will report to chief logistics officer David Shalders. Marcar recently spoke with WatersTechnology about the changing regulatory environment and the challenges…
RBS Joins SunGard's Valdi for Futures and Options
Valdi provides automated and algorithmic trade execution, FIX connectivity and risk management.
Special FX: The Evolution of e-FX Trading
Foreign-exchange trading has changed considerably over the past 10 years. Daily turnover has doubled, spreads have tightened dramatically, and the market has opened up to new entrants as never before. At the heart of this is a shift to electronic trading…
No Turning Back: Firms Forge Ahead on Data Quality
In light of the global regulatory environment and firms looking to become more efficient while cutting costs, data quality has become a focal point for many technologists. However, the challenges are many and there’s still confusion as to who owns the…
Jefferies Buys Hoare Govett from RBS
The US investment bank will acquire the historic UK broker from RBS, which is selling off its investment banking side.
RBS Calendar Data Service Forms Basis For New Company
Former Royal Bank of Scotland employees commercialize calendar data service they developed for the bank
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…
Prediction and Preparation
Industry professionals have their work cut out for them concerning the legal entity identifier (LEI) standard, ratified in 2011, and administrators of the standard were also named last year. Data professionals from Cusip Global Services, BNY Mellon and…
Risk and Compliance Webcast
Waters gathered leading industry experts to discuss the latest developments in the risk management and compliance space in a webcast on 14 December
Legal Entity Identification Webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts to discuss the latest developments in the legal entity identification space in a webcast on 13 December
Industry Welcomes G-20 Support For LEI
Attention turns to enacting LEI in regulation, as industry participants welcome the G-20's support for the identifier
The Long Haul: Scott Marcar Leads RBS' Tech Team Through the Financial Crisis
Anthony Malakian catches up with London-based Scott Marcar and discusses the challenges facing him when he joined RBS from JP Morgan at the onset of the financial crisis in 2007.
