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Omgeo Adds Three to Board
Edward Hazel, Richard Taggart, and Susan Cosgrove replace John Devine, Peter Johnston, and Donald Donahue, who are stepping down from the post-trade services provider's leadership.
Dark Clouds For Off-Site Data
Cloud computing has caught on as a buzzword, but it still has trouble gaining acceptance for use in financial industry operations. Michael Shashoua reports on the difficulties reference data managers have with deploying the cloud to save costs while…
Northern Trust Brings on Grady for Fund Services
Chicago-based Northern Trust has hired longtime State Street employee Nancy Grady as head of fund administration and fund accounting for North America.
State Street Rolls Out Compliance Assistance
State Street has developed a suite of services to assist clients with compliance testing and reporting requirements for the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) rule amendments announced last year.
Swaps Overhaul: Ready or Not, Here It comes
A major set of deadlines for the swaps industry passed on October 12. More will be coming soon. However, none seems to have given market participants the jolt they need to have the right platforms in place. By Jake Thomases
Analytics Critical for Tackling Big Data, But Humans Remain Paramount
As the amount of data firms must manage grows—due to both rising volumes from existing datasets and the exploration of new sources of data—firms increasingly turn to analytics to help make sense of the data. But analytics comes with its own set of…
State Street Releases Investment Servicing Solution for Asset Managers
For small and mid-sized asset managers, the platform includes data management, pricing and information delivery among its functions.
Going for Gold: Tech Answers Demand for Physical Holdings
The world’s oldest asset has enjoyed renewed popularity, with prices hitting contemporary highs. But wealth managers are beginning to demand more than ETP shares—investors and institutions want the real deal. As Tim Bourgaize Murray explains, technology…
Ahead of Solvency II, Asset Liability Management Looms Large for Managers
Asset managers with insurer clients are searching for new data management and portfolio optimization platforms as the European regulation inches closer.
State Street to Acquire Goldman Sachs Administration Services
The deal, worth $550 million, is scheduled to complete in Q4, 2012.
When It Comes to Mobile, All Devices Welcome
Phones and tablets aren’t just for Angry Birds. Mobile devices have allowed financial professionals to operate on a 24/7 basis, and be less attached to the office. Jake Thomases explores whether they should be allowed to embed work functionality into…
SVM Asset Management Taps State Street for Fund Administration
International Financial Data Services also chosen to provide SVM's investor record-keeping and transfer agency solutions.
Ontologies Gain Importance
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
BST Panel: Algo Performance More Important Than Speed
Panelists at yesterday's BST European Summit claim asset managers are happy to trade speed for a few basis points of performance.
Scratching the Surface of Mobile Technology
Mobile technology, while still in its nascence in the capital markets, has enjoyed significant uptake over the past 18 months as growing numbers of firms have started to roll out apps designed specifically for tablets and smartphones. But as Victor…
State Street Releases Opera Reporting Solution
With the release of the industry risk aggregation protocol, State Street has announced a new compliant reporting solution.
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…
Semantic Technology Bears Fruit at State Street
Strapline: Data Management
State Street Adds Equity Exposure Analytics
The new service will provide clients deeper transparency analysis and new functionality.
April 2012: Are We Out of the Woods Yet?
Victor sees shoots of green in the economy and in Wall Street technology initiatives.
It's All Semantics: Top-Tier Banks Investigate Semantic Technology for Data Management
Semantic technology, while still for the most part in the conceptual phase in the capital markets, is a term that is becoming more than just a whisper inside financial institutions. By Anthony Malakian
State Street Launches Valuation Tool
The Fund Insights Valuation Toolkit allows for viewing and understanding of pricing data.
The Haziness of Semantics
While the term "semantics" is starting to pique Wall Street’s interest, actual proof that it is a viable technology is still a while away.
The Return of Green IT
While it hasn’t gotten the attention it did during the green wave of the mid-2000s, environmentally friendly technology is in place at many of the world’s major financial institutions. Jake Thomases looks at the latest initiatives designed to save the…