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The Waters Weekly Wrap: February 9-13, 2015
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands
The Waters Weekly Wrap: February 2-6, 2015
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands
Why Clock-Watching is Good
Perseus' Jock Percy looks at the need for clock standardization.
The #CIO: UBS Group CIO Oliver Bussmann
How the Swiss giant's information chief derives value in 140 characters or less
60 Seconds with Reorg Research's Kent Collier
Kent Collier is founder and CEO of Reorg Research.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: January 26-30
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands
Lean on Them: Funds Increasingly Turn to Administrators
As a result of 2008, fund admins are having to build out their data mgmt capabilities.
February 2015: Swings and Roundabouts
Victor reflects on staff changes, both at Waters and capital markets firms, and how best to move forward with new team members.
Communication Surveillance: A Daunting Challenge
Marina Daras talks to banks and vendors to see how they approach communication surveillance, and what kind of technology can be deployed to help them with this challenge.
James Rundle: No CHF-ing Way
Could better risk tech on FX desks helped in the Swiss franc debacle?
Tim Bourgaize Murray: A Seat at the Disruption Table
The buy side should insist on one.
Michael Shashoua: The Ides Arrive Early
The IRS launch of a system to accommodate Fatca compliance attempts to address operational concerns, but users still have to discover if IDES will make life easier or add complexity, Michael writes. Also, uncertainty swirls in the corporate actions space.
Max Bowie: Perfect Pitch: The Rise of Fintech’s Not-So-Secret Agents
Increasingly sophisticated data products need sales experts with a wide range of experience, which sometimes means going "out of house."
The Big Deal with BYOD
The journey of BYOD policies in financial services
Waters Weekly Wrap: January 19-23, 2015
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands
The Waters Weekly Wrap: January 12-16
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands
AFTAs 2014: The Winners and Why They Won
A summary of all AFTAs content from this year's program.
AFTAs 2014: Best IT Team—Societe Generale
The best IT team was the final award handed out at the American Financial Technology Awards, and is the most prestigious of the categories on offer. It was Societe Generale Investment Banking team's ambitious initiatives that won this year's pièce de…
Waters Weekly Wrap: January 5-9, 2015
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands
Pawar to the People: AQR CTO Neal Pawar
AQR CTO Neal Pawar’s background in theater has given him the benefit of being able to relate to different people while managing projects. Dan DeFrancesco sits down with Pawar to talk about his path to AQR and what lies ahead.
AFTAs 2014: Best Cloud Initiative—Bank of Montreal
Competition was fierce this year in the best cloud initiative category, with five products making the final cut. Challenged by BNY Mellon’s eXtreme Platform, Irish Life Investment Managers’ deployment of ITG Trade Operations Outsourcing, and a pair of…
AFTAs 2014: Best Cross-Asset Trading Initiative—JPMorgan Markets
Launched in January 2013, JPMorgan’s Nexus platform has won the American Financial Technology Award for best cross-asset trading initiative twice, this year edging out Interactive Brokers’ Trader Workstation.
AFTAs 2014: Best Global Deployment—State Street
State Street Global Exchange (SSGX) offers a full suite of risk and analytics solutions across all asset classes, and the crown jewel of the State Street subsidiary is its proprietary risk engine, truView, for which SSgX has taken this year’s best global…
AFTAs 2014: Best Reporting Initiative—Morgan Stanley
Reporting challenges are on the minds of every head of technology. Regulations vary by region, and firms are struggling to find a way to streamline their reporting operations. Morgan Stanley decided to turn to AxiomSL for a more proactive approach when…