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Insurance industry IT spending to shift gear
IT spending in the insurance sector will be less hard hit than the banking sector in 2009, but will shift to focus more on risk management and compliance, a Datamonitor report has found.
Complex market conditions driving PM&A uptake
Faced with long-term market volatility, increasingly complex asset types and more exacting investor requirements, traditional asset managers and hedge funds are turning in greater numbers to performance measurement and attribution (PM&A) systems…
Millisecond Latency Sufficient for Asia
Demand for low-latency data to support algorithmic trading is growing in Asia, though the speed required by user firms in the region differs from the more evolved and higher-frequency US and European markets, according to a panel at last week's…
Vendors Urge Respect for Local Cultures
Asia may offer a hotbed of opportunity for data vendors and brokers alike, but those looking to set up or grow operations in the region still face a number of basic challenges, not least of which will be growing their local presence as firms manage spend…
Data Misuse: Piracy or Just Uncharted Waters?
Unauthorized distribution of data remains an issue for exchanges and vendors in Asia and worldwide, though misuse is frequently unintentional, and could perhaps be solved with greater education about the contractual obligations on data consumers and…
Newcomers Handle China with Care
The growing Chinese market continues to attract interest from international brokers and vendors, but these new participants remain at a disadvantage from the country's competitive and regulatory landscape, and are constrained from fully leveraging the…
Users Prioritize Cost, Connectivity, Contracts
As banks, buy side and trading firms expand their business in Asia, their local operations are forced to deal with not only those challenges specific to the Asia-Pacific region but also with issues affecting firms globally.
Making the Right Decisions
As broker-dealers look to maintain or grow their revenue streams, offering clients access to emerging markets is no longer optional, as it once was. While the global players and smaller niche ones have made a specialty of servicing investors seeking to…
Going Native: Avoiding the Common Mistakes in Entering Emerging Markets
As global markets tank and institutional investors continue to demand good returns, more broker-dealers find themselves expanding into new emerging markets. Most firms are faced with either routing an order via a local broker or setting up shop…
Hitting the Ground Running
As traders and investors continue their hunt across the globe for respectable alpha, DWT sits down with Philippe Carré, the global head of client connectivity business line for GL Trade, to discuss the best ways that firms can access the emerging markets.
Tabb: European Broker Spend to Rise
Broker-dealer spend on market data-related technologies is likely to increase in Europe over the next two years, despite budget cutbacks triggered by the ongoing economic crisis, as firms adapt to rising numbers of new trading venues, according to new…
Firms Increase Focus on Latency, Capacity
More than three-quarters of end-user firms monitor latency and capacity issues on a real-time basis with dedicated staff, although only 7 percent can claim that their internal data infrastructure operates sub-millisecond, with 33 percent running at…
Vendors: Turmoil Prompts Quality Focus
Data providers must focus on the quality and breadth of the data they offer if they are to increase the value of their services during tough market conditions, said a panel of vendors at last week's European Financial Information Summit.
Bellegarde: Data Never More Important
The European data industry must adapt to new technologies and market forces in the face of an economic crisis if established providers are to remain competitive, according to NYSE Euronext group executive vice president and head of European execution…
User Firms Tighten Data Spend
Continued economic uncertainty is forcing user firms to step up their data administration efforts in order to cut per-user market data spend, according to a panel of institutions at last week's European Financial Information Summit.
Credit, Risk Top Demand for 'Hot' Data
Accurate data for performing valuations, structuring complex securities and risk management-particularly in the credit markets-is a hot topic, and is being demanded in ever-increasing volumes by end-user firms, according to a panel at last week's…
Volatility Still Challenges Algos
Trading via technology and algorithms alone may not be the best strategy during volatile times in the financial markets, according to industry experts.
Taming the Dark Pools
With the low barrier of entry to developing and deploying new dark pools of liquidity, the industry has experienced a dramatic growth in non-displayed liquidity venues in the past year. However, with that growth many industry participants say it's time…
Timing Is Everything
In early January the editors and publisher of DWT and Buy-Side Technology sat down to determine how best to serve our readers and we came up with an idea to launch a new conference covering the subjective and elusive topic of "best execution."
Shaking Up Transaction Cost Analysis
Though the use of transaction cost analysis (TCA) has permeated the buy side, a number of industry participants see the need for an evolutionary change.
Business Success Spurs Customization
It is possible for a firm to customize off-the-shelf technology to create a differentiated system or product, but sometimes vendors stand in the way, say industry experts.
Editor's Letter: A Simpler Time
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