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The value of market connectivity
How market connectivity impacts the reputation and performance of financial institutions
Catalysts for change in client reporting
The catalyst for change in client reporting is a more empowered, digitally aware consumer. Excellence of service delivery will be key to investment managers retaining a competitive edge.
PBOR: The need for a single source of performance data
Without a consistent source of data and limited functionalities in existing systems, firms are unable to perform tasks that are becoming increasingly important in the investment management industry. To gain a competitive advantage in today’s market, it…
Scrutinizing Compliance Technology
The increased importance of compliance functions within buy-side and sell-side firms has been extensively documented since the financial crisis. Matt Gibbs (MG) and Dave Hutchinson (DH), product managers at Linedata, explain how compliance technology has…
Tackling Teething Troubles: Examining the Current State of the OTC Derivatives Market
The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market is in the midst of a global regulatory restructure. Authorities in Europe, Asia and the US are currently rolling out schemes that have been years in the making, establishing different trading venues,…
Taking Trader Voice to the Cloud
With cloud computing usage rapidly growing within financial market firms, it was always a matter of when—not if —voice would migrate to the cloud.
A data-centric approach to portfolio management
A fast, flexible and reliable investment decision-making process must be based on access to accurate and consistent information throughout an organization. The right portfolio management solution will underpin the creation of an enterprise-wide approach…
Tablets on the Trading Floor
We are witnessing a true revolution in how financial services firms do their work. More than two decades after the arrival of PCs, the internet, and electronic trading tools, financial services professionals are looking to be truly mobile.
Multi-Asset Trading Platforms: Sweating Your Assets
As buy-side firms have looked to diversify their investment strategies and include new asset classes, their incumbent trading technologies have been found wanting. But, as Linedata’s Gene Mitchell explains, help is at hand in the form of cross-asset…
Taking on Tablets: BYOD On The Trading Floor
We have truly entered the Age of Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD. And as with every new era fuelled by innovation, the new challenges are screaming for attention. With this in mind, WatersTechnology conducted a survey of its readers inside institutional…
Key challenges in data architecture
Complex, dated and unwieldy data infrastructure is not uncommon among even the most progressive companies in the world of finance. As financial regulations continue to expand and new markets produce a growing influx of data for companies to collect,…
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Low Latency and Virtualization: Not Such an Odd Couple After All
Traditionally, achieving low-latency performance or the cost efficiencies of virtualization has meant a trade-off between polar opposites. But advances in on-demand cloud infrastructures mean that firms no longer need compromise, says Mark Casey, chief…
Data Management Fuels Front/Middle Office Convergence
Unprecedented change is pushing the front and middle offices closer together. Sybase’s Sinan Baskan examines the new rules of the road