Risk Management, Performance & Reporting
Calculating the real cost of technology
Buy-side firms are under increasing pressure to rationalise their technology infrastructures and staff compliments in an attempt to positively impact the bottom line. One way of doing this is by carrying out a total cost of ownership (TCO) exercise…
Texas endowment fund opts for general overhaul
When the time came for Austin-based endowment manager Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company (TTSTC) to revamp its allocation process for alternative investment vehicles, a more robust risk management platform had to be part of the package. But rather…
Spotlight on Gil Shaked
EXENET, a New York-based technology services and outsourcing provider targeting hedge funds, wealth managers, and law firms, has tapped Credit Suisse veteran Gil Shaked to succeed Umit Cinali as chief executive. With 25 years' experience in risk…
The TCO conundrum
Implementations can be beset by unforeseen hiccups, which tends to result in inflated budgets and missed deadlines. SmartStream's TLM OnDemand addresses users' total cost of ownership challenges and provides buy-side firms with reduced time to market…
Burgundy, Quote MTF Enlist Interxion for Co-Los
European multilateral trading facilities Burgundy and Quote MTF are both using Dutch hosting service provider Interxion to provide co-location services, to satisfy client demand for low-latency access to their primary matching engines and data…
When Tech and Crunch Collide
Today's financial markets depend more than ever on technology, which has moved from being an enabling factor to a major competitive differentiator and key driver of change. However, the economic crisis has thrown many firms' spending plans into turmoil,…
ELX Enters the Fray
On the eve of the launch of ELX Futures, DWT U.S. reporter Oksana Poltavets sits down with CEO Neal Wolkoff to discuss what the exchange is doing to prepare, and its role in the bourgeoning futures market.
Mashups Take Root
Risk
Pulling Back the Curtain
Editor’s Letter
Calm Amid the Chaos
SPECIAL REPORT: IT in Crisis
The Cold Hard Facts
Editor’s Letter
Emerging From a Crisis
Special Report
It's in the Tag
From June 15, around 500 US public companies will have to report and submit their financial data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) following US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) mandate. Carla Mangado explores to…
Cutting Costs
While more firms are looking at squeezing costs, projects aimed at improving standard settlement instructions data quality and increasing automation are climbing the agenda. Tine Thoresen explores how firms can secure funding and reduce costs
Identifiers: The Vendor-Driven Way
The financial crisis has put pressure on the industry to fix the entity identification challenge. Vendors are working on helping the community by coming up with alternatives to an ISO-approved standard. Carla Mangado reports on the latest developments
Why Hosting Makes Sense
As firms try to do more with less, the market is experiencing a shift in the way the investment management industry is solving data management problems, says Eagle Investment Systems' Joel Kornblum
SaaS Gains Traction within Reconciliation
According to a recent research report published by industry analyst firm TowerGroup in conjunction with industry consultancy Perot Systems, small and midsize investment firms are investigating incorporating software-as-a-service- (SaaS-) delivered…
Euro traders struggling with liquidity sourcing
A new Tabb Group report finds that buy-side equity traders in the UK and Europe have encountered greater challenges over the past year sourcing liquidity within new market structures. At the same time, heightened awareness of counterparty risk has begun…
VaR comes in for criticism
The credit crisis has uncovered the weaknesses of many risk management models and risk mitigation approaches. The rating agencies' reputations have also come under the spotlight as their reputations and reliability have been called into question. Value…