Risk Management, Performance & Reporting
Multi-asset class trading systems...still a pipe dream?
Paul Miller and Jonathan Hammond discuss the current shortcomings of multi-asset class trading systems initiatives, and propose a new approach to this growing conundrum which involves meaningful collaboration between technology producers and consumers
And Then There Were Two
Shock news! Last week, after secret negotiations, two parties unveiled a massive deal that took the market by surprise. One of our most respected figures is taking on a new role to help steer a struggling team to a revival. Yes, Roger Clemens is…
Pinpointing Securities
The problem of accurately identifying securities is leading to a large number of failed transactions, estimated to cost the market millions of dollars annually. While the retail industry introduced a global standard years ago, the financial services…
Channeling Data Flow and the Quest for Quality Metrics
Martijn Groot, head of product management at Asset Control, offers an insight into the challenges facing organizations with 'swampy' data architectures
Where's Your Data?
COMPLIANCE
Complexity driving automation
The global investment management industry is continually evolving in terms of sophistication and the complexity of instruments traded by buy-side firms. This, in turn, is driving the development of back-office technologies designed to process these…
History repeating itself
Augustus Asset Managers, the London-based hedge fund manager, was spawned after a management buy-out of Julius Baer Investments in January this year. Victor Anderson speaks with Sonal Amin, head of information systems at Augustus, about the changes she…
In search of the perfect hybrid
There has been significant consolidation in the transfer agency space in the last few years, to the point where a handful of providers now account for the bulk of the global buy-side industry. But as David White explains, not all transfer agents are…
Down the Mifid Rabbit Hole
Alice heard the Rabbit say to itself, 'Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' … Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with…
Reference Data Hits the Headlines
Since the launch of Inside Reference Data in April last year, I've had little opportunity to keep in touch with my old friends at corporate actions data and software vendor Xcitek and data management provider Asset Control. But both firms graced the…
The Keys to Cross-Asset Integration
Effective data management strategies can be a major contributor to growing revenues and reducing costs by integrating across asset classes. By Arup Sinha and Roy Antony
Corporate Actions:Engaging the Issuers
Automation