Sell-Side Technology/Special
The Search for Transparency
For a long time, the energy markets have been spared the demand for heightened transparency that has been the norm for other investment classes. However, with the credit market meltdown and the ever-tightening spreads in the cash equities markets,…
ETRM Integration Challenges
As investment banks look to become more active in energy markets, many are just getting up to speed and learning the challenges of integrating their energy trading into their existing trading portfolio. With this in mind, Dealing with Technology has…
Allegheny Completes Integration Project
Energy utility Allegheny Energy has recently completed an integration project to streamline daily practices associated with energy transacting and related accounting processes by reducing the number of "handoffs" between operational groups, say officials…
Selecting the Proper ETRM Platform
After the collapse of Enron, the California energy crisis and misreporting of gas prices, the market for software to support energy trading and risk management (ETRM), hit a low point. In the last two years, however, the market has picked up, largely…
Industry Debuts Hybrid Emission Trading
The emissions market has taken its first steps to greater transparency as inter-dealer broker GFI Group recently launched its Web-based EnergyMatch trading platform for over-the-counter (OTC) energy derivatives.
2008: The Year of ...?
There's an old Roman saying: "Always follow a fat Pope with a skinny one." After 2007, when Regulation NMS and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) went into full effect and the credit market melted down, what can the industry expect…
E-FX Outlook: Automation on the Rise
As the industry continues to digest the credit market's meltdown, foreign-exchange (FX) trading volumes continue to boom. DWT sits down with representatives of the major FX banks Credit Suisse, HSBC and Saxo Bank to discuss the major technology trends…
MTFs: Dark Pools On the Rise
On the eve of the E.U.’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) taking effect and permanently altering how the European markets operate, DWT has gathered opinions from leading multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) on what a post-Mifid world…
Swift Ratchets Up Aggressiveness
BOSTON-The annual Sibos user conference kicked off last week as Swift chairman Yawar Shah and new CEO Lázaro Campos engaged the audience with Swift's new aggressive strategy to win increased market share and improve product and service offerings.
DWT SIBOS 2007 SPECIAL REPORT: SIBOS 2007 Sneak Peek
As more than 6,000 attendees prepare to descend on the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center this week for Swift's annual SIBOS user conference, DWT reveals the major announcements vendors will make at the show.
DWT SIBOS 2007 SPECIAL REPORT: Swift Grows Front Office
About halfway through its current five-year strategy-slated for completion in 2010-industry cooperative Swift has made improving front office services a major initiative.
Waters Rankings 2007 Announced
NEW YORK—Heat, humidity and a localized blackout could not keep attendees away from the fifth annual Waters Rankings reception, hosted at Métrazur overlooking Grand Central Station’s main concourse. This year, nearly 600 readers of sibling publication…
SIFMA 2007: A Sneak Peak
Editor's Note: It may be sporting a new name this year, but the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association's (Sifma's) Technology Management Conference is upon us. This year's theme of "Tech Be Nimble, Tech Be Quick" is expected to draw over 500…
DWT London Tackles Industry Pain Points
LONDON—As growing regulations force change on the global financial markets, they haven't stifled innovation, say participants who spoke at the DWT 2007 conference and exhibition held last week in London at the Hilton Tower Bridge.