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Fun Friday Food Review – Fraunces Tavern

So to keep up with our reviews of Wall Street food trucks and eateries, Caitlin and I decided to visit Fraunces Tavern a little while back.  If you work in downtown NYC, or have visited the area, then you likely … Continue reading

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FTF Takes on Retail Banking

We’re always thinking of new ways to grow at FTF and therefore we are in the midst of planning a new conference that will focus on retail banking and mobile technologies for May 22nd in NYC (agenda to be posted … Continue reading

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Make Your Nominations for the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards 2012

Nominations are open for the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards 2012. Nominations can be made by any registered subscriber to FTF News (subscription is free). Nominations close on January 31, 2012 and will then be considered by the editorial panel … Continue reading

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How to Launch a Hedge Fund … Did You Miss Out?

I am pleased to report that we received a ton of great feedback from our most recent How to Launch a Hedge Fund seminar in New York last week!  Subjects discussed ranged from the up-front decisions and vendors needed to … Continue reading

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Conference Wrap Up – 6th Annual OTC Derivatives Ops & Processing

Well, it’s a wrap on our 6th Annual OTC Derivatives Operations & Processing conference, which was held last week in New York City.  But in case you weren’t able to make it this year, here are a few highlights from … Continue reading

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Let the Holiday Season Begin!

With Thanksgiving a mere 6 days away we thought it would be fun to get everyone in the holiday spirit with a Sneak Peek of 85th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Then check out the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in … Continue reading

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Beyond the FTF You Know

One of the many aspects of my job here at FTF that I really enjoy involves executing private events for our clients.  This could be anything from a breakfast briefing to a cocktail reception to a three-day client appreciation event.  … Continue reading

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The Latest & Greatest in Corporate Actions

Last week, we held our 5th Annual Corporate Actions Processing Conference in New York City.  I always love this event because it brings together a niche sector of the financial services industry that is completely immersed in corporate actions on … Continue reading

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Reconciliations: Important and Necessary

Last week we held our 6th Annual Reconciliations & Exception Management conference in New York City.  Upon arriving at the event, our chairperson, Dayle Scher of StateStreet, took a quick walk down memory lane and told me how she remembered … Continue reading

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FTF’s Latest Special Report: Mobile Technology

If you are attending SIBOS this week, or at least reading some of the news coming out of SIBOS, then you’ve probably seen that the topic of mobile technology is a hot issue this year.  In anticipation of this being a … Continue reading

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