Author Archives: Sarah Loudon

All I Want for Xmas is Exchange Consolidation/Competition

Posted on December 13, 2011

Guest Contributor: Steve Grob, Head of Strategic Development, Fidessa Despite all the announcements, press briefings and other hullabaloo it looks like the BATS/Chi-X deal is the only one that’s actually going to get done this year. SGX/ASX and LSE/TMX are just two … Continue reading →

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Hot Topics for Financial Services in 2011

Posted on December 9, 2011

2011 is quickly winding down and the new year is just around the corner.  FTF has been collectively gathering the top trends of this past year within the financial services industry. Take a much needed Friday break and see if … Continue reading →

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Win an Apple TV!!!

Posted on December 6, 2011

There’s no denying that Cloud Computing is gaining ground on Wall Street.  In fact, FTF News has singled out Cloud Computing as one of the hottest trends to watch in 2012. Therefore, we are conducting a follow-up survey to the … Continue reading →

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Enterprise Risk Management: Three Questions Securities Firms Should Consider

Posted on December 5, 2011

Guest Contributor: Paul Murdock, Director of Consulting and Professional Services, Enterprise Risk Compliance, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services With increasing regulatory demands and requirements that constantly change, one thing is certain: the current focus on risk management in the financial services … Continue reading →

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Corporate Actions: The Way Forward Part II

Posted on November 30, 2011

Guest Contributor:  Chris Kotsifas, Founder of STP Consulting Solutions, LLC After recently chairing FTF’s Corporate Actions Forum on Oct 19th, we continue to see increasing interest in standards messaging and vendor solutions.  It should be most interesting to hear a … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 23, 2011

Thanksgiving is upon us, and we here at FTF would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday!

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Exposing the Myths of Data Management: From One Size Fits All to Fit-for-Purpose- Part 2

Posted on November 15, 2011

Guest Contributors: Phil Lynch, president and chief executive officer and John Mitchell, vice president, Asset Control Any data management infrastructure has to be appropriate for the size of the firm and the type of operation. The solution that is right … Continue reading →

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Exposing the Myths of Data Management- Part 1

Posted on November 15, 2011

Guest Contributors: Phil Lynch, president and chief executive officer and John Mitchell, vice president, Asset Control Over the past ten years, front-end systems have attracted the lion’s share of IT investment. Low-latency, high-speed automation has been the big-money game. Trading … Continue reading →

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All Eyes on the UK as FSA Mobile Recording Deadline Looms

Posted on November 9, 2011

Global regulators align around FSA mobile call recording regulation Guest Contributor: Curtis Nash, CEO, Compliant Phones This Monday (14th November), an important regulatory and operational milestone for firms operating in the capital markets will be reached in the UK. The … Continue reading →

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Reconciliations in the Cloud: Going Behind the Hype?

Posted on November 2, 2011

Guest Contributor: David Penney, EVP Strategy and Product Management , SmartStream Technologies Group It seems a weekly occurrence that a new cloud product/service is announced. But beyond the marketing buzz and the use and abuse of the term ‘cloud’, is there … Continue reading →

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