Content posted in June 2013
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Can Bitcoin Solve Wall Street's Soft Dollar Problem?
Instead of CSA credits, Bitcoin provides a safe and transferable currency for soft dollars. Could it work?
Financial Firms Adopt Big Data As Defense Against Cyber Threats
Predicting where the next attack may come from in financial services hinges on analyzing huge volumes of data, such as market sentiment on Twitter.
Innovation in Financial Services Isn’t Dead — It’s Different
It’s not “build it and hope they come” innovation; rather, innovation in financial services involves connecting to networks and implementing technologies that exist today.
In Fight Against Hacktivists, Financial Firms Need Layers of Security
Cybersecurity experts urge firms to upgrade firewalls and beware of disgruntled ex-employees.
A New Approach to Real-Time IT Automation
Financial services firms need to move away from point scheduling and to an architectural approach for IT development.
The Perils of Social Media: Hackers Target Linkedin Profiles
Finance and IT professionals prefer Linkedin as their social network of choice, but detailed profiles can invite hackers.
Don't Fall Into The Technology Skills Gap
IT organizations are suffering from a skills shortage when it comes to newer, cutting-edge technologies, as well as older legacy systems.
Transforming the Bank Through "Change Sourcing"
The Change Sourcing model can help banks make the business and technology changes they need to weather industry change, capitalize on industrialization, fuel return on equity growth, and drive development of new capabilities, products and services.
10 Ways to Manage Conflicts of Interest on Your Broker-Owned Platform
Buy-side clients need to understand that when they trade on a broker-sponsored platform, they are paying for these systems, whether that payment comes in the form of commissions, licenses, or widened spread. Therefore, the most important thing the buy side should do is to think like a customer.
Managing Customer Relationships with Automated Reports
For wealth managers and financial advisors, it is always important to forge and maintain a healthy relationship with customers. Automated reports can help, but they need to be personalized.
Swaps: The Next Frontier
Migration to electronic and multilateral trading in the swaps market will create myriad trading opportunities.
Trading Talent Disconnect on Wall Street: Is It Really a Lack of Qualified Workers?
If no one is investing in their employees or providing training, where will the next wave of talent come from?
Disclosing Dark Pool Volumes, Only A Matter of Time
A panel of Wall Street executives warmed up to the idea of reporting dark pool volumes on a monthly basis, as they debated U.S. equity market structure.
Is Financial Services Innovation Dead?
Fear, regulation and tight budgets have reduced investment in IT innovation to unimaginable lows. Will technology innovation return to Wall Street?
The Future of Corporate Actions Standards
Setting standards on transaction processing and how to communicate the status of financial events between banks and their customers is firmly within our control, and now is the time to take action.
Valuable Assets: Skimping on IT Training Is Costly
Employees need career development, training and more, but most companies fail to deliver adequate training once they’ve made the hire.
Harnessing Big Data to Boost Idea Discovery
What if a fund manager could use vast amounts of information to hone in on the best investable ideas, and then go and kick the tires of the select few that make the cut?
3 "Rs" Of Monitoring Dodd-Frank Trade Reporting
The Dodd-Frank deadline for swaps trade reporting is upon the industry and firms can expect even more regulatory change in the next few years.
5 Requirements for Next-Gen Sales Enablement
Without a complete view of a customer's history and needs, financial advisors are at a disadvantage. Newer technologies can help to integrate previously disparate data sources.
The White Whale: Finding Tech Ops Support Engineers
It is almost impossible to find a highly qualified technology operations support engineer. If you are lucky, the ideal candidate will actually find you.
The System Testing Conundrum
As recent events show, systems testing is a critical part of the development process. However, budget constraints and staff cuts threaten even the most robust testing programs.
FATCA Presents Opportunity To Create Competitive Value
Rather than just build another database to meet a regulatory requirement, firms should build an architecture that harnesses the power that is available in a company's data.
Wall Street's Obsession: SAC's Redemption Total
If investors pull billions from SAC Capital Advisors, sell side firms stand to lose revenues since hedge fund is a major generator of trading volumes, prime brokerage and commissions.
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