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4 Steps to Help Securitizers Comply With Dodd-Frank’s New Reporting Requirements February 03, 2012 | Ready or not, the Dodd-Frank Section 943 deadline looms for securitizers, which will need to make changes to their organizations and technology in order to comply with the new reporting requirements.

Liquidity Centers Are Big Business
January 26, 2012 | Exchanges are the latest participants to jump into the data center colocation game as the appetite for hosted services shows no letdown.

Managing Data For Customers and Regulators in an iTunes Age
January 24, 2012 | The cloud infrastructure that makes iTunes possible is the same that will enable asset managers to serve their customers and meet regulatory requirements, writes StatPro CEO Andrew Peddar.

The SOPA Saga: The End Is Just the Beginning
January 24, 2012 | With SOPA off the table, Congress still has to try to protect intellectual property in the digital age.

SOPA: Stop Grandstanding, Start Crafting An Alternative
January 23, 2012 | If Congress is so clueless about Internet dynamics, it's up to SOPA opponents to create a workable alternative for stopping online content piracy.

Liquidity Centers Are the First Step Toward Industry Utilities
January 23, 2012 | Liquidity centers will eventually become liquidity and utility centers for the equities markets.

Cloud Computing Has Become a Dominant Force in Financial Services
January 19, 2012 | Cloud computing is emerging as a dominant force in the financial services industry, and investment banks, brokers, market makers and asset managers all will look to push more sophisticated applications into the private cloud, according to Options IT CEO Nigel Kneafsey.

Are Exchange Order Fees the Best Way to Regulate High-Frequency Trading?
January 18, 2012 | When it comes to oversight of high-frequency trading, regulators should focus on simplicity, access and competition, according to Wayne Arden, former VP of sales for Nasdaq OMX’s Market Technology division, who says revamping the exchange order fee structure is a good place to start.


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