Back Office: Time to Pay the Piper January 25, 2010
With increasing complexity and the need for more highly automated operations, the back office will require increased innovation and continued investment.

2010 Technology Forecast Is Anyone's Best Guess December 07, 2009
With the economy sending mixed signals, predicting how capital markets firms will spend their technology dollars is a difficult, though not impossible, task.

Managing IT With a Long View October 19, 2009
While many financial firms have been forced to budget and manage on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the financial crisis, successful information technology managers have been able to plan and manage with view to long term objectives.






Trading Candor October 24, 2006
Buy-side trading desks can seem a bit mysterious - even to other buy-side traders.

Liquidity Seekers September 26, 2006
With the markets continuously being reshaped, in retrospect, it's surprising that it took this long for the new role of liquidity strategist to emerge on Wall Street.

’Highway to Liquidity’? August 07, 2006
Yes, Dark Liquidity Pools are Hot, as Larry Tabb points out in his column. Every broker-dealer either has one or is building a crossing network to create one.






What Does A Thomson-Reuters Combination Mean For The Financial Markets Industry? June 25, 2007
Unless details are settled quickly, the integration could put new and renewal agreements on hold, as clients do not often transition to a platform scheduled for sunset or put their faith in a team that may not be there next month.

Is Multi-Asset Trading Dead on Arrival? May 31, 2007
Multi-asset trading shouldn't be written off so quickly. More products are electronically traded, and investors are changing the investment dynamic.

Today’s Money Managers Are Leveraging Funds Into Alternative Investment Products April 26, 2007







Time to Swap Your OMS? September 26, 2006
Mention Regulation NMS and order management system (OMS) in the same breath, and technology suppliers will seize the opportunity to explain that firms on the buy and sell sides need new functionality to compete in a more-automated trading environment.

NYSE Euronext Courts Other Exchanges August 15, 2006
If you think the NYSE-Euronext linkup is only about creating synergies between the U.S. and European securities and derivatives markets, then you are mistaken.

What Does NYSE-Euronext Mean for the U.S. Trader? June 16, 2006
Much has been written about the NYSE Group's proposal to merge with Euronext and create a truly global marketplace that spans U.S. and European stocks as well as futures and options.






From Financial Services CISO to Chief Information Management Office: Tackling 360 Degrees of Enterprise Protection April 26, 2007


Evaluating CRM Solutions When Companies Merge March 19, 2007
Today, most financial organizations already have a CRM solution in place. When two organizations merge -- each with its own preferred relationship intelligence software -- how do they determine which system to use moving forward? A few considerations to keep in mind when evaluating CRM include:

Weak Enforcement of Corporate Governance and Lax Technical Controls Have Enabled the Illegal Backdating of Stock Options February 21, 2007
Regulations focusing on backdating have prompted corporations to pursue technical solutions centered around time synchronization to eradicate the practice.

Web Explosion August 22, 2006
It does not take a rocket scientist to realize that we are in the midst of an online revolution.

CIO Challenge: IT Portfolio Management January 06, 2006
Often, IT departments, overwhelmed by hundreds of initiatives, fail to meet project goals. But IT portfolio management, overseen by an IT project management office, can help complex IT organizations track and measure projects more accurately, thus increasing ROI.

BPM: It’s All About Efficiency November 18, 2005
No financial services firm has yet developed a silver bullet for the competitive challenges looming in this highly competitive industry.
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