Carrier Pigeon or Twitter Bird: The Evolution of Corporate Actions Messaging EfficiencyMay 13, 2013The next evolution of corporate actions processing is underway, with an end goal of providing straight-through processing for industry participants and reducing the risks and costs associated with manual processes — while increasing efficiency through messaging automation.
SunGard Acquires XSP, Beefing Up Corporate ActionsJanuary 07, 2013The acquisition of XciteckSolutionsPlus will add specific expertise in corporate actions processing to SunGard's capital markets business.
The Shift from 'Big Bang' Software Releases to Small ChangesJanuary 03, 2013To keep pace with regulatory changes, capital markets should adopt the B2C industry's DevOp approach where organizations make numerous production releases per day, writes Sungard Global Services' David Chapman.
Surveillance and Monitoring Through the Looking GlassNovember 21, 2012Looking ahead to 2013, European regulations are stepping up the need for automated surveillance and monitoring solutions on the buy side, writes SunGard Protegent's, Magnus Almqvist, who says firms must have audit trails and quick answers to questions on s
Coping with the Unintended Consequences of Dodd-FrankOctober 22, 2012Financial firms are learning to cope with the effects of Dodd-Frank by turning their focus to IT and operations, vendor "lift outs: and variable headcount, writes SunGard' Global Service's John Avery.
Can Bank Dealers Win the Swaps Collateral Optimization Race?September 25, 2012Bank dealers will lose 20 percent of their trading revenues when mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives begins, but they can recoup these lost revenues through "collateral optimization," contends Sungard's Daniel Parker.
Is Wall Street IT Losing Its Luster?March 27, 2012Technology execs are jumping to other industries, including Silicon Valley start-ups, consulting firms and technology providers.
TradeKing Automates Social Media SurveillanceFebruary 28, 2012With usage of Facebook and Twitter on the rise, online broker TradeKing went live with SunGard's Protegent to monitor employees' social media activity.
BMO Capital Markets Expands Rollout of SunGard's GlobalOneFebruary 21, 2012Already a customer utilizing SunGard's Global One in New York and London, BMO adopted the system in Toronto earlier this year to consolidate all global securities lending on one technology platform.
SunGard Extends Connectivity to NYSE BondMatchJuly 11, 2011SunGard extended its SaaS-based market access services to reach fixed income venues, including EuroTLX, Borsa Italiana's MOT or Hi-MTF.
Specialized Clouds Will Be a Tough Sell in Other Industries June 30, 2011NYSE's cloud service for Wall Street firms is seen by some as the start of on-demand computing tailored to the needs of different industries. But NYSE might be the exception.
Polish Broker Chooses Sungard's Valdi OMSJune 29, 2011Erste Securities Polska will use the OMS to connect with the Warsaw Stock Exchange, and help it manage complex client order flows.
