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08.16.10 Buy-Side Firms Enter Options Trading GameIn this video, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of advisory firm TABB Group, discusses with Greg MacSweeney why options trading is becoming increasingly popular with buy-side firms.
08.13.10 Do The Right ThingIn this video, John Fiore, CIO at BNY Mellon and WS&T Gold Book honoree, tells us that to make sure his firm's massive IT organization continues to innovate and support the business, he asks his technology team simply to do what feels right...
08.10.10 How To Balance Innovation And GrowthIn this video, Andrew Haines, CIO, Gain Capital and 2010 Gold Book honoree talks with WS&T editor-in-chief Greg MacSweeney about the challenge of staying innovative while the firm continues to grow rapidly.
08.04.10 Bigger Isn't Always BetterIn this video, Gold Book honoree Larry Cohn, CIO, Baron Capital, debunks the myth that in the financial industry, bigger is always better.
07.14.10 Circuit Breakers: Will They Work?Last month the SEC started a pilot program that established circuit breakers for the S&P 500. Wall Street & Technology's Greg MacSweeney talks with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, about whether the circuit breakers will succeed.
06.28.10 Are Hedge Funds Ready For Regulation?The hedge fund industry is once again booming. But are fund managers ready for looming regulation? In this video, editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken discusses the issue with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of advisory firm TABB Group.
06.18.10 The Pressure To Complete Financial ReformIn this exclusive video, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of advisory firm TABB Group, discusses the pressure on Congress to reconcile the two bills in the House and Senate overhauling financial regulation.
05.25.10 Technology Economics: A New Way To Measure IT InvestmentHoward Rubin, founder of Rubin Worldwide, discusses a new way to measure the value of technology investments inside a financial firm.
Higher Volumes and Lower LatencyTechnology executives at the Accelerating Wall Street 2010 conference discuss some of the challenges that exist in today’s low latency trading market and how recent technology developments can address them.
06.11.10 Lessons Learned From The Flash CrashIn this video clip, Advanced Trading editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken talks with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of consultancy firm TABB Group about the buy-side's shifting view of U.S. equity market structure since the May 6 flash crash.
06.04.10 The Ramifications Of The Goldman Sachs CaseIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of advisory firm TABB Group talks with Advanced Trading editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs about the impact that the SEC's civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs could have on the financial industry.
05.03.10 What's New With Low Latency Technology?Firms are continuing to invest in technology to power trading strategies that rely on millisecond transaction speeds, says Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group in this video.
04.20.10 Predictive Analytics Hit The Back OfficeIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, talks about how predictive analytics are becoming increasingly popular in the back office, though their use raises significant data and infrastructure challenges.
04.15.10 Wall Street is BackWith bonuses reaching record levels in 2009, Advanced Trading Editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs talks to Tabb Group’s Larry Tabb about where the momentum and the money will be going forward on the Street.
03.23.10 The Impact of The Volcker Rule on Wall StreetIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, talks with Advanced Trading executive editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs about the potential impact of the Volcker Rule, which aims to ban proprietary trading by banks.
03.12.10 Choose Your Partner CarefullyIn this video clip, senior editor Melanie Rodier talks with Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, about Wall Street firms' much closer scrutiny of their potential technology partners.
03.11.10 Challenges of the OTC Derivatives MarketIn this video clip, Advanced Trading Executive Editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs talks to Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, about over the counter derivatives and the prospect of electronic trading changing the market landscape.
03.03.10 Social Networking Rules For BrokersIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, speaks to WS&T senior editor Melanie Rodier about new FINRA guidelines for brokers on how they should use social networking to communicate with the public.
02.25.10 What's The Future of Carbon Trading?In this video clip, editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken talks to Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, about climate change and the future of carbon trading.
02.23.10 What Regs Are Next?In this video clip, WS&T senior editor Melanie Rodier speaks to Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, about what new regulations the financial industry can expect in light of recent scandals, as well as the future of the SEC.
02.03.10 Could an Algo Cause a Market Meltdown?In this video clip, Advanced Trading editor-in-chief Kerry Massaro talks to Tabb Group CEO Larry Tabb about how likely it is that an algorithm could go wild and bring down the market.
01.27.10 Executive Bonuses: What Comes Next?In this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, looks at how potential regulations on bonuses could impact Wall Street.
01.22.10 SEC Debates Sponsored AccessThe SEC recently debated banning Sponsored, or Naked Access. In this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, talks to Advanced Trading Editor-in-Chief Kerry Massaro about the implications of banning this practice.
0119 Nasdaq's Efficiency DriveIn this video clip, Wall Street & Technology Senior Editor Melanie Rodier speaks to Eric Noll, Head of Nasdaq Transaction Services, about Nasdaq's drive to make the markets more effective for institutional investors as well as high-frequency users.
Optimizing Costs While Improving AgilityWhile short-term cost reduction can be easily achieved, long-term cost optimization requires that financial institutions simplify their business models, rethink their organizational structures, and employ technology in new ways.
12.22 Lack of Liquidity, Transparency Top Trading ConcernsTABB Group's latest annual Institutional Equity Trading Report finds that lack of transparency and liquidity fragmentation continue to stir concern in the trading community, says Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group.
Top Strategies in Risk ManagementOne financial services discipline that has taken a lot of heat has been risk management. Some experts say the beginnings of the financial crisis were allowed to form because firms didn’t practice risk management correctly.
12.10.09 Derivatives DebateAs derivatives legislation is reviewed by the House, Larry Tabb, founder of the Tabb Group, ponders its implications.
12.10.09 BlackRock's Top Lessons From the Credit CrisisIn this video, BlackRock’s CIO Tom Fortin sheds light on why Wall Street firms had trouble valuing complex debt securities.
Insider Trading: How Can Financial Firms Stop it?Senior Editor Melanie Rodier spoke with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of Tabb Group, and Yvonne Pytlik, managing partner, Global Compliance Risk Management Corp about what processes and technology financial firms can use to thwart insider trading.
Risk Management: The Role of TechnologyHow did the financial services industry collectively get to where it is today, with politicians making examples of every bonus, and regulators threatening new restrictions on everything from executive pay to flash orders?
Regulation and Its Impact on Client Acquisition in BankingKeeping a client informed through good communication seems like one of the most basic things that a financial firm can do to improve customer relationships. But, more often than not, they don’t do a good job with client management.
12.01.09 Impact of SEC Dark Pool ProposalIn this video, Larry Tabb, CEO and Founder of TABB Group discusses how he believes the SEC's new proposal on dark pools will affect the market, buy siders and the dark pool operators.
Client Acquisition and Retention in BankingNot only have financial firms been hammered by losses due to risky investments, but they are losing clients to competitors as well.
10.20.09 Capital Markets Outlook 2010Capital markets firms will start hiring again and firms could seize the opportunity to make massive technology infrastructure investments in 2010, according to Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of Tabb Group.
How Technology Is Changing Corporate TreasuryThe Financial Crisis has dramatically changed the landscape for Corporate Banking, and posed new challenges for corporate Treasurers. Technology innovations are revolutionizing the corporate banking, treasury, and cash management functions.
New Products at Sibos: SmartstreamAt the Sibos conference, dozens of new financial services products are released. Smartstream’s CEO discusses his company’s take on the 2009 Sibos conference as well as his firm’s new product releases.
Client Acquisition & Retention: Transparency, TransparencyNot only have financial firms been hammered by losses due to risky investments, they are also losing clients to competitors as well. Research shows that firms couldn't have kept their clients by simply providing a few answers - something very....
Expense Reduction: The New IT OrganizationAlthough the credit markets have thawed and things are looking better, no one expects technology budgets to return to 2007 levels. Therefore, managing with limited budgets is something that CIO's will need to do in the foreseeable future.
Martin Wolf unpluggedMartin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, speaks about the current state of the financial industry. Mr. Wolf also talks about his concerns, predictions, and what we can expect in the months to come. 
M&A: Cost Savings Through Rapid IntegrationBanks have combined over the years hoping to find the perfect match of clients, staff, and technology. Too often technology is never integrated. Integrating technology from two companies is no easy task, but cost and operating savings can be enormous
The State of Algorithmic Trading Dr. John Bates discusses the expansion of algorithms into profit-seeking “high frequency trading” (HFT) strategies, as well the extension of algorithms beyond equities into new asset classes. 
Sibos Video Wrap Up: Risk, Central Clearing and Efficiency As Sibos 2009 closes, experts discuss some of the trends at the show, including the future of central clearing, risk management and how new applications can further increase efficiency in financial service.
Risk Management: Enterprisewide Risk AnalysisOne financial services discipline that has taken a lot of heat has been risk management. Some experts say the beginnings of the financial crisis were allowed to form because firms didn't practice risk management correctly.
Sibos Day 2: Typhoon and Crowd SourcingAt the Sibos conference in Hong Kong Typhoon Koppu was the talk of the show. Also, Chris Skinner, chair of the Financial Services Club, discusses the future of crowd sourcing in financial services.
SIBOS Day 1: Payments Mkt Sees Impact of Global Finan CrisisAccording to the findings in the 2009 Global Payments Report from the Royal Bank of Scotland and Capgemini, the global financial crisis has caused a decline in the overall global payments volume. Also, an IBM and S.W.I.F.T. study finds that risk mana
Sibos Video Preview: Risk Management Takes Center StageDuring the Sibos conference, Dushyant Shahrawat of TowerGroup is looking forward to hearing more about how the Asian economies are faring better than those of the U.S. and Europe, he said at the Camino-TowerGroup reception on the eve of Sibos 2009.
Daily Video Reporting from SibosGreg MacSweeney, Editor in Chief of Wall Street & Technology welcomes you to the first of a series of video reports that we will be filming at the Sibos financial securities conference...
8.25.09 The Goldman Sachs Trading Software Espionage CaseThe arrest of programmer Sergey Aleynikov for allegedly stealing 32 megabytes of trading software code from his former employer Goldman Sachs has made front page headlines. Theft of proprietary software has always been a concern of Wall Street firms.
Microsoft's Capital Markets Partner EcosystemIt's mind-boggling to think about the challenges facing today's capital markets: Increased information and data volumes, continual and growing product complexity, subsecond decision making (on trades as well as risk). Firms have to manage all of this
SIFMA: Performance Measurement Key During CrisisWith the markets down, managers are focusing on performance measurement to figure out how they can increase their alpha.
IT Cost Efficiency During an Economic CrisisNasdaq CIO Anna Ewing talks to Wall Street & Technology about maintaining cost efficiency during an economic crisis without sacrificing technology innovation.
SIFMA: Low Latency Finally Comes Into Its OwnFinancial firms need their data faster than ever before, and this year consumers (not just vendors) have finally understood the importance of low latency technology, according to TowerGroup Senior Analyst Tom Price.
SIFMA: Driving Innovation During Tough TimesAt SIFMA TMC, we caught up with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, who talked to us about the importance of driving technology innovation during an economic downturn.
Top Data Center ChallengesData centers for the capital markets still need to be located near the traditional market centers, such as New York or Chicago. However, the need for close proximity limits power availability options and is more expensive, notes Larry Tabb.
Aleri, Coral8 Executives Explain Their MergerDon DeLoach, CEO of Aleri, and John Morrell, vice president of product marketing at Coral 8, share with us the reasons behind their merger and what it means for Wall Street customers.
World-Class Risk Management Architecture The current economic crisis has brought financial institutions back to the basics of generating revenue while mitigating risk. A unified network architecture maximizes computing efficiencies without impacting sophisticated risk analysis. 
Achieving Low Latency with Private Networks Financial firms of all sizes are installing private fiber optic networks to meet increasing capacity demands, lower costs, improve ultra low latency in their search for liquidity, and transmit information in native formats. 
CA Inc. CEO John Swainson discusses the Economics of ITEnterprise software management company CA Inc., CEO John Swainson discusses the Economics of IT, challenges facing the industry and how IT can help companies succeed in tough times. 
Wall Street’s Search for Transparency and Analytics Corporate data standards and a sharper focus on analytics could have prevented some of the melt-down on Wall Street. As a result, capital markets firms are starting to view their data as a board-level responsibility. 
NCSA Chooses Windows HPC Server for SupercomputingThis brief video examines the speed and ease-of-use required for new users of supercomputing technologies in Financial Services and other industries
Wealth Management Technology The aging of financial advisors’ existing client base is changing the wealth management industry. Advisors need to attract younger clients and then use Web 2.0 tools to meet their expectations for self-service and collaboration.
Reinventing Enterprise Storage IBM’s XIV Storage Systems has made enterprise storage faster, less expensive and more green by applying grid computing to storage, splitting standard legacy storage controllers into components. 
Market Data Delivery Low latency messaging and dramatically increased throughput is available through the WFO Direct Exchange Feed and native InfiniBand platform, providing financial markets firms with enterprise-wide messaging solutions at a lowered cost of ownership. 
Enhanced Virtualization IBM’s innovative z/VM platform enables financial markets firms to create new virtual servers cost effectively and at a rapid rate. Provisioning multiple servers on a larger machine enables firms to more quickly implement and change applications.
Ultra Low Latency Messaging IBM WebSphere MQ Low Latency Messaging enables financial firms to process high volumes of market and transaction data with extremely low latency and high availability. It provides an end-to-end environment for equity stock trading.
Business Intelligence and Performance Management IBM Cognos has enabled thousands of business users from top financial market firms to access the data they need to make better and faster business decisions. Based on a unified SOA platform, Cognos can be deployed for a multitude of applications. 
Revolutionary Data Center Economics IBM has been successful in delivering the energy efficiency and density of BladeServers on a platform that costs 25 to 30 percent less by eliminating redundancy in features such as power supplies, fans, and systems boards. 
Accelerated Financial Analytics with PowerXCell IBM’s cell technologies provide the computing power needed for complex analytical applications yet integrate with existing hardware and software infrastructures to supply accelerated analytics cost effectively. 
Operations Monitoring for Derivatives Processing IBM provides visibility across front, middle and back-office derivatives processing for both equities and fixed income, enabling financial markets firms to improve the trade lifecycle. 
IBM Tackles The Challenges of Economic ConstraintsTackling the challenge of derivative platform concerns while under increasing budgetary constraints.
IBM Stream ComputingIBM's Kevin Pleiter and Nagui Halim talk to Fritz Nelson about stream computing.
Effectively Managing Client DataIBM exec Phil Enness discusses client data management, the elusive golden copy of data, federating data to bring efficiency and benefits, preventing risk, and delivering good quality information back to the business.
The Next FrontierIBM exec Steve Mills talks about the next frontier in real time data, low latency, and other important new challenges the capital markets industry is going to face.
Enterprise Content Management for Derivatives Processing With derivatives regulations pending, firms are looking at Enterprise Content Management [ECM] to bring order and procedures to derivatives processing. The solution uses proven existing technology including DB2, XML and WebSphere Message Broker. 
Hybrid Accelerated Analytics IBM integrated platform combines high-performance computing with security, availability and extreme virtualization to reduce computing footprint, decrease power consumption and simplify operational complexities.
- 08.16.10 Buy-Side Firms Enter Options Trading GameIn this video, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of advisory firm TABB Group, discusses with Greg MacSweeney why options trading is becoming increasingly popular with buy-side firms.
- 08.13.10 Do The Right ThingIn this video, John Fiore, CIO at BNY Mellon and WS&T Gold Book honoree, tells us that to make sure his firm's massive IT organization continues to innovate and support the business, he asks his technology team simply to do what feels right...
- 08.10.10 How To Balance Innovation And GrowthIn this video, Andrew Haines, CIO, Gain Capital and 2010 Gold Book honoree talks with WS&T editor-in-chief Greg MacSweeney about the challenge of staying innovative while the firm continues to grow rapidly.
- 08.04.10 Bigger Isn't Always BetterIn this video, Gold Book honoree Larry Cohn, CIO, Baron Capital, debunks the myth that in the financial industry, bigger is always better.
- 07.14.10 Circuit Breakers: Will They Work?Last month the SEC started a pilot program that established circuit breakers for the S&P 500. Wall Street & Technology's Greg MacSweeney talks with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, about whether the circuit breakers will succeed.
- 06.28.10 Are Hedge Funds Ready For Regulation?The hedge fund industry is once again booming. But are fund managers ready for looming regulation? In this video, editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken discusses the issue with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of advisory firm TABB Group.
- 06.18.10 The Pressure To Complete Financial ReformIn this exclusive video, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of advisory firm TABB Group, discusses the pressure on Congress to reconcile the two bills in the House and Senate overhauling financial regulation.
- 05.25.10 Technology Economics: A New Way To Measure IT InvestmentHoward Rubin, founder of Rubin Worldwide, discusses a new way to measure the value of technology investments inside a financial firm.
- Higher Volumes and Lower LatencyTechnology executives at the Accelerating Wall Street 2010 conference discuss some of the challenges that exist in today’s low latency trading market and how recent technology developments can address them.
- 06.11.10 Lessons Learned From The Flash CrashIn this video clip, Advanced Trading editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken talks with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of consultancy firm TABB Group about the buy-side's shifting view of U.S. equity market structure since the May 6 flash crash.
- 06.04.10 The Ramifications Of The Goldman Sachs CaseIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of advisory firm TABB Group talks with Advanced Trading editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs about the impact that the SEC's civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs could have on the financial industry.
- 05.03.10 What's New With Low Latency Technology?Firms are continuing to invest in technology to power trading strategies that rely on millisecond transaction speeds, says Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group in this video.
- 04.20.10 Predictive Analytics Hit The Back OfficeIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, talks about how predictive analytics are becoming increasingly popular in the back office, though their use raises significant data and infrastructure challenges.
- 04.15.10 Wall Street is BackWith bonuses reaching record levels in 2009, Advanced Trading Editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs talks to Tabb Group’s Larry Tabb about where the momentum and the money will be going forward on the Street.
- 03.23.10 The Impact of The Volcker Rule on Wall StreetIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, talks with Advanced Trading executive editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs about the potential impact of the Volcker Rule, which aims to ban proprietary trading by banks.
- 03.12.10 Choose Your Partner CarefullyIn this video clip, senior editor Melanie Rodier talks with Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, about Wall Street firms' much closer scrutiny of their potential technology partners.
- 03.11.10 Challenges of the OTC Derivatives MarketIn this video clip, Advanced Trading Executive Editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs talks to Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, about over the counter derivatives and the prospect of electronic trading changing the market landscape.
- 03.03.10 Social Networking Rules For BrokersIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, speaks to WS&T senior editor Melanie Rodier about new FINRA guidelines for brokers on how they should use social networking to communicate with the public.
- 02.25.10 What's The Future of Carbon Trading?In this video clip, editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken talks to Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, about climate change and the future of carbon trading.
- 02.23.10 What Regs Are Next?In this video clip, WS&T senior editor Melanie Rodier speaks to Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, about what new regulations the financial industry can expect in light of recent scandals, as well as the future of the SEC.
- 02.03.10 Could an Algo Cause a Market Meltdown?In this video clip, Advanced Trading editor-in-chief Kerry Massaro talks to Tabb Group CEO Larry Tabb about how likely it is that an algorithm could go wild and bring down the market.
- 01.27.10 Executive Bonuses: What Comes Next?In this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, looks at how potential regulations on bonuses could impact Wall Street.
- 01.22.10 SEC Debates Sponsored AccessThe SEC recently debated banning Sponsored, or Naked Access. In this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, talks to Advanced Trading Editor-in-Chief Kerry Massaro about the implications of banning this practice.
- 0119 Nasdaq's Efficiency DriveIn this video clip, Wall Street & Technology Senior Editor Melanie Rodier speaks to Eric Noll, Head of Nasdaq Transaction Services, about Nasdaq's drive to make the markets more effective for institutional investors as well as high-frequency users.
- Optimizing Costs While Improving AgilityWhile short-term cost reduction can be easily achieved, long-term cost optimization requires that financial institutions simplify their business models, rethink their organizational structures, and employ technology in new ways.
- 12.22 Lack of Liquidity, Transparency Top Trading ConcernsTABB Group's latest annual Institutional Equity Trading Report finds that lack of transparency and liquidity fragmentation continue to stir concern in the trading community, says Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group.
- Top Strategies in Risk ManagementOne financial services discipline that has taken a lot of heat has been risk management. Some experts say the beginnings of the financial crisis were allowed to form because firms didn’t practice risk management correctly.
- 12.10.09 Derivatives DebateAs derivatives legislation is reviewed by the House, Larry Tabb, founder of the Tabb Group, ponders its implications.
- 12.10.09 BlackRock's Top Lessons From the Credit CrisisIn this video, BlackRock’s CIO Tom Fortin sheds light on why Wall Street firms had trouble valuing complex debt securities.
- Insider Trading: How Can Financial Firms Stop it?Senior Editor Melanie Rodier spoke with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of Tabb Group, and Yvonne Pytlik, managing partner, Global Compliance Risk Management Corp about what processes and technology financial firms can use to thwart insider trading.
- Risk Management: The Role of TechnologyHow did the financial services industry collectively get to where it is today, with politicians making examples of every bonus, and regulators threatening new restrictions on everything from executive pay to flash orders?
- Regulation and Its Impact on Client Acquisition in BankingKeeping a client informed through good communication seems like one of the most basic things that a financial firm can do to improve customer relationships. But, more often than not, they don’t do a good job with client management.
- 12.01.09 Impact of SEC Dark Pool ProposalIn this video, Larry Tabb, CEO and Founder of TABB Group discusses how he believes the SEC's new proposal on dark pools will affect the market, buy siders and the dark pool operators.
- Client Acquisition and Retention in BankingNot only have financial firms been hammered by losses due to risky investments, but they are losing clients to competitors as well.
- 10.20.09 Capital Markets Outlook 2010Capital markets firms will start hiring again and firms could seize the opportunity to make massive technology infrastructure investments in 2010, according to Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of Tabb Group.
- How Technology Is Changing Corporate TreasuryThe Financial Crisis has dramatically changed the landscape for Corporate Banking, and posed new challenges for corporate Treasurers. Technology innovations are revolutionizing the corporate banking, treasury, and cash management functions.
- New Products at Sibos: SmartstreamAt the Sibos conference, dozens of new financial services products are released. Smartstream’s CEO discusses his company’s take on the 2009 Sibos conference as well as his firm’s new product releases.
- Client Acquisition & Retention: Transparency, TransparencyNot only have financial firms been hammered by losses due to risky investments, they are also losing clients to competitors as well. Research shows that firms couldn't have kept their clients by simply providing a few answers - something very....
- Expense Reduction: The New IT OrganizationAlthough the credit markets have thawed and things are looking better, no one expects technology budgets to return to 2007 levels. Therefore, managing with limited budgets is something that CIO's will need to do in the foreseeable future.
- Martin Wolf unpluggedMartin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, speaks about the current state of the financial industry. Mr. Wolf also talks about his concerns, predictions, and what we can expect in the months to come.
- M&A: Cost Savings Through Rapid IntegrationBanks have combined over the years hoping to find the perfect match of clients, staff, and technology. Too often technology is never integrated. Integrating technology from two companies is no easy task, but cost and operating savings can be enormous
- The State of Algorithmic Trading Dr. John Bates discusses the expansion of algorithms into profit-seeking “high frequency trading” (HFT) strategies, as well the extension of algorithms beyond equities into new asset classes.
- Sibos Video Wrap Up: Risk, Central Clearing and Efficiency As Sibos 2009 closes, experts discuss some of the trends at the show, including the future of central clearing, risk management and how new applications can further increase efficiency in financial service.
- Risk Management: Enterprisewide Risk AnalysisOne financial services discipline that has taken a lot of heat has been risk management. Some experts say the beginnings of the financial crisis were allowed to form because firms didn't practice risk management correctly.
- Sibos Day 2: Typhoon and Crowd SourcingAt the Sibos conference in Hong Kong Typhoon Koppu was the talk of the show. Also, Chris Skinner, chair of the Financial Services Club, discusses the future of crowd sourcing in financial services.
- SIBOS Day 1: Payments Mkt Sees Impact of Global Finan CrisisAccording to the findings in the 2009 Global Payments Report from the Royal Bank of Scotland and Capgemini, the global financial crisis has caused a decline in the overall global payments volume. Also, an IBM and S.W.I.F.T. study finds that risk mana
- Sibos Video Preview: Risk Management Takes Center StageDuring the Sibos conference, Dushyant Shahrawat of TowerGroup is looking forward to hearing more about how the Asian economies are faring better than those of the U.S. and Europe, he said at the Camino-TowerGroup reception on the eve of Sibos 2009.
- Daily Video Reporting from SibosGreg MacSweeney, Editor in Chief of Wall Street & Technology welcomes you to the first of a series of video reports that we will be filming at the Sibos financial securities conference...
- 8.25.09 The Goldman Sachs Trading Software Espionage CaseThe arrest of programmer Sergey Aleynikov for allegedly stealing 32 megabytes of trading software code from his former employer Goldman Sachs has made front page headlines. Theft of proprietary software has always been a concern of Wall Street firms.
- Microsoft's Capital Markets Partner EcosystemIt's mind-boggling to think about the challenges facing today's capital markets: Increased information and data volumes, continual and growing product complexity, subsecond decision making (on trades as well as risk). Firms have to manage all of this
- SIFMA: Performance Measurement Key During CrisisWith the markets down, managers are focusing on performance measurement to figure out how they can increase their alpha.
- IT Cost Efficiency During an Economic CrisisNasdaq CIO Anna Ewing talks to Wall Street & Technology about maintaining cost efficiency during an economic crisis without sacrificing technology innovation.
- SIFMA: Low Latency Finally Comes Into Its OwnFinancial firms need their data faster than ever before, and this year consumers (not just vendors) have finally understood the importance of low latency technology, according to TowerGroup Senior Analyst Tom Price.
- SIFMA: Driving Innovation During Tough TimesAt SIFMA TMC, we caught up with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, who talked to us about the importance of driving technology innovation during an economic downturn.
- Top Data Center ChallengesData centers for the capital markets still need to be located near the traditional market centers, such as New York or Chicago. However, the need for close proximity limits power availability options and is more expensive, notes Larry Tabb.
- Aleri, Coral8 Executives Explain Their MergerDon DeLoach, CEO of Aleri, and John Morrell, vice president of product marketing at Coral 8, share with us the reasons behind their merger and what it means for Wall Street customers.
- World-Class Risk Management Architecture The current economic crisis has brought financial institutions back to the basics of generating revenue while mitigating risk. A unified network architecture maximizes computing efficiencies without impacting sophisticated risk analysis.
- Achieving Low Latency with Private Networks Financial firms of all sizes are installing private fiber optic networks to meet increasing capacity demands, lower costs, improve ultra low latency in their search for liquidity, and transmit information in native formats.
- CA Inc. CEO John Swainson discusses the Economics of ITEnterprise software management company CA Inc., CEO John Swainson discusses the Economics of IT, challenges facing the industry and how IT can help companies succeed in tough times.
- Wall Street’s Search for Transparency and Analytics Corporate data standards and a sharper focus on analytics could have prevented some of the melt-down on Wall Street. As a result, capital markets firms are starting to view their data as a board-level responsibility.
- NCSA Chooses Windows HPC Server for SupercomputingThis brief video examines the speed and ease-of-use required for new users of supercomputing technologies in Financial Services and other industries
- Wealth Management Technology The aging of financial advisors’ existing client base is changing the wealth management industry. Advisors need to attract younger clients and then use Web 2.0 tools to meet their expectations for self-service and collaboration.
- Reinventing Enterprise Storage IBM’s XIV Storage Systems has made enterprise storage faster, less expensive and more green by applying grid computing to storage, splitting standard legacy storage controllers into components.
- Market Data Delivery Low latency messaging and dramatically increased throughput is available through the WFO Direct Exchange Feed and native InfiniBand platform, providing financial markets firms with enterprise-wide messaging solutions at a lowered cost of ownership.
- Enhanced Virtualization IBM’s innovative z/VM platform enables financial markets firms to create new virtual servers cost effectively and at a rapid rate. Provisioning multiple servers on a larger machine enables firms to more quickly implement and change applications.
- Ultra Low Latency Messaging IBM WebSphere MQ Low Latency Messaging enables financial firms to process high volumes of market and transaction data with extremely low latency and high availability. It provides an end-to-end environment for equity stock trading.
- Business Intelligence and Performance Management IBM Cognos has enabled thousands of business users from top financial market firms to access the data they need to make better and faster business decisions. Based on a unified SOA platform, Cognos can be deployed for a multitude of applications.
- Revolutionary Data Center Economics IBM has been successful in delivering the energy efficiency and density of BladeServers on a platform that costs 25 to 30 percent less by eliminating redundancy in features such as power supplies, fans, and systems boards.
- Accelerated Financial Analytics with PowerXCell IBM’s cell technologies provide the computing power needed for complex analytical applications yet integrate with existing hardware and software infrastructures to supply accelerated analytics cost effectively.
- Operations Monitoring for Derivatives Processing IBM provides visibility across front, middle and back-office derivatives processing for both equities and fixed income, enabling financial markets firms to improve the trade lifecycle.
- IBM Tackles The Challenges of Economic ConstraintsTackling the challenge of derivative platform concerns while under increasing budgetary constraints.
- IBM Stream ComputingIBM's Kevin Pleiter and Nagui Halim talk to Fritz Nelson about stream computing.
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