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Wall Street CIOs Have A Vendor Management Problem
Lev Lesokhin, Executive VP, Strategy, CAST
If Wall Street CIOs want to stay ahead of competition and ensure that high-speed trading software doesn't start the next flash crash, they need better insight into vendor-delivered software.
By Lev Lesokhin Executive VP, Strategy, CAST,
Wirehouses May See More Independent BDs as Retention Packages Expire
Becca Lipman, Senior EditorCommentary
Retention bonuses are expiring, leaving brokerages vulnerable to attrition. Is access to technology making it easier for brokers to go independent?
By Becca Lipman Senior Editor,
Fidelity Labs Launches Oculus Rift Investment Visualization App
Greg MacSweeney, Editorial DirectorVideo
Fidelity Labs, the R&D think tank inside of Fidelity Investments, has launched StockCity for Oculus, a tool that combines virtual reality with data visualization to transform an investor’s stock portfolio into a city that conveys information about stocks without a single number or percentage.
By Greg MacSweeney Editorial Director,
Advisors Must Prepare for the Investor of Tomorrow
Ram Nagappan, Chief Information Officer, Managing Director Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon companyCommentary
Advisors who successfully serve tomorrow’s investor will embrace technology today.
By Ram Nagappan Chief Information Officer, Managing Director Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company,
Is There a Watson in Your Financial Future?
Byl Cameron, Digital Practice Lead, Carlisle & Gallagher ConsultingCommentary
How artificial intelligence might affect financial services.
By Byl Cameron Digital Practice Lead, Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting,
Stop, Rethink & Recalibrate: A View From Asia Pacific
Michael Corcoran, Managing Director, Head of Sales and Trading in Asia PacificCommentary
Technology has made the human element of high- and low-touch trading almost indistinguishable. Brokers can no longer compete on price. Instead, they should build toward user experience and value of outcome.
By Michael Corcoran Managing Director, Head of Sales and Trading in Asia Pacific,
Dig Deeper for Data: Enriching Wealth Management With New Market Insight
Raltson Roberts, Chief operations officer, SunGard’s global trading business, market data and strategyCommentary
To compete, wealth firms are providing direct electronic access to the content. Exposing the information to their clients is driving an evolution of the traditional advisor value proposition.
By Raltson Roberts Chief operations officer, SunGard’s global trading business, market data and strategy,
M&A Activity Will Continue to Grow in 2015
Matthew Porzio, VP of Strategy, IntralinksCommentary
Data shows that the M&A market continues to improve, and forecasts indicate deal making will be healthy in 2015.
By Matthew Porzio VP of Strategy, Intralinks,
Nvestly Launches Social Investment Platform for the Average Person
Ivy Schmerken, Editor at LargeNews
The real-time platform is geared to Millennials who can use its social media features to share and compare returns with friends and other investors.
By Ivy Schmerken Editor at Large,
A Digital Revolution of Wealth Management
Becca Lipman, Senior EditorNews
Digital advisory solutions are helping advisers with back-end efficiencies and client-facing platforms so they can focus on their core business.
By Becca Lipman Senior Editor,
Fidelity Labs Takes Innovation to the Next Level
Ivy Schmerken, Editor at LargeNews
Fidelity Labs is running a pilot on LinkedIn that lets financial advisers interact with their book of customers. That's just one example of how the tech incubator is seeding ideas and developing future products for its parent company.
By Ivy Schmerken Editor at Large,
100 Years: Charles Dow to Quants to Predictive Analytics for Everyone
Dave Allen, VP, EidoSearchCommentary
High-frequency trading and quantitative financial analysis left most investors in the dust. Today modern advanced data analytics tools are giving all investors access to unique information.
By Dave Allen VP, EidoSearch,
The Emergence of Virtual Financial Planners
Adam Honoré, CEO at MarketsTech, LLCCommentary
If Finovate Fall 2014 is a guide, targeted financial planning tools are now popping up for every demographic -- from kids earning an allowance to seniors looking to monitor for fraud.
By Adam Honoré CEO at MarketsTech, LLC,
Interactive Data Launches Continuous Fixed Income Pricing Service
Becca Lipman, Senior EditorCommentary
Independent intra-day FI pricing is helping to shine light on the opaque fixed income market.
By Becca Lipman Senior Editor,
Using Artificial Intelligence to Uncover Non-Public Company Data
Greg MacSweeney, Editorial DirectorNews
Startup DataFox aims to use artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and big data to provide data on 100,000 private technology companies to financial analysts.
By Greg MacSweeney Editorial Director,
Three Engagement Strategies That Pay It Forward in Finance
Rajat Paharia, Founder & Chief Product Officer, BunchballCommentary
When you can leverage status, education, and big data to engage your customers, interactions not only become more frequent, but also more productive.
By Rajat Paharia Founder & Chief Product Officer, Bunchball,
Eyeing the Full Wallet, Markit Integrates Commission Manager With Broker Vote
Ivy Schmerken, Editor at LargeNews
Buy-side firms want access to their full commission wallet so they can leverage the data in their broker vote software and factor in research related events, according to Markit.
By Ivy Schmerken Editor at Large,
In Like a Bull, Out Like a Bear
Michael J. Levas, Founder – Senior Managing Principal & Chief Investment Officer, Olympian Group of Investment Management CompaniesCommentary
August is shaping up to be a difficult month in the markets, with bulls and bears each looking for a market direction.
By Michael J. Levas Founder – Senior Managing Principal & Chief Investment Officer, Olympian Group of Investment Management Companies,
Research & the Role of Big Data
Becca Lipman, Senior EditorCommentary
How have technology and big data shaped the future of the independent research and agency broker partnerships?
By Becca Lipman Senior Editor,
Data Analysis Startup Thinknum Raises $1M in Seed Round
Ivy Schmerken, Editor at LargeNews
The financial analysis platform is planning to launch a private platform for hedge funds seeking to keep their models private.
By Ivy Schmerken Editor at Large,
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It wasn't all bad luck for the capital markets this week: Hedge funds had a decent first quarter despite a slowdown in jobs numbers, BlackRock might be heading into new territory as hedge fund managers take a hard look at their counterparties, and the head of the IMF didn't pull any punches when assessing today's global economy. At least we can admire the nice weather and some of the best quotes of the week.