Marilyn Monroe said it best, “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend!” But to Queen Elizabeth II, The Diamond represents so much more. Last weekend, Britain spent four days marking the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s reign. From street parties to parades, patriotic Brits honored the Queen with pride. Amongst all the extravagant festivities, The Diamond
Guest Blog
LEI: the Logical Step
Guest Blogger: Tom Brown, co-executive sponsor of the Regulatory Working Group at ISITC and Associate Partner at Brook Path Partners, Inc. The mission of ISITC is to develop standards and market practices designed to enhance efficiency across the transaction lifecycle by leveraging the expertise of our members. Recently, I participated in an International Organization for
Data Management
“What is” the LEI Initiative?
The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) initiative is an effort to establish a global system that assigns reference numbers to uniquely identify entities involved in global securities trading markets. By using a global identification system, the industry can apply LEIs to mitigate financial risk, increase financial stability and provide new transparency into securities transactions. The system
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
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Data Webinar Tomorrow, June 5th. Register now at no cost! http://conta.cc/Lh3kvp
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Happy 6th Birthday FTF
The saying holds true, time really does fly by when you’re having fun. Happy Birthday FTF!! FTF celebrates its 6th birthday today as the leading provider of executive-level events and training courses. Maureen Lowe, the President of Financial Technologies Forum, LLC, founded the company in 2006 from her Hoboken apartment. A lot has changed since
Financial Technology
‘Silo Effect’: An Investment Manager’s Nightmare
Guest Blogger: David Kubersky, Managing Director of SimCorp North America Silos, in the farming industry, refer to large structures designed to hold a specific grain. In technology, silos refer to the division between groups within a single enterprise and ‘silo effect’ refers to a lack of communication and common goals between multiple business units implementing
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
Emoticon :) or not to Emoticon :( ? That is the Question.
In this day and age, it is rare to see someone without their blackberry or iphone attached to their hand as an additional appendage. Our days are spent corresponding with people electronically and we spend less time interacting in person. I often find myself over compensating for the lack of emotional tone in my emails
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Memorial Day Weekend
We here at FTF hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend! And as you celebrate the “unofficial” start of summer we also hope you remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces and honor them as well. If you have a moment, check out this
Compliance
Is Your Fund Politically Intelligent?
Thanks to the upcoming presidential election, we have been flooded with campaign ads and promises from each candidate. So, I started to think about how the upcoming election will affect the financial services industry. With so much new regulation and legislation being put into place, can we even predict what will happen after November’s election?
Financial Technology
Onshore Outsourcing
Guest Contributor: Anil Budha, Managing Principal, GBP Financial Solutions A growing number of U.S. companies are saying goodbye to Bangalore, India and hello to America’s boondocks. Some IT organizations solicit domestic partners to supplement their offshore outsourcing projects, while others look to domestic providers to clean up messes created by offshore vendors or to avoid
