I just saw an interesting video on Tabb Forum about where the buy-side lies regarding derivatives reform. Kevin McPartland from Tabb Group and Chad Wekelo from Actualize Consulting discuss this issue and comment that with the uncertainty surrounding Dodd-Frank and derivatives reform, not much is being done currently, outside of initial outreach, to industry vendors
Cloud
RIAs: Moving on up – to the Cloud Part II
To read part one of this guest contribution please click here. Guest Contributor: Andrew Peddar, North American CEO of StatPro Creating a bright future Investors are anticipating growth as the shockwave of the Great Recession settles. Cloud-based technology is well-positioned to handle RIAs ambitions because it provides productivity gains – the service can be accessed at
Cloud
RIAs: Moving on up – to the Cloud Part I
Guest Contributor: Andrew Peddar, North American CEO, StatPro Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) have long relied on one of two choices for portfolio analytics and reporting: enterprise wide technologies and services or niche technologies. While enterprise technologies are packaged with lots of functionality, the functionality often doesn’t meet the granular needs of the advisor and lack
Social Media
How Has Social Media Changed Your Job?
In the beginning when social media entered the spotlight many were skeptical about what it could really achieve for them and how long the fad would last. As it turned out social media proved to be a very useful business tool that surpassed the ‘fad stage,’ and has rooted itself into today’s culture. Now the
Fun Friday
Food Truck Friday
Our quest to try all the food trucks in the Wall Street area continues… This week Caitlin and I stopped by Valducci’s Original Pizza Truck known for their thin crust pizza and fuh-get-about-it recipe. This trucks claims to be the best with their fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil, secret blend of imported Italian grated
Back-Office
The Role of Big Data Analytics – Living in a 2.0 World
Guest Contributer: Andrew Ettinger, Director, Sales, Greenplum Let’s face it, we live in a different world today. I am sitting here on my Mac computer, with my iPhone out, my iPad is in my briefcase, I am answering email on both my phone and computer, I am surfing the web from paying a credit card
Compliance
Catching Up to Fraud
I have to admit, I’ve never really thought about what steps go into catching the masterminds behind financial crime. I’ve heard all about firms upping their compliance and updating their strategies to catch suspicious activity internally, but I have never taken into account the role that the SEC plays in tracking the tips and complaints
Guest Blog
The Fiduciary Kerfuffle
Guest Contributor: Philip Lawton , Analyst, Aite Group Taxes, entitlements, and the national debt limit are not the only controversial topics in Washington this summer. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal to apply a uniform fiduciary standard to investment advisers and broker-dealers alike has created a ruckus in the retail investment industry. The Securities Industry
Uncategorized
Will Regulation Talk Ever Cease?
I don’t know about you but I have to admit, I’m getting a little tired of hearing the words Dodd-Frank. Every morning when I read the latest news there is inevitably a story regarding the newest regulations, and how they are going to save our financial system or make operations in the financial services world
Corporate Actions
Pressing Cost Basis Challenges Deserve Close Attention of Mutual Fund Companies
Guest Contributor: Stevie D. Conlon, senior director and tax counsel, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services With the cost basis reporting law’s next effective date less than six months away, mutual fund companies must closely consider risks and challenges that might result in non-compliance and serious customer service issues. First and foremost, mutual fund companies that provide
