We are now in day 14 of the 2012 Summer Olympics and fans are on the edge of their seats as China and the United States play a game of tug a war for the most medals! Team USA takes the lead with 90 medals while China has 80! One thing is for sure, this
Compliance
Less Means More
“Less Means More” three little words with a significant meaning. Unless you are talking about Regulation and Compliance, then “More Means More!” After the crisis in 2008, the financial industry needed to make changes in the regulatory system. But with these changes came frustration and confusion. For those of you who get overwhelmed with the
Compliance
Financial Crime & AML Compliance – Event Wrap-Up
We recently held our 2nd Annual Financial Crime & AML Compliance Breakfast event on July 18th, and we couldn’t have asked for better timing! With so many recent AML investigations including ING, HSBC and the Vatican, we knew the sessions would be received well… and we were right! Here’s what a few of our attendees
Conference and Event Planning
FTF New Venue Announcement
As Summer comes to an end, FTF has decided to Fall back with a new venue! BizBash named Sentry Centers one of the top 10 meeting venues in New York and we are proud to announce them as the new location for the 7th Annual OTC Derivatives Operations & Processing Conference. We have grown drastically
Conference and Event Planning
Take Our Survey and Get 10% Off a 2012 FTF Training Seminar
FTF would like to better serve your firm’s needs for continuing education and professional development by conducting a brief survey relating to company-wide training. Upon completion of this short, 5-minute survey, you will be sent a 10% off coupon code, for one-time use, on any FTF Training Seminar in 2012! This survey is open until
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
What’s in a Press Release? ‘No Comment’
All too often these days, our FTF News editor and reporters hear these two words from the industry’s finest communications and public relations professionals: “No Comment.” It happens so much that it has really started to make me wonder, What’s the point of a press release? Doesn’t the word ‘press’ imply just that? It says,
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
“But teacher, my dog ate my homework!”
No matter what language you’re speaking, the meaning is the same: I did not do my homework. Personally, I have only used this excuse once. Well, maybe twice. But, hey, I had a very hungry dog!I can remember thinking that playing kickball was way more important than doing my times table’s homework! That’s what calculators
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
FTF News Magazine: Summer 2012
Download the Summer 2012 issue of FTF News Magazine to read about: FTF News’ Person of the Year: Keeping up with XSP’s Brendan Farrell OMS players breaking into the middle- and back-offices J.P. Morgan’s push for best practice guidelines to help sort out diverse commercial data models How Loomis Sayles is bracing for the OTC
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
Help Us Support Operation Backpack
For the third year in a row, FTF is happy to once again be collecting school supplies and backpacks for Volunteers of America and their annual Operation Backpack campaign! Our goal is to make this year the best yet by increasing our involvement and the number of school supplies we donate. We are, therefore, asking
Back-Office
Corporate Actions in the Cloud, ISO 20022 and Data Barriers, Oh My
It’s official. The preliminary agenda for the FTF 6th Annual Corporate Actions Processing Conference is up, live and ready for your viewing pleasure. This year, we will be focusing on how corporate action departments can overcome real-time reporting requirements, changes in tax law and ever-tightening IT budgets. Attend our 6th annual Financial Technologies Forum’s Corporate
