Guest Contributor: Dorothy Friedman, Vice President, Marketing, Fidessa People at work are often shocked to learn that I am on Twitter. They ask, “Why would you do that?” Or say, “Wow, that’s a huge waste of time”. Many of them do not realize how valuable Twitter can be from a business perspective, if used properly.
Cloud
Wrap-Up of 2011 Financial Services and Technology Predictions
It seems we have been inundated recently with news stories and blogs on what’s to come in 2011. A number of individuals and companies are coming out with their predications and Top 10 lists for what to expect in the New Year. To make it a little easier and more manageable for everyone, we compiled
Compliance
Combining Forces Across the Exchanges in 2011
FINRA is making a New Year’s resolution to catch more insider traders in 2011 by revamping their market surveillance methods and data operating systems. Currently, FINRA oversees multiple exchanges where 80 percent of all U.S. trading occurs. Each exchange, such as the NYSE, NASDAQ and so on, has its own operating database that stores trade-related
Dodd-Frank
Time to give the economy a boost – How would you do it?
Yesterday, I read an article, “So How Would You Kick Start the Economy?” where a number of people from all different walks of life, from all around the country, were asked how they would fix the current economic status of the United States if they were in charge. To my surprise, there was a variety
Regulation
What Drives the Economy?
In today’s relatively volatile market climate, what is really driving our economy forward? There is obviously more than one factor, but I found a surprising one when reading an article by Paul Wiseman this week for the Associate Press. According to Wiseman, unemployment benefits are actually a huge driving force behind the economy, which makes
Back-Office
The Fed: Helping or Hurting?
The Federal Reserve recently began implementing their plan to help boost the U.S. economy – their $600 billion plan. The result: the S&P 500 immediately tumbled, reaching its greatest loss in three months. I’m not outright saying that there is a direct correlation; however, it is something to think about. The Fed announced their stimulus
Derivatives
The Volcker Rule – Say What?
While flipping through the Wall Street Journal last Monday, I did my usual scan of the Money & Investing section. Being that our 5th Annual OTC Derivatives Operations & Processing conference was days away, I settled on a front page article about the infamous Messrs Dodd and Frank. As I started to read the article
Clearing and Settlement
The CFTC Gives the CME Group a ‘Time Out’
According to an article in the Financial Times last week, the CFTC is frustrated with the CME Group in what seems to parallel a typical adult/adolescent disagreement that arises when new rules are put in place. The disagreement stems from the mandatory position limits that are to be introduced into the futures market as outlined
Derivatives
Election Outcome Undecided… For Financial Regulation That Is
This week, as we all know, was election week, and the results, while perhaps not shocking, are sure to send a surge of changes down Wall Street yet again, but how big are these changes really going to be? While the Republicans now control the House, the control of the Senate still lies with the
Clearing and Settlement
OTC Derivatives – More Regulations and Reform
In case you didn’t already know, last week in Amsterdam Sibos brought together members of the financial industry to discuss topics that “matter most, across business areas, across functions and across regions.” This year one of the topics discussed were OTC derivatives and the current shift of placing more risk on the CCPs. With our
