Guest Contributor: Marty Williams, Vice President, Reference Data Product Development, Interactive Data Corporation’s Pricing and Reference Data Business The introduction of a standardized Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) could deliver significant benefits beyond allowing regulators to more accurately monitor systemic risk. While we are at the beginning of a journey toward what could become a global
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“What Is” Reconciliation?
For securities firms, custodian banks and service providers, reconciliation encompasses accounting and data clarification processes that are intended to prevent confusion and loss caused by the complications of securities transactions. The financial accounting aspect of reconciliation involves the confirmation of the balance of securities and cash that will fund a financial transaction. The most frequent
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Get You Some Big Data Strategy
Guest Contributor: Julio Gomez, General Manager, Financial Services Attivio and Co-Founder, Innovation Councils I just had dinner with an IT exec from a financial institution, and heard a common lament: “This Big Data thing is driving me crazy. Everyone has an opinion about what it means, and what needs to be done. It’s hard to
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“What Is” Complex Event Processing (CEP)
Complex Event Processing (CEP) technologies enable firms to discover trends by analyzing large volumes of data, also known as events, such as major trade flows. Enterprise-wide architectures that are event-driven or service-oriented can then be built to react and take advantage of the identified trends. CEP-based reviews can spot patterns and decipher the impacts of
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Introducing the FTF Buyer’s Guide – Get Listed
We are excited to announce the launch of the FTF Buyer’s Guide coming to www.FTFNews.com this Fall. As one of the fastest growing online directories in the industry, the FTF Buyer’s Guide is a trusted source for securities contacts and information. We confirm all listings – so you know that it’s scrubbed for inconsistencies, fact-checked
Conference and Event Planning
Last Call: Accepting Submissions for Corporate Actions Speakers
FTF is still accepting submissions for speakers at our 6th Annual Corporate Actions Processing Conference, to be held on October 3, 2012 at Bayard’s in New York. Please contact me ASAP as our speaker roster is first come, first serve. We are looking to fill our speaker roster by Wednesday, September 12th. For more information
Guest Blog
Driving Down the Successful Middle Office Outsourcing Transition Highway
Guest Contributor: Philip Sindel, President & CEO, Olmstead Associates, Inc. We have learned a couple of things over the past several years. First, investment managers are more willing to consider outsourcing middle and back office functions. The slow and uneven recovery has focused continual attention on expense management. The typical asset management business model will
Data Management
“What is” Big Data?
A fairly new buzzword, “Big Data” generally describes large sets of key information that present many businesses with major management challenges. The nearly overwhelming volumes of Big Data make it difficult for IT managers to capture, store and analyze it. The volumes are often too large to process via traditional IT infrastructures. The typical dataset
Conference and Event Planning
Operation Backpack 2012 Sets Record!
Thanks to everyone for their support and participation in Volunteers of America’s Operation Backpack initiative this year. With the help and generosity of FTF staff members and peers, FTF collected backpacks overflowing with school supplies for homeless children in NYC. These backpacks were pooled with other donated backpacks from companies and individuals throughout the boroughs to
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ANNOUNCING: Keynote Speaker CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton
We are excited to announce that CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton will be the keynote speaker for our 7th Annual OTC Derivatives Operations & Processing Conference on November 14, 2012! His career spans 25 years in government service—working on Capitol Hill in the House of Representatives, in the Senate, and serving in the Executive Branch during the
