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
Compliance
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
Guest Blog
The Blue Collar Comedy Market Structure
Guest Contributor: Adam Honoré, Research Director, Aite Group Could we work in an industry right now that does more to make itself look technically inept than capital markets? Facebook, BATS, Knight Capital, anything Bart Chilton says (kidding, sort of). We’ve set up a market structure with over 40 equity liquidity points in various points in
Compliance
“What is” Form PF?
Form PF (private fund) is a new SEC rule that requires private fund advisers to report regulatory assets under management, dubbed RAUM, to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), an organization established under Dodd-Frank in order to monitor risks within the financial sector. The Form PF requirements are intended to provide risk exposure statistics regarding
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
FTF is Seeking Interns!
Do you know anyone looking for an internship this Fall? If yes, then you should let them know that FTF is seeking an ambitious undergraduate (junior or senior) looking for hands-on experience in event planning and/or financial services. The ideal candidate will be a dedicated and motivated professional with attention to detail, people skills, and
Data Management
Manage Your Data Vendors to Improve Quality and Reduce Total Cost
Guest Contributor: Thomas C. Redman, “The Data Doc”, Navesink Consulting Group Financial institutions need high-quality data, about markets, counterparties, and so forth, acquired from outside. Most follow the so-called “golden copy” approach. They obtain data from many sources, compare them, pick the one that they think most likely correct, and anoint it as “golden.” Good
