The Bull Run Blog has existed for almost a year now and it’s been a new venture for the whole team. While we feel we have finally found our “voice,” we still tend to overanalyze things a bit in what we write about and how we write it (Do you think we are too stiff
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
Food Truck Friday! Double Trouble
So it’s that time again! Time for another delicious FTF food truck review! Whenever a new food truck is spotted near our office, we have to try it out. We don’t get a lot of food truck traffic down near Wall Street, so we can’t pass up the opportunity when it presents itself. This past
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
Download Our Special Issue of FTF News
If you haven’t done so already, download the electronic version of our recent special edition print issue of FTF News. We are also excited to announce that we have signed on as official media sponsors of this year’s Sibos extravaganza in Toronto, Canada, September 19-23, and are currently planning our second special print issue. We have lots of exclusive stories planned for the editorial
Guest Blog
The SEC’s Bipolar Approach to Credit Rating Agencies
Guest Contributor: John Jay, Senior Analyst, Aite Group The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is coming to the rescue of the investment community; it is considering leveling civil fraud charges against credit rating agencies (CRAs) — in particular Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Moody’s — in relation to their roles in facilitating the 2008 and 2009
Financial Technology
The Perfect Outsourcing Climate – Can Vendors Deliver?
The financial services industry is entering a period of rapid change. Where the industry stood five years ago is extremely different than where it stands today. With any type of change ultimately come challenges, and the financial services industry is certainly not lacking in that area. According to a recent Tower Group whitepaper commissioned by
Compliance
Fun Friday! Financial Crime & AML Word Search
In honor of our upcoming Financial Crime & AML Compliance Breakfast Briefing in NYC on July 12th we have a financial crime related word search for you all today. Just print this post and let the searching begin! Happy Friday! K V P F S M T L G S Y O M J
Compliance
FTF Heads to Boston – Securities Ops Seminar Wrap-Up
In case you weren’t following our live updates on twitter last week (#FTFSecOps), I thought I would bring you up to speed on the issues discussed at our Securities Operations Seminar in Boston last week. The day got kicked off with a timely discussion on the impact of Dodd-Frank and other regulatory initiatives for securities
Financial Technology
Financial Innovation Trends: A New Catalyst Emerges
Guest Contributor: James Pasmantier, Vice President of Professional Services at Brightidea Innovation is never easy, and the Financial Services industry is far from a safe haven for the common challenges faced by all organizations. These days, the concept of ‘financial innovation’ has come under scrutiny, see one example in an Economist debate on the subject
Fun Friday
Movie Review Friday – Too Big To Fail
Too Big to Fail – Everyone working from Wall Street to Main Street has most likely heard about, if not read this best-selling piece of literature by Andrew Ross Sorkin which details the financial crisis of 2008. Recently HBO decided to take this best-seller and turn it into a film. Prior to working here at
Compliance
Good Risk Management = Good Business Management
Guest Contributor: Todd Cooper, Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Risk Compliance, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services The financial services industry is definitely at a crossroads when it comes to compliance and risk management. One road leads to growth, but requires taking calculated business risks in order to achieve success. The other path involves avoiding
