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Enyx Accelerates Trading Transmissions With Radio Waves
For major established trading communication routes that have relied on fiber optic cable, such as New York to Chicago, London to Frankfurt, or local back office transmissions as from New York to secondary sites in New Jersey, Enyx, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) provider, has introduced nxLink Share Version 2. This new version of…
The Next Frontier in Data Management Responses to Regulation
Not a conference on technology for capital markets goes by without many mentions of regulation, so here at A-Team Group we have put together a distinguished panel of speakers that will review the regulatory landscape and suggest how firms can develop data strategies that are compatible with a volatile environment at this week’s Data Management…
CJC Moves On Outbound Market Data
Financial technology management solutions company CJC’s new IT Regulatory Services division is offering auditing and inventory of firms’ outbound data, concentrating on publication of market data rather than consumption, as a way to improve efficiency and reduce costs, according to Sheena Clark, director of regulatory services, CJC. “This is predominantly a data governance and risk…
The CDO Imperative: Harnessing Data and Creating Value
Harnessing data and creating value is a burning issue in capital markets, and one that will be centre stage at next week’s A-Team Group Data Management Summit in London. Moderating a panel of chief data officers (CDOs) and data management directors, A-Team chief content officer Andrew Delaney will question how CDOs are embedding data into…
Data Management: The CDO evolution
By: Paul Gibson, business consultant, and Nam Tran, data management specialist, Sapient Global Markets At a recent event, HSBC Group chief data officer (CDO) Peter Serenita set an interesting tone with opening remarks discussing how far the industry’s data management capabilities have come and how much further they have to go. The benchmark for this…
Why Agile Data Management is Crucial to Business Transformation
Business transformation has become a must-do for many asset managers in a market characterised by competition, regulation and digital communication, but how can asset managers achieve this, what results are they looking for, and what are the long-term benefits of business transformation based on strong data management and governance foundations? These questions and more were…
Broadridge Integration of Message Automation Takes on MiFID II
Broadridge Financial Solutions acquisition of Message Automation allows the company to better serve trade and transaction reporting regulatory demands under MiFID II, according to David Campbell, a capital markets strategist at Broadridge. While Broadridge had already integrated Message Automation services under their existing relationship, the acquisition is making it possible to integrate more of both…
Data Management Implications of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book
Data management for the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) poses problems around identification of risk factors, non-modellable risk factors, internal modelling and regulatory reporting, but solutions can be found by starting early, focussing on data requirements and working with third-party data providers. The data management challenges and opportunities of FRTB were discussed during…
ESMA Says Implement MiFID II with Draft Rules, FIX Calls for Clarity
If you missed the FIX EMEA event last week, there is something you need to know – while the final details of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) have not yet been ironed out and the directive’s final rules are not yet published in the Official Journal of the European Journal, there is…
Bloomberg Tradebook’s OPTX Promises Solution For More Complex Markets
Global agency broker Bloomberg Tradebook has launched OPTX, an agency execution platform that uses quantitative data models and analytics to route orders. The launch is a response to what Glenn Lesko, CEO and president of Bloomberg Tradebook, calls “the dynamic nature of the marketplace.” The increased complexity and sophistication of the market presents challenges for…