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Q&A: Gil Tene of Azul Systems on Why Java Works for Low Latency

It’s a bit of a paradox that Java is so widely used across all applications and industries, and yet is often cited as not suitable for the automated trading space. IntelligentTradingTechnology.com caught up with Gil Tene, CTO and Co-founder of Azul Systems, to find out more about Java performance, and how to improve it. Q: To…

A-Team Group Webinar Reveals Significant Issues in Development of the Global LEI System

The global legal entity identifier initiative is well underway with a Regulatory Oversight Committee providing governance and pre-Local Operating Units assigning legal entity identifiers, but the ultimate success of the system depends on the as yet unformed Central Operating Unit, the quality of entity data and its ongoing maintenance. These issues and more related to…

Recorded Webinar: Practical Applications of the Global LEI – Client On-Boarding and Beyond

This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. With the March ‘launch’ of the global legal entity identifier (LEI), the marketplace now officially has a standard it can use for managing entity data. Post-Credit Crunch, the lack of such a standard has forced firms to embark on their own initiatives to create…

Data Management Summit – Paolo Mittiga Maps the Road Ahead

Paolo Mittiga, data management domain partner at Wipro Technologies, presented the opening keynote at this week’s A-Team Group Data Management Summit (DMS) outlining a future of data management that will focus on the legal entity and real-time access to all data and be underpinned by technologies including semantic logic and dynamic ontology. Mittiga was welcomed…

Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: DMS Fever

It’s finally here…. Our Data Management Summit takes place in London next Tuesday, March 12. It’s taken a lot of begging, bribing and cajoling, but I think I can say that we’ve got the best possible line-up for the event. In short, for anyone in the reference / risk / enterprise and related technologies space,…

Experts Debate the Timeline, Benefits and Challenges of the Global LEI System

The expert panel on this week’s A-Team Hot Topics webinar on global legal entity identifier (LEI) expects the new standard to be fully operational by the end of 2013, as it builds momentum following next month’s official roll-out. With the establishment of a Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) early this year, the creation of a Central…

Recorded Webinar: Preparing For Primetime – How to Benefit from the Global LEI

This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. Much has been made of the initiative to create a global standard legal entity identifier (LEI). Its backers have taken great pains to explain how the new identifier will improve transparency and contribute to the ongoing regulatory war against systemic risk. After months of…

Talking Reference Data With Andrew Delaney: Markit Set to Join Corporate Actions Fray as It Ponders DTCC’s GCA VS

At the risk of sounding like the proverbial Boy Who Cried Wolf, it now seems that Markit is at due diligence phase in its attempt to acquire the DTCC’s Global Corporate Actions Validation Service (GCA VS). You’ll recall that just a few weeks ago Markit abandoned its interest in EDM stalwart Asset Control, ostensibly having…

Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: The Great LEI Road Show Comes To Town

Right on cue, the Office of Financial Research (OFR) this week released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs), to help practitioners get their heads around the new legal entity identifier (LEI) ahead of its launch next month. The FAQs help set the scene for the long-awaited introduction of this crucial data standard, and it’s…

Risk Data and Technology Take Centre Stage at A-Team’s Data Management Summit

Bang on schedule, the programme for our Data Management Summit in London on March 12 has crystallised into a must-attend event for anyone whose fortunes are tied up with enterprise data and the technologies used to manage it. As you’d probably expect, risk features strongly in this year’s programme, with sessions dedicated to risk data…