FTF Industry Pressroom News Financial Technologies Forum LLC - FTF Industry Pressroom http://www.ftfnews.com/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST New York Stock Exchange’s Next-Generation Trading Floor Goes Live The first phase of New York Stock Exchange’s next-generation trading floor is now live, with traders working for the first time from a workspace custom redesigned for the NYSE’s blend of high-tech, high-touch trading. http://www.ftfnews.com/News-more-2330.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST CME Group and Dow Jones Receive Clearance to Proceed with Index Services Joint Venture http://www.ftfnews.com/News-more-2328.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:34:05 EST Regulatory Burdens Require Loan Automation Banks need more automation, visibility and control over their lending to reduce risk and ride the waves of compliance. http://www.ftfnews.com/News-more-2329.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:34:05 EST DST Global Solutions Responds to the Economic Downturn with the Launch of Risk Consulting Services Risk measurement and analysis have come under increased regulatory and public scrutiny as a result of the economic downturn, with firms searching the market for the most advanced and integrated solutions available. http://www.ftfnews.com/News-more-2327.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST Data Breach Risks Among Main Security Concerns for Financial Firms, Study Shows Outsourcing to third party suppliers and data breach risks are among the main IT security concerns for firms working within the financial services industry, a new study has shown. Research conducted by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of Compuware revealed that many respondents do not deploy... http://www.ftfnews.com/News-more-2319.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:52:35 EST UK Banks Support Regulatory Change, Organisation States The UK banking industry supports the need for regulatory change but not at "the expense of recovery and future growth", a banking industry organisation has claimed. According to the British Bankers Association (BBA), many of the institutions operating from the UK have already acted to improve... http://www.ftfnews.com/News-more-2320.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:52:35 EST CFTC, SEC Eye Clearinghouses Governance Congress should give U.S. securities and futures regulators the authority to ensure clearinghouses are protected against conflicts of interest, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said. http://www.ftfnews.com/News-more-2321.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:52:35 EST Buy-Side And Sell-Side Firms Focus On Data Quality And Consistency A Thomson Reuters and Lepus survey of 100 buy- and sell-side firms revealed that more than three quarters of participants (77%) intend to increase spending on projects that address data quality and consistency issues. http://www.ftfnews.com/News-more-2322.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:52:35 EST Senate Financial Reform Bill Hits Snag Marathon weekend negotiations in the U.S Senate on financial reform failed to result in a bipartisan breakthrough, with disagreement over how much power to give a consumer watchdog office still a key hurdle. http://www.ftfnews.com/News-more-2323.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:52:35 EST Introducing Broker Technology Focus: Service Providers and Technology Vendors to Fully Disclosed Firms The fully disclosed retail brokerage firm must have a plan to manage its technology vendors and service providers in a way that complements its business. http://www.ftfnews.com/News-more-2324.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:52:35 EST