FTF is out and about once again exploring the food trucks NYC has to offer. This time we visited the Taiwanese food truck named biàn dāng (which means lunch box in Mandarin Chinese) and once again we have found a hidden jewel! Even on their relatively small menu you are sure to find something yummy.
Back-Office
Big Moves for Corporate Actions
Over the years at our annual Corporate Actions conferences the issue of automation has continually been a hot topic on the agenda. While many operational procedures have been automated over time, corporate actions have stuck to a process which involves faxing and emailing. Over all, it is a system that leaves a lot of room
Compliance
Basel III: Planning for the Future
Guest Contributor: Joe Antocci, Account Manager, Avid Technical Resources While the world picks up the pieces caused by the destruction of the economic crisis, financial institutions face a variety of challenges – among these challenges is how to respond to the wave of new regulatory reform. Given that technology plays such a vital role in
Compliance
Dodd-Frank and IT Departments – A Super Team?
Since being signed into law this past July, Dodd-Frank has created many challenges for the Financial Services Industry. New requirements and compliance rules will be affecting nearly every sector of the industry from data management to proprietary trading, but what will the impact be on a firm’s IT department? IT departments are usually asked to
Back-Office
School is Back in Session for Ops Professionals
Well, it looks like senior ops professionals of securities firms might have to dust off their books and sharpen their pencils in the near future. On March 4th, FINRA filed a 134 page request for a new registration category that would require certain back-office professionals of brokerage firms to take a qualification exam. Yes, I
Compliance
Seeing Social Media as a Business Tool, Not Just a Trend
No matter what industry you work within, I think it’s safe to say that social media is here to stay. Even in the financial services industry there has been a real increase in the use of social media this past year, albeit with some resistance. So with all this growth, why is there still opposition?
Back-Office
So Much Desktop Virtualization, So Little Time…
Guest Contributor: Simon Rust, VP of Technology, AppSense With desktop virtualization expecting to achieve a revenue of $1.5 billion by 2014, an increasing number of financial institutions are investing a great amount of time and energy into this up and coming technology as they are beginning to see the value of centralized management to help
Compliance
Opportunities Within Regulatory Change
2011 is shaping up to be remembered as the year of regulatory change. While Dodd-Frank, the Volcker Rule and other regulatory notices have been in the pipeline for months, 2011 will be the year that most of these regulations are put into practice. While many firms have been struggling or stressing over the fact that
Financial Technology
Financial Technology Companies Expand in 2011
Wall Street bonuses may have fallen 8% in 2010 according to a survey conducted by the Office of the New York State Comptroller, but it’s no reflection on whether or not Wall Street plans to buy this year. There has been a good indication of growth in the financial technology space in Q1 of this
Fun Friday
TGIF! Take a Coffee Break
TGIF! So if you’re looking for a nice place to take a break, and are in the NYC area, we suggest you head over to Financier Patisserie. This spot is part of Peter Poulakakos’ restaurant empire that includes Bayard’s (where we hold many FTF events), Ulysses‘, Adrienne’s Pizza Bar, Harry’s Cafe and Harry’s Steak, Harry’s
