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Replacing Legacy Systems: An Opportunity for Change to Drive Better Investment Performance

June 19, 2013 by Sarah Hathaway

Replacing Legacy Systems: An Opportunity for Change to Drive Better Investment Performance

Guest Contributor: David Kubersky, SimCorp North American Managing Director We have long left behind typewriters, walkmans and VHS tapes, yet millions in assets are still managed on systems that existed before Windows 1.0. The inherent characteristics of legacy systems act as major detriments to a capital markets firm’s performance.  Legacy systems utilize antiquated programming languages,

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Derivatives

Will the Futurization of Swaps Transform the Clearing Industry?

May 29, 2013 by Sarah Hathaway

Will the Futurization of Swaps Transform the Clearing Industry?

Guest Contributor: John Omahen, vice president of SunGard’s post trade derivatives solutions The dictionary defines the word “swap” as to change or interchange, to move, and even “to thrash,” a computer term meaning to move data into and out of the core rather than perform the useful computation. Regardless of which definition one chooses, each

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FTF News Predictions for 2013 – Download our Digital Issue Today!

February 8, 2013 by Maureen Lowe

FTF News Predictions for 2013 – Download our Digital Issue Today!

To say the least, FTF News is very proud to present our first completely digital magazine. As you flip through the pages (love those sound effects) and admire the look of it, you will see that we are making some major predictions for 2013. To cut to the chase, for our top prediction, we are

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Compliance

ANNOUNCING: Keynote Speaker CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton

August 30, 2012 by seonaidmacdonald

ANNOUNCING: Keynote Speaker CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton

We are excited to announce that CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton will be the keynote speaker for our 7th Annual OTC Derivatives Operations & Processing Conference on November 14, 2012! His career spans 25 years in government service—working on Capitol Hill in the House of Representatives, in the Senate, and serving in the Executive Branch during the

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Derivatives

“What Is” Dodd-Frank?

August 7, 2012 by alexam212

“What Is” Dodd-Frank?

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, most commonly referred to as Dodd-Frank, is a major piece of federal legislation established in response to the Great Recession of 2008-09. The crisis was primarily fueled by the housing bubble and under-regulated, risky trading in mortgage-back derivatives and related securities by many major financial services

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Conference and Event Planning

FTF New Venue Announcement

July 26, 2012 by seonaidmacdonald

FTF New Venue Announcement

As Summer comes to an end, FTF  has decided to Fall  back with a new venue!  BizBash named Sentry Centers one of the top 10 meeting venues in New York and we are proud to announce them as the new location for the 7th Annual OTC Derivatives Operations & Processing Conference. We have grown drastically

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Derivatives

“What is” A Derivative?

June 12, 2012 by alexam212

“What is” A Derivative?

A derivative is a traded security in the form of a contract between two parties based on an underlying asset or multiple assets. These financial contracts are most commonly used to hedge financial risk. Derivatives can also be used for speculative purposes such as predicting the future value of an asset and potentially profiting or

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The Future of Post-Trade Derivatives Processing

May 16, 2012 by Maureen Lowe

The Future of Post-Trade Derivatives Processing

Guest Contributor: Laurent Jacquemin, executive vice president, post-trade derivatives, SunGard’s capital markets business In the derivatives industry, significant, year-over-year transaction volume growth has become the norm. With high-frequency trading driving up the volumes of trades to hundreds of thousands or even millions per day, derivatives market participants must be able to manage these higher volumes.

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Derivatives

Rule Making Area I: Registration of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants

March 28, 2012 by Maureen Lowe

Guest Contribution: Chad Wekelo, Founder and Principal, Actualize Consutling On January 11, 2012 the CFTC approved the final regulations which establish the registration process for swap dealers and major swap participants.  The commission has delegated to the National Futures Association the responsibility for the administration of swap entity registration.   Because the rules that define the

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Conference Wrap Up – 6th Annual OTC Derivatives Ops & Processing

November 21, 2011 by Sarah Hathaway

Well, it’s a wrap on our 6th Annual OTC Derivatives Operations & Processing conference, which was held last week in New York City.  But in case you weren’t able to make it this year, here are a few highlights from the event. So to start, we kicked the day off with a look into 2012

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