Guest Contributors: Eric Hazard and Jade Faugno, Intermarket Communications In the immortal words of Heraclitus, “change is the only constant,” and once again the financial services industry – and those who communicate about it – will find ourselves evolving with the ever-changing technological landscape. On April 2, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued
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“What Is” A Broker-Dealer?
In securities trading, the term broker-dealer refers to individuals or firms that facilitate the buying and selling of securities. The “broker” half of the term refers to when firms act as agents for clients. The “dealer” role encompasses those times when firms act on their own behalf as principals in transactions. Broker-dealers include firms that
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The Salesperson’s Role in the IT War
Guest Contributor: Jim Muir, Financial Management Expert; Director, API Software, AutoRek Recent dynamics on financial services businesses – such as small margins, political pressures and an influx of new regulations – have stretched technology resources to, and in some cases beyond, breaking point. However, with IT spend forecast to have an average Compound Annual Growth
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“What Is” Corporate Governance?
Corporate governance is defined as the framework of rules that provide direction for a company’s business functions. These guidelines helped executives, board members and other managers run a company in order to achieve its long-term goals and manage crises. Ultimately, corporate governance is intended to add value to a company while benefitting the company’s stakeholders.
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Innovation goes East – Dawn of the Technology Spring
Guest Contributor: Neil Vernon, Development Director at Gresham ComputingI’m writing this from Singapore, identified last year by Insead as the 3rd most innovative country in the world and in March 2013 named “Top Innovation City” in a Wall Street journal report. Financial Institutions and Corporates operating in this region need modern technology solutions that can
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“What Is” Direct Market Access (DMA)?
In global securities trading, the term direct market access (DMA) refers to the complex of networking, routing and software facilities that allow buy- side firms to cost-effectively execute transactions via regional and global trading venues. DMA services enable buy-side firms to send orders to exchanges and other trading venues via the memberships and trading infrastructure
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Tips for Using LinkedIn: Your Electronic Rolodex
Guest Contributor: Cynthia Stephens, Vice President of Marketing, ByAllAccounts In a recent FTF News blog Eugene Gyro wrote about the use of social media sites in the wake of SEC clearing the way for public companies to use social network sites for announcements. You probably think about social networks as a mechanism to deliver information
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“What Is” ISDA?
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, a.k.a. ISDA, was established in 1985 by those in the privately negotiated, over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading markets. ISDA wants to achieve three mains goals: reduce counterparty credit risk, increase market transparency and improve the industry’s operational infrastructure. ISDA’s work covers derivatives based upon interest rates, credit, equity, FX, energy,
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The Rising Voice of Transparency and Control in Fund Operations
By John Herlihy and Geoff Hodge, Milestone Group Boards, auditors, management and shareholders have been making their voices heard: among the alphabet soup of new fund management regulations, transparency and control are the common themes. We are now indisputably at the point where they are a required core competency among fund managers and operators. On
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“What Is” Operational Risk?
Operational risk is classified as a form of loss caused by a company’s internal processes, which can be failures in a financial services company’s systems and people. In addition, operational risk can include legal actions or environmental events that serve as potential threats to a firm’s survival. Unlike market risk, operational risk is caused by
