We’ve recently released the agenda for our upcoming 4th Annual Hedge Fund Operations & Technology Conference, which is scheduled to take place in NYC this April. One of the sessions added to the agenda this year is titled “Post-Crisis: Staffing your Hedge Fund Operations Team.” We felt this was an important topic to discuss because,
Dodd-Frank
#WhyTwitterIsUsefulForWork
Guest Contributor: Dorothy Friedman, Vice President, Marketing, Fidessa People at work are often shocked to learn that I am on Twitter. They ask, “Why would you do that?” Or say, “Wow, that’s a huge waste of time”. Many of them do not realize how valuable Twitter can be from a business perspective, if used properly.
Back-Office
How Much is Too Much? – Measuring Your Firm’s Risk Appetite
The Senior Supervisors Group (SSG) has recently published a report that assesses the progress financial institutions have made in developing and building infrastructures to measure their risk appetite. This report is a follow up to their 2008 report which identified key weaknesses in many risk management practices. The risk team at any financial institution is
Dodd-Frank
Whistleblowers get 10 to 30
Recently, while going over the agenda for our upcoming 4th Annual Hedge Fund Operations and Technology conference with our Conference Director, Sarah Hathaway, I had an “ah-ha” moment. While we have written a number of blogs lately about the increase in the number of investigations and charges in regards to financial fraud (I even wrote
Cloud
Wrap-Up of 2011 Financial Services and Technology Predictions
It seems we have been inundated recently with news stories and blogs on what’s to come in 2011. A number of individuals and companies are coming out with their predications and Top 10 lists for what to expect in the New Year. To make it a little easier and more manageable for everyone, we compiled
Corporate Actions
2011: Year of the Mobile Apps
In the past year, there was a major push in the mobile application space, and I believe this went hand-in-hand with the financial services industry starting to embrace social media and cloud computing. The industry is realizing that technology can keep everyone in touch while on the go. You can now be in a meeting
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
Eugene Grygo Joins Financial Technologies Forum as Editor of the FTF Newsletter
Financial Technologies Forum is excited to announce that Eugene Grygo has joined FTF as Editor of its new online publication scheduled to launch next month. The newsletter will cover relevant industry issues and breaking news in the financial technology space with particular focus on securities operations. Eugene comes to FTF with 27 years of experience
Compliance
Combining Forces Across the Exchanges in 2011
FINRA is making a New Year’s resolution to catch more insider traders in 2011 by revamping their market surveillance methods and data operating systems. Currently, FINRA oversees multiple exchanges where 80 percent of all U.S. trading occurs. Each exchange, such as the NYSE, NASDAQ and so on, has its own operating database that stores trade-related
Back-Office
Financial Technologies Forum: The Year Ahead
Well, I have to admit, as much as I love the Holidays and our company-wide break between 2011Christmas and New Year’s (I know, aren’t I a good boss?), it’s good to be back at work and back to a routine. There are lots of exciting things in store for FTF this year and the team
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
Happy New Year from FTF
The team here at FTF would like to wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year! FTF has been taking a short blogging break for the holidays, but not to worry, we’ll be back on January 3, 2011. We’ll see you in the New Year!
