Did you miss DerivOps New York 2014? Take a peak inside the event in the picture gallery below. Also, be sure to check out DerivOps North America 2015 for a two-day, in-depth conference on all things derivatives operations. Combining our annual Chicago and New York event as well as our premier collateral management conference, DerivOps North
Social Media
Sheryl Brown Talks Social Media Best Practices
Ash Brokerage’s social media guru Sheryl Brown talks to FTF News editor, Eugene Grygo, about best practices and lessons learned from using social media. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4kY8_APVGY] Join FTF for our annual SMAC New York 2015 conference on social media and compliance in the financial services. From social media strategies to compliance issues, this is the premier
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FTF Rings Nasdaq Opening Bell
Financial Technologies Forum was honored to ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell on September 18, 2014, kicking off our annual FTF SMAC NY event focusing on social media and compliance in financial services. Experience the exciting moments with the FTF team as you view behind the scenes footage from the ceremony here: View the complete ceremony
Corporate Actions
Sue Mayham on How Corporate Actions Has Changed
Our FTF News Chief Editor, Eugene Grygo, recently had the opportunity to sit down with Corporate actions processing veteran Sue Mayham at our recent CAPCon New York conference. They were able to discuss the changes Sue has seen during her years overseeing corporate actions processing. Sue also gives us a glimpse into exciting days ahead for the
Derivatives
Kevin McPartland on the G.O.P. Landslide and the Pace of Derivatives Reform
Greenwich Associates’ Kevin McPartland was the chairperson for FTF’s recent DerivOps New York conference. Our FTF News Chief Editor, Eugene Grygo had the opportunity to sit down with Kevin and discuss the effects of the recent mid-term elections in the U.S. and the state of ongoing derivatives reforms. Check out the full video intervew below:
Guest Blog
Multiple Prime Utility: the key to transforming the fund manager/prime broker relationship
Guest Contributor: Sudhanshu Bahadur, Vishal Bakshi and Valcony Sun, Sapient Global Markets Since the financial crisis, Fund Managers have increasingly moved away from using a single custodian and diversified their risk by splitting the basket under multiple Prime Brokers (PBs). This has provided them with an opportunity to utilize different partners for the different services
Compliance
“What is?” Coding a Compliance Rule Library
Guest Contributor: Kristi Feinzig, Senior Consultant, IMP Consulting Automated rule libraries have become essential to the trading process, and can have a significant impact on the front office. Rules that are accurate and precise facilitate a smooth pre-trade and post-trade check, while vague and inaccurate rules can create noise, slow down the trading process, and leave
Corporate Actions
The Corporate Actions Golden Copy: Cleansed Data for All
Guest Contributor: Brendan P. Farrell, Jr., executive vice president and general manager, XSP, SunGard As the volume and complexity of corporate actions events continue to grow, firms need to understand their risks and take action on events that require immediate attention. To achieve this, the process must start with complete, accurate and timely corporate actions data.
Compliance
FTF Rings the Opening Bell for Nasdaq
Maureen Lowe provides a first-person, behind-the-scenes account of ringing the opening bell for the Nasdaq trading day. As you might have seen in our announcements earlier this week, the Nasdaq invited FTF to ring the opening bell yesterday as we kicked off our annual FTF SMAC NY event focusing on social media and compliance in
Guest Blog
The 7 Data Extraction Problems That Plague Corporate Actions and the 1 Solution to Them All
Guest Contributor: Adam Devine, VP Product Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, WorkFusion Whether you provide a corporate actions feed or integrate them at an institution, you know that the gold standards for data accuracy, speed, and efficiency are rising. If you’re a provider, you know that the lake from which you fish relevant news has
