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The 9/11 Legacy Foundation Launches

March 12, 2025 by FTF News

The 9/11 Legacy Foundation Launches

The 9/11 Legacy Foundation, an organization devoted to the significance of September 11, 2001, has launched and will be led by former White House chief of staff Andrew Card, former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, former Federal Reserve vice chairman Roger Ferguson, Jr., and retired Lieutenant Generals Patricia Horoho and Marc Sasseville. “The Foundation will… Read More >>

Filed Under: Industry News, Operational Risk, General Interest Tagged With: 9/11, back office, data management, Disaster Recovery

Broadridge Bolsters Solutions for DORA Compliance

October 17, 2024 by FTF News

Broadridge Bolsters Solutions for DORA Compliance

Officials at Broadridge Financial Solutions say they are enhancing the provider’s international post-trade processing capabilities to help firms comply with the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which requires firms to bolster their IT security and resilience when faced with operational disruptions. “The DORA compliance deadline is just three months away and the clock… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Corporate Actions, Data Management, Industry News, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Outsourcing, Digital Transformation Tagged With: automation, back office, Disaster Recovery, operational resilience, operational risk, operations, Securities Operations, Standards

Some Thoughts on Sept. 11, 2024

September 11, 2024 by Eugene Grygo

Some Thoughts on Sept. 11, 2024

For many of us, September 11, 2001, is a day that resonates deeply within our hearts. Even though 23 years have passed, that day brings a rush of memories and emotions, reminding us of the importance of reflection and remembrance. We must never forget this event because it teaches us valuable lessons and helps us… Read More >>

Filed Under: Diversity & Human Interest, General Interest, Opinion, Minding the Gap Tagged With: 9/11, business continuity, Disaster Recovery, wall street

Disaster Recovery & Resilience Are Part of Production: DTCC

June 17, 2022 by Eugene Grygo

Disaster Recovery & Resilience Are Part of Production: DTCC

A new white paper from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC) is making the case that disaster recovery and resilience are becoming part of the real-time, production IT infrastructure at financial services firms rather than rare contingencies. The report, “The Power of Technology Resilience: A Framework for the Industry,” argues that while firms are… Read More >>

Filed Under: Derivatives Operations, Derivatives Processing, Securities Operations, Buy-Side, Corporate Actions, Data Management, Industry News, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Outsourcing, Reconciliation & Exceptions, Risk Management, Settlement, Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, FinTech Trends, Back-Office, Standards, Performance Measurement, KYC, Regulatory Reporting Tagged With: automation, back office, compliance, data management, Disaster Recovery, DTCC, operations, OTC derivatives, resilience, Securities Operations, settlement, Standards

20 Years After That Horrible Day

September 14, 2021 by Eugene Grygo

20 Years After That Horrible Day

It’s difficult for me to write about the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and always will be. But we must talk about the loved ones, the friends, and the acquaintances whose lives touched ours and whom we lost on that horrible Tuesday morning. To speak of them even when it’s hard is to honor them and… Read More >>

Filed Under: FTF Bull Run Blog, General Interest, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Opinion, Minding the Gap Tagged With: 9/11, Disaster Recovery

Industry Passes SIFMA-led Regulation SCI Tests

October 30, 2020 by FTF News

Industry Passes SIFMA-led Regulation SCI Tests

100 Firms & 80 Organizations Took Part in the SCI Tests The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) reports that it led “a successful business continuity test” on Saturday, Oct. 24, an annual effort mandated by the SEC’s Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (SCI). The industry-wide test was combined with a large-scale connectivity evaluation…. Read More >>

Filed Under: Derivatives Operations, Derivatives Processing, Securities Operations, Buy-Side, Clearing, Data Management, Industry News, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Reconciliation & Exceptions, Settlement, Governance, Back-Office, KYC, AML/Fraud/Financial Crime, Regulation & Compliance, Cybersecurity, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Reporting, Social Media, Industry News Tagged With: automation, back office, business continuity planning, Cristobal Conde, Disaster Recovery, FXAll, Hearsay Systems, Refinitiv, REG SCI, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), Securities Operations, The Carlyle Group

IT Disconnect With Business Threatens Recovery: Gartner

September 2, 2020 by Louis Chunovic

IT Disconnect With Business Threatens Recovery: Gartner

Chief information officers, or CIOs, who often drive digital business strategy and IT innovation for financial services firms, “must align with business leader priorities” to ensure a coordinated COVID-19 response and recovery, according to the summary of a recent report from Gartner, Inc. Automation and technologies to sustain and improve remote work are two investment… Read More >>

Filed Under: Derivatives Operations, Collateral & Margin Management, Derivatives Processing, Securities Operations, Buy-Side, Data Management, Industry News, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Outsourcing, Risk Management, Governance, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), FinTech Trends, Back-Office, Standards, KYC, Regulatory Reporting, Industry News Tagged With: chief information officer, data management, Disaster Recovery, Gartner, lockdown, pandemic, Securities Operations

The Attack Upon the Pakistani Stock Exchange

July 1, 2020 by Eugene Grygo

The Attack Upon the Pakistani Stock Exchange

We are hit every day with a seemingly endless flow of news stories about cataclysmic events. But a terrorist attack upon the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi on Monday, June 29, still shocked the world. By the time the attack was over, the four armed, separatist terrorists leading the attack were shot dead, according… Read More >>

Filed Under: FTF Bull Run Blog, Derivatives Operations, Securities Operations, General Interest, Governance, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Opinion, Minding the Gap, Regulation & Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Industry News Tagged With: business continuity, Disaster Recovery, exchanges, operations, terrorist attack

Renaissance Investment Management Moves to the Cloud

September 20, 2016 by Eugene Grygo

Renaissance Investment Management, a registered investment advisor with $4.4 billion in assets under management has successfully moved to the cloud in a bid to improve its business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) capabilities, improve application rollouts, security and system performance. The firm’s move to the cloud represents a move from vendor Indata’s Intelligent Portfolio Management… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Buy-Side, Outsourcing, Risk Management, FinTech Trends, Back-Office Tagged With: business continuity, cloud computing, cloud technology, Disaster Recovery, INDATA, portfolio accounting, Renaissance Investment Management, trade order management

Disaster Recovery from 9/11, Hurricane Ike Helped BNY Survive Sandy

November 10, 2015 by Eugene Grygo

(Editor’s note: This is the second part (click here for part one) of an interview with Susan M. Vismor, head of global business continuity for BNY Mellon. This section of the Q&A focuses on the management and best practices issues that were tested by Hurricane Sandy, which devastated the East Coast and the Northeast of… Read More >>

Filed Under: Operational Risk, Risk Management, General Interest, FinTech Trends, Opinion, Q&As, Regulation & Compliance, Industry News Tagged With: 9/11, BNY Mellon, business continuity planning, crisis management, Disaster Recovery, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Sandy, operational risk, PeopleSoft, Super storm Sandy

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