(Cheryl Nash, president of Fiserv Investment Services, is the recipient of the Editor’s Choice Award for 2018, a top honor of the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards. This interview is a follow-up to a Q&A done in the spring when Nash gave the closing keynote address at the ISITC 24th Annual Securities Operations Summit. Nash… Read More >>
IT System Fragmentation Hinders Post-Trade Workflow: Q&A
(The middle and back offices of financial services firms are populated by “disparate, poorly integrated legacy systems” that are in place to manage operations, says Brian Collings, CEO for Torstone Technology, which won the Best Clearing and Settlement Solution award via the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards for 2018. “This fragmentation hinders the post-trade workflow,… Read More >>
Fannie Mae FLEXes Innovation Muscle via FTF Awards
(The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), describes itself as “a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders.” But the financing stemming from the government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) is varied and crucial to financial markets. For instance, Fannie Mae buys mortgages via the secondary market to then pool them to create mortgage-backed securities (MBS), as Investopedia… Read More >>
Bad Recs Can Halt Front Office Growth: Q&A
(Growth can be a double-edged sword for some securities firms as it will bring in new revenues and the potential for more profits. However, incumbent systems and operations will have to be adjusted to meet the new demands of the front office. So says John Landry, CEO of Electra Information Systems, in an interview with… Read More >>
FRTB Deadlines Coming Faster Than You Think: Q&A
(Based in Paris, Murex serves financial services firms via solutions for securities trading, treasury markets, risk management, and post-trade operations. A majority of the voters in the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards competition selected Murex’s MX.3 as the Software Solution of the Year for 2107. We got time with Frank Heanue, who is head of… Read More >>
Firms Faced ‘Unprecedented Regulatory Change’ in 2017: Q&A
(Editor’s note: SIX won the Service Provider of the Year honor via the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards for 2018 and we wanted to explore why the company was the top vote-getter for that category. FTF News got a chance recently to interview Robert Jeanbart, head of financial information and member of the executive board… Read More >>
Buy-Side Firms Need Help Amid Disruptions: Q&A
(Disruptions via technology, regulators and market conditions are spurring major changes in operations for many buy-side firms, says Marc Mallett, who serves as vice president for sales and product management for SimCorp North America. On his LinkedIn page, he describes himself as being responsible for the company’s sales, presales and product management. He lists as… Read More >>
FTF Awards Q&A: Why Eagle is a Cloud Pioneer
(Editor’s note: Eagle Investment Systems has won many awards over the years via the 2018 FTF Technology Innovation Awards. This year it was voted Best Cloud Computing Solution for its Eagle ACCESS private cloud system. FTF News got time with Mike Fitzgerald, the chief information officer at Eagle, to delve into why the company chose… Read More >>
