Winter/Spring 2013 This was FTF News’ very first completely digital magazine. For this edition, we made some major predictions for 2013. We correctly forecast a revival in reconciliation systems. On other fronts, we chronicled a new push for enterprise-wide control of operations data, surveillance strategies for social media interactions and the operational demands of cleared… Read More >>
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Social Media
A Facebook official in blue jeans urged the audience at FTF’s Social Media and Compliance in Financial Services (SMAC) conference yesterday not to get “stuck in the gate” on social media. As the day progressed, it became clear that firms are actually overly cautious. It’s time, though, for firms to quickly weigh the pros and… Read More >>
Harmonizing Social Media Surveillance
As more trading firms ramp up their usage of social media, they will have to become more adept at addressing the operational issues behind the surveillance of this dynamic realm, say officials at Raymond James Financial, which is this week implementing Hearsay Social’s platform for more than 2,000 financial advisors.The first step in dealing with… Read More >>
Is Facebook Your New Corporate Actions Data Provider?
Could social media sites become major conduits for corporate actions notifications? I’m asking this in the wake of the SEC clearing the way for public companies to use social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter for key announcements. Earlier this week, the SEC declared that social media sites are equivalent to corporate websites as… Read More >>
Realism Hits Social Media and Mobile Technologies
New technologies, like presidential candidates, go through a cycle that starts with a great build-up, lots of interest followed by many tests, and then a phase of sobering reality that will ultimately determine their fates. This last phase is underway for social media and mobile technologies, which are seen in a new light now that… Read More >>
Q&A: Holly Miller Says Investors Deserve Better Information
[EDITOR’S NOTE: In this second installment of my conversation with Holly H. Miller, founding partner of Stone House Consulting, we focus on the ways IT and operations staffs at investment management firms could be working together better, communication issues between investors and investment management firms, and the impact of social media on operational risk. Stone House… Read More >>
Is Big Brother Your Next Boss?
We are in the throes of bonus season and, once those checks are handed out, many will be itching to leave for the next opportunity. But here’s an unexpected caveat: Will your next boss ask you to agree to social network monitoring as a condition of employment before he or she will hire you? This… Read More >>
