Operations and Infrastructure
118 white papers and resources
Partially cloudy: the benefits of hybrid deployment models
Financial institutions today are finding their businesses becoming increasingly heterogeneous and, in response, are seeking greater flexibility in their risk management systems and practices.
The Rising Cost of Trade Reporting: Can firms afford to stay compliant?
This white paper explores the current state of trade reporting and shows how growing costs, complexity and regulatory scrutiny are fueling a compelling business case for third-party managed solutions.
A New Approach: Assessing Data Management Practices and Current Demand for a Reference Data Utility
Solving issues relating to data quality and timeliness should be the top priority for an industry-led reference data utility, according to nearly half of the respondents to a recent WatersTechnology survey sponsored by SmartStream Technologies.
The De-Risking Dilemma
Wholesale de-risking by financial institutions may seem like a viable compliance strategy when dealing with certain customers, but in the long-term may cause more harm than good.
The ideal reference data utility
This video provides an insight into a recent survey conducted in August 2015 by WatersTechnology and sponsored by SmartStream that polled reference data operations professionals about the ideal utility. The survey explored issues such as how organizations choose a reference data utility.
Strategies for migration to the cloud in financial services
This white paper explores the current state of public cloud adoption by the financial services industry, the technology challenges they face over the next few years and suggests some strategies for navigating a path through public, private and hybrid cloud.
Command and control: Establishing a formal data governance strategy
Most financial institutions recognize the value of data as an asset, although only a small minority have a mature data governance strategy in place. This white paper explores, where the market currently stands in relation to data governance and how organizations should proceed with data management.
Supporting European Internet Payment Security Guidelines
While many PSPs have implemented numerous fraud prevention technologies and approaches, they may need additional capabilities in risk analysis, malware protection, and authentication to meet the Internet payment security guidance set forth by the ECB and EBA.
Datafeeds Special Report - The need for feeds more than just speed
Barely a decade ago, traders begun eschewing traditional consolidated data feeds in favour of direct feeds from exchanges, in their pursuit of lower latency. The markets were becoming faster, and everyone had to keep pace if they wanted to remain competitive.
T+2: The Catalyst for Change
With the 6 October 2014 deadline for T+2 fast approaching, the industry needs to prepare. It is more than 20 years since the Industry User Group (IUG) oversaw the birth of the first vendor electronic trade confirmation (ETC) platforms. Those platforms (Thomson - OASYS Global, London Stock Exchange …