Technology Systems and Software
206 white papers and resources
Demand for managed services grows as firms focus on the bottom line
WatersTechnology and SmartStream recently conducted an online survey on the current and future shape of the managed services market across the industry. The research underlines the extent to which the quality of the relationship between capital markets firms and their service providers are key to…
Buy-side compliance: Firms seek customizability and automation
This rapid read explores the types of compliance systems currently in place at buy-side firms, their efficacy, the need to improve automation levels, demand for customizability and the factors preventing buy-side firms replacing incumbent tools
Podcast: Leveraging real-time data feeds for faster business decisions
The markets have been on a very volatile ride in 2022, which makes low-latency data more crucial to the business. This broadcast brought on a veteran data leader from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), who shared what the key markets challenges are, and how firms can leverage LSEG’s vast…
What brokers want: Technology, reliability and interoperability
This whitepaper sheds light on the extent to which brokers make use of single, integrated front-office platforms, their technology sourcing/development preferences, their most acute front-office operational and technology challenges, what they value most in a trading technology partner and the…
The case for modularity and interoperability
This rapid read investigates the extent to which firms have optimized their entire trade lifecycles, the structure, challenges and interoperability of their front-office systems.
Market and reference data management: Challenges abound
The findings in this paper illustrate just how much firms can improve managing and optimizing market and reference data spend and usage.
The Emir Refit Playbook
The upcoming Emir Refit regulation, set to enter the European Union’s statute books in the first half of 2024, is different in substance to the regulations preceding it, although the implications of complying with it are similar: firms will need to understand the required adjustments to their…
Compliance Technology - Challenges, Opportunities and What Firms Want
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) requirements are a necessary evil of the industry and are one of the costs of doing business for all capital markets firms. However, while some firms see GRC functions as a cost center and an unnecessary drain on resources, others view it as an area where they…
Compliance technology: Challenges, opportunities and what firms want
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) requirements are a necessary evil of the industry and are one of the costs of doing business for all capital markets firms. However, while some firms see GRC functions as a cost center and an unnecessary drain on resources, others view it as an area where they…
The Buy Side and the Cloud - Time to Make the Leap
Cloud-based technologies and services are now on buy-side firms’ radars more so than at any point in the past. And for good reason: They offer faster time to market, often better functionality than in-house-developed applications, and in most cases they can significantly reduce the total cost of…