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123 white papers and resources
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.
Big data to disrupt current operating models within the financial industry
The recent global financial crisis has effectively forced firms to assess internal governance procedures and adopt a wider approach to risk management. However, the backward looking nature of traditional GRC means that it is solely concerned with preventing repetition of previous failings.
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.
Regime Forecasting using Machine Intelligence
This white paper looks into why it is important to understand market regimes, and the current approaches firms take in understanding these regimes. It goes further by discussing the different ways in which machine intelligence can provide solutions in creating strategies.
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.
Special report: Unauthorised trading
Download this special report from Operational Risk & Regulation to find out why the risk of unauthorised trading grows from cultural and control problems and what can be learned from UBS’s $2.3 billion rogue trading loss uncovered in 2011. Read also an interview with Neil Roth, New York-based head…
Lead into Gold: How Smart Cubes Are Poised to Deliver The Fast Track to Enhanced Risk Management and Compliance
Financial institutions everywhere are facing major data management challenges as they strive to meet emerging regulatory requirements. Broad regulations like FINREP, COREP and MiFID II are all placing new reporting demands on banks and other financial firms. At the same time, individual…
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 …