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  Greg MacSweeney

  Valuable Assets: Skimping on IT Training Is Costly

  Employees need career development, training and more, but most companies fail to deliver adequate training once they’ve made the hire.
  

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  Susannah Hammond- Thomson Reuters

  Five Key Risks for Firms in 2013

  While the detailed risks run by firms are unique, there are a series of high-level risks which all financial services firms, no matter what their...
  

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  Brendan P. Farrell- Jr.- SunGard’s XSP

  Carrier Pigeon or Twitter Bird: The Evolution of Corporate Actions Messaging Efficiency

  The next evolution of corporate actions processing is underway, with an end goal of providing straight-through processing for industry...
  

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  Dan Solak- Thomson Reuters

  The HFT Debate: Looking for Consensus

  Although supporters of HFT and its detractors will always clash, market participants agree that one thing has certainly changed: the role of...
  

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  Sumant Gupta- Head of Corporate Development- iTB Holdings

  5 Reasons a Limit Order Book is Good for Electronic Bond Trading

  As the US fixed income markets adapt to the exchange-like limit order book (LOB) way of electronic trading, there are a number of ways...
  

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  David B. Weiss- Aite Group

  Where’s The Growth In The Electronic Bond Market?

  The U.S. corporate bond market is notable for both its size and growth, but the electronic market isn’t growing as fast as some predicted.
  

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  Beau Alexander- SunGard

  When Every Penny Counts, Firms Must Operate Smarter Through Deeper Data Analysis

  As financial firms go through budgets and expenses with a fine-tooth comb, they need to analyze data in an intelligent way.
  

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  Greg MacSweeney

  Isn't HFT Getting A Little ... Nuts?

  In the HFT game, the number of big-time players seems to be thinning. What can firms do to capture a piece of the shrinking HFT pie?
  

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  Sang Lee- Aite Group

  HFT: Makings of an Evil Empire

  Wall Street's reputation may be damaged, but don't blame all of the industry's woes on high-frequency trading.
  

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  George Michaels- G2FinTech

  New Opportunities For Hedge Funds

  The door has opened for hedge fund admins — who, with few exceptions, continue to enjoy a view of the fund’s entire investment book — to offer new...
  

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  Mas Nakachi- OpenGamma

  Four Years Later, ‘Change’ Still the Key Word in OTC Derivatives Market

  Opaque financial products brought on the 2008 financial crisis. Opaque technology might bring about the next.
  

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  By Alois Pirker- Aite Group

  Wealth Managers' Mobile Disadvantage

  Sluggish adoption of the technology keeps financial advisers a step behind mobile-savvy customers.
  

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  Greg MacSweeney

  Mobility's Undeniable Benefits

  Mobile is becoming so pervasive that only after the mobile functionality is developed are firms thinking about how to apply that same...
  

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  By Tim Yeaton

  Beyond Cost-Cutting: Why Open Source Software Is Gaining Traction on Wall Street

  Financial firms need to take an active role in adopting and governing OSS's broader usage, according to Black Duck Software's CEO.
  

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  Greg MacSweeney

  Petabytes of Data? Analyzing Endless Data To Create Value

  As the size of the data warehouse grows, Wall Street firms must invest as heavily in data analytics as they do hard disks.
  

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  Howard Rubin

  Follow The Money: Transform Your IT Supply Chain

  To avoid a future that repeats the past, organizations need to establish core tenets for how they approach contracts and manage the IT supply chain.
  

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  Greg MacSweeney

  IT Job Prospects Looking Good for Finance Tech Pros

  IT workers have reasons to be optimistic about their careers, after two reports say salaries are increasing and technologists are in high demand.
  

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  David Chapman- SunGard Global Services

  The Shift from 'Big Bang' Software Releases to Small Changes

  To keep pace with regulatory changes, capital markets should adopt the B2C industry's DevOp approach where organizations make numerous production...
  

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  Travis Mitchell- Aviat Networks

  Microwave Technology for Low Latency Trading Networks

  Microwave networking can deliver a significant speed advantage over fiber for high frequency trading applications between cities such as Chicago...
  

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  Mazy Dar- CEO- OpenFin

  Things You Should Know About HTML5

  Leading front-end trading applications in FX, fixed income and OTC derivatives have moved quickly to adopt HTML5. But this is no technology fad,...
  

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  Andrew Waxman

  The Case for Scenario Planning in Sandy’s Wake

  After underestimating the strength of Hurricane Sandy, financial firms need to consider 'risk scenario planning' as a tool for forecasting what...
  

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  Rick McCarthy- Managing Director- Americas- DST Global Solutions

  How FATCA Will Impact Asset Managers

  FATCA becomes effective on January 1, 2014. Sitting back and waiting for further clarification of the requirements is not an option.
  

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  Julio Gomez

  5 Requirements for Next-Gen Customer Experience Management Platforms

  Managing customer interactions across channels is a challenge for all financial firms. Customer experience management platforms can help...
  

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  Greg MacSweeney

  Data's New Look: Demand for Visualization Tools Is Coming

  Business users and executives in financial services will eventually demand data visualization to make their workflow more productive.