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		<title>Self-Clearing vs. Outsourced Clearing in the Securities Markets: Which Approach is Better?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 13:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Walker - head of post-trade securities, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article originally appeared on TabbFORUM.

As financial services companies focus their attention on controlling costs, acquiring new business and leveraging their global presence, many are reviewing their existing operations and service-support infrastructures to enhance cost savings, efficiencies and service differentiation.

Traditionally, players that had a track record in a domestic market were used to self-clearing and had direct membership with central securities depositories (CSDs). But when a firm wants to become a multi-market player, it is faced with many challenges in terms of infrastructure, relationships and regulations.

As a result, many firms are considering business process outsourcing (BPO) or full outsourcing arrangements in order to enter new markets quickly. For example, a firm who self-clears in London may opt to outsource clearing for its New York operation. BPO helps to alleviate the firm’s responsibility and resources required for settlement. Also becoming common is a hybrid model, which offers elements of both self-clearing and outsourcing.]]></description>
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		<title>Feast in the Front Office, Famine in the Back Office – Competitive Advantage in the Middle?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Walker - head of post-trade securities, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>awalker</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the capital markets industry, the front office has seen much growth and innovation in recent years supported by substantial technology changes. At the same time, the back office has seen very little investment. While it’s been a feast in the front office and a famine in the back office, can investment in the middle office now bridge the gap to help firms achieve an edge over their competition?]]></description>
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		<title>Trends and challenges in post–trade securities – A video interview</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/transparency/trends-and-challenges-in-post-%e2%80%93-trade-securities-%e2%80%93-a-video-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Walker - head of post-trade securities, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>awalker</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the following video interview with Finextra, I discuss several trends and challenges facing the middle and back office in the securities industry today.

Some of the key topics covered in the video are:

What an increase in cross-border or “borderless” trading may mean for the middle and back office.
The focus on increasing interoperability of CCPs.
New questions that post-trade securities professionals are asking in response to the tsunami of regulatory changes.]]></description>
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		<title>Achieving automation in fixed income processing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Walker - head of post-trade securities, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the speed and content of information dissemination increases, we adapt or lose our competitive edge.

Legend says that in Ancient Greece, after the battle of Marathon, Pheidippides ran about 240 km from Athens to Sparta to deliver word of the Greek victory over Persia. According to the story, when he arrived in Sparta, Pheidippides announced “Νενικήκαμεν” (We have won), then immediately collapsed and died from exhaustion. Even if Pheidippides needed to deliver the same message a few decades ago, he likely would have relied on a fax machine. Today’s communication expectations might be a text message sent to the Spartan army in mere milliseconds – and the texter could survive the process!]]></description>
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