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trading and client connectivity, SunGard’s global trading business

30
May
2012

How real-time can risk management be?

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The regulatory push towards real-time trading risk management was addressed in a panel session at the 2012 SunGard Industry Seminar in London. The discussion pulled together of a lot of useful information for participants, but ultimately didn’t generate too much controversy. It seems that the regulators are for the most part pushing at an open door with their demands for tighter pre-trade risk controls. Stories abound, we’re told, of risk management teams now able to pursue projects they had long thought important or even necessary, but had historically lost out to other competing priorities. ... read more

senior managing director, SunGard's brokerage business

4
Apr
2012

What brokerages must do to succeed in 2012

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With 2012 underway, it’s clear that caution is at an all-time high among investors. This is reflected in shrinking trading volumes and tighter brokerage commissions—a sharp contrast to years past, according to major media reports. To stay ahead, brokerages across the globe will likely have to redouble their efforts to attract and keep more investors this year. Luckily, trading firms will have an array of regulatory reforms and directives, electronic trading and connectivity tools, emerging standards and some cutting-edge options at their disposal to help them attract more investors and bolster their fortunes.... read more

partner, SunGard's global services business

3
Nov
2011

Enterprise collateral management: It is time to act

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If you are like me, you read everything you can, listen to the smart people around you, and talk to people about collateral management and the sea change that is coming. Consistently, I hear that collateral management is a BIG deal, a significant concern, and must be attacked from an enterprise-wide perspective. The discussion usually includes topics like regulation, timing, complexities, netting, huge capital demands, and “it is certainly going to impact our organization.” And, other words and phrases are sprinkled into the conversation, such as: “waiting for the rules”, uncertainty, “just don’t know”, waiting, waiting, waiting… My colleagues and I use these words, too.... read more

head of Valdi Options US, SunGard's capital markets business

20
Jul
2011

The reign of derivatives

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Investors and trading firms have always made the most of the symbiotic relationship between the equity and derivatives markets—devising strategies that exploit the strengths and weaknesses of each. The conventional wisdom was that the Equities Market was King and would always reign.... read more

trading and client connectivity, SunGard’s global trading business

15
Mar
2011

Awaiting the regulatory flood

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The MiFID II consultation period is closed and we now await the legislative proposals. What are the main implications for brokerage firms and their technology planning? ... read more