Posted on June 1st, 2007
Welcome to the second edition of Intelligence in Finance. In the last issue, we looked into trading and the low latency arms race. This time we are focusing on data and the manageability of system infrastructures, highlighting how the latest technologies are bringing major advantages to the management of server and desktop real estate.
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Gary Thall
Financial Services Director US
Intel |
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Posted on June 1st, 2007
As predicted, the run-up to the November deadline and the dreaded summer budget and planning cycles are raising the heat on MiFID conversations. Gone are the days when uncertainty was acceptable. Technology leaders are now placing bets on how to be tested and ready for their employers, their customers, and the regulators in less than 80 business days.
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PJ Di Giammarino
CEO
JWT-IT Group Ltd. |
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Posted on June 1st, 2007
While Reg NMS is not fully rolled out (the broker routing requirements are due to go live in early July), the two major take-aways from the early exchange Reg NMS experience tell us to pay attention to 1) differences between Reg NMS-compliant routing and best execution and 2) the industry’s data infrastructure.
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Larry Tabb
Founder & CEO
TABB Group |
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Posted on June 1st, 2007
MiFID, Basel II, RegNMS, and other regulatory directives all seem to be coming at the same time. From front through middle to back office and across the market’s infrastructures, data and its usage is exploding. At the centre of this transformation lies a data challenge. The challenge rests not only with the relatively well-known disciplines of data volumes, handling, maintenance, and storage, but also with the emergence of new interactions between producers and consumers of data—and the information derived from it.
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Nigel Woodward
Financial Services Director UK
Intel |
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Posted on June 1st, 2007
In 2006, Intel’s core microprocessor architecture made its debut with dual-core and quad-core variants. This year, these technologies are being augmented with multi-core and 45 Nanometer advances. The superior performance improvements offered by these parallel chip technologies have placed Intel firmly in front of the trading technology arms race—where microseconds really do count.
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Rob Wenham
Financial Services Sector Business Manager
Intel |
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Posted on June 1st, 2007
Faced with constantly evolving regulations such as Sarbanes Oxley, Know Your Customer, and Basel II, financial institutions need to maintain highly secure, cost-effective IT systems that safeguard their networks and enterprise data.
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Dimitrios Ziakas
Enterprise Architecture Manager
Intel |
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Posted on June 1st, 2007
Virtualization and high-performance computing (HPC) dominated the conversations at Street Grid and Linux on Wall Street (LoWS) in April. While there is no doubt virtualization is driving up utilization of compute capacity, the industry expressed concerns over performance—sentiments which were again reflected at our London roundtable.
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Anne Gregory
Financial Services Solutions Marketing
Intel |
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