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Learning From Successful Integrations

August 11, 2008 - “Mergers and acquisitions are executed successfully less than 50 percent of the time,” according to Milestone’s Jess Varughese and Peter Bond, who share lessons learned from successful integrations.

Know Your Data

July 28, 2008 - “Derivatives are here to stay,” writes GoldenSource’s Neil Edelstein, and their complexity “is making the need for a comprehensive enterprise data strategy more evident at even the most senior levels” of financial institutions.

Beyond the Multicore Dilemma

June 30, 2008 - Though the future of hardware technology is based on multicore architectures, write Intel’s Rick Jacobsen and Rogue Wave Software’s Patrick Leonard, “financial services firms cannot simply migrate to multicore the way they have with other technology.”

Comment

Making Clicks Count: The Search for Simple Software

July 14, 2008 - Even as they place ever-greater demands on their software, simplicity has emerged as a key differentiator for Wall Street firms looking for intuitive products.

Where Is the Leadership?

June 23, 2008 - Almost a year after the crisis began, the financial services industry is still waiting for strong leadership to emerge.

Long on Issues, Short on Time

June 16, 2008 - The SEC may soon have a full complement of commissioners, but the political calendar and other complications may ensure that no major policy or rulemaking initiatives are carried to completion.

Original Sources

Geithner on Reducing Systemic Risk

June 23, 2008 - New York Fed CEO Timothy Geithner calls for a comprehensive reassessment of how regulators can strike a balance between efficiency and stability.

Wall Street and Washington: Striking a Balance

June 2, 2008 - The private sector’s desire to preempt regulation through voluntary efforts will “ring hollow” if it is not followed by “proactive and tangible actions,” says Treasury’s Anthony Ryan.

Bernanke on Lessons in Risk Management

May 26, 2008 - The recent market turmoil offers financial institutions and regulators alike an opportunity to evaluate their approach to risk management, says Fed chairman Ben Bernanke.

Viewpoints

Chi-X's Randall: Smart-Order Routing Key

June 9, 2008 - “Naysayers have claimed that market fragmentation is a dangerous thing,” says Chi-X Europe’s Peter Randall. But “whatever technology can pull apart, technology can knit back together.”

A New Era for SWX Europe

May 12, 2008 - As the equities landscape in Europe undergoes major alterations, “there’s no doubt that the role of exchanges is going to change fundamentally and irreversibly,” says SWX Europe’s Lee Hodgkinson.

A Green World for CantorCO2e

April 7, 2008 - CantorCO2e is gearing up for “explosive” growth in the emissions market, says chief executive Josh Margolis.

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