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The End of the Single Prime Broker Model
September’s financial crisis calls into question an unaddressed issue in the rapidly changing landscape of independent investment banking and prime brokerage: The reliance by some hedge funds on a single prime broker.
Tradar Links Portfolio Management and Accounting System with Thomson Reuters Reference Data Platform
Demand for data leads Tradar to link to Thomson Reuters platform.
Will the Buy Side Shift Trading Relationships to Agency Brokers?
As Bulge Brackets Pull Back on Liquidity, Agency Brokers and Super Regional Banks Step up to the Plate
11 Steps to Data Center Design
The right infrastructure aligns processing demands with resources.
Traders Moved Credit Derivatives Positions Ahead of Lehman's Bankruptcy
Industry uses complex novation process via e-mail to transfer counterparty risk.
Capis Transforms Its Data Center
The Dallas-based brokerage moved to a colocation facility, upgraded its infrastructure and virtualized production servers in the pursuit of high performance, low latency and efficiency.
The Difference Between Merrill and Lehman
John Jay, senior analyst at Aite Group Reacts to Lehman's bankruptcy filing and Merrill's sale to Bank of America
HPC Platform Selects Altera Stratix II FPGA Family for New HMPE System
HPC Platform and Altera Team to Accelerate Complex Financial Transactions
More Rationalization Ahead
BIDS Trading CEO Responds to Lehman, Merrill News
Counterparty Risk Is a Top Concern in the Wake of the Credit Crisis
Buy-side firms have shifted their attention to counterparty risk in the wake of Bear Stearns and now they are focusing on credit default swaps.
The Making of the First Certified-Green Data Center
Advanced Data Centers is building the first-ever data center to be platinum LEED-certified as energy efficient. Wall Street firms can learn a few things from the project about being green.
Next-Generation Data Centers: Wall Street Keeps Data Centers Lean, Mean and Green
Wall Street firms have to make smart technology and design choices to optimize data center performance and minimize latency while remaining lean and green. Colocation, remote data center management, ultra-virtualization and new cooling technology are among the latest techniques for achieving this balance.
Debate Over the Future of Mainframe Computing Rages On
After nearly two decades of dire forecasts, some Wall Street firms are turning bullish on mainframe computers.
IT Executives See Greening of Data Center as Mission-Critical, But Lack "Green" To Go Green
A recent survey by Voltaire queried CIOs, CTOs, and senior IT executives and found that, although a green data center will become mission-critical, many companies don't have the funds to go green.
Measurisk Joins JPMorgan’s Alternative Investment Services
Former Bear Stearns risk analytics affiliate Measurisk will provide risk transparency and measurement capabilities to institutional investors.
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