Financial IT Special Sibos Issue 2014
- 06.10.2014 05:32 pm
Any change that can promote the expansion of the global economy is change for the good. Taking into account common sense, economic theory and, indeed, the very raison d’être of the World Trade Organization (WTO), such change would include a move towards freer trade in goods and services between nations. Freer trade is promoted when the costs and risks – to all parties involved - are reduced.This is a central theme of this edition of Financial IT. Many of the contributed articles focus on the technology and infrastructure governing payments – especially between corporates. Many of the articles...
Financial IT Spring/Summer Issue 2014
- 18.04.2014 07:59 am
In the previous edition of Financial IT, we observed that change in the global financial system is being driven by innovation which, in turn is being driven by technology. We also explained how the technology revolves around the adoption of the standards which underpin the world’s financial services infrastructure. In short, our discussion of change focused mainly on a question which can be summarised in one word: Why? In this edition, we look at change by focusing on a different question, but one that may also be summarised in one word: Who? This edition’s lead story highlights how...
Financial IT Summer Issue 2013
- 13.09.2013 07:59 am
SIBOS always brings with it hope, as banks and software suppliers combine to debate issues and present the latest technological innovations. Each SIBOS also represents a milestone as the financial community moves forward, coming to terms with the latest regulatory demands and facing up to a myriad of problems, which only appear to have escalated over the preceding year. This has particularly been the case since the first signs of the global financial crisis emerged in 2007. What then can we expect after this year’s milestone?
Financial IT Spring Issue 2013
- 17.04.2013 07:59 am
Technological innovation and growing requirements of financial institutions mean that the opportunities for financial IT providers have never been greater. Both large and small companies are contributing to the development of solutions. Perhaps most excitingly, financial IT providers themselves are evolving rapidly in response to market trends. This edition focuses on the issues relating to high frequency trading (HFT). However, it also looks in depth at data management, global trends in payments, software as a service (SaaS) and management of trading infrastructure. The magazine draws...
Financial IT Inaugural Issue 2012
- 21.11.2012 06:59 am
As the financial services world emerges from the financial and economic disasters of recent times, it will generate an explosion of change from market structures to regulatory objectives and, perhaps most importantly, a return to meeting the needs of investors and society as a whole. History will determine if the future years of change are successful, or fraught with anxiety and danger. What is certain is that it will be the most challenging time that the various protagonists in financial IT have experienced in their lifetimes. Technology of all types will be the bedrock of change. To a...