DIGITAL BUSINESS
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Podcast
We mustn’t anthropomorphise
Vint Cerf - “father of the internet” - defends online data gathering and discusses how it affects the privacy of individuals
Principal content
New requirements for a complex global marketplace
By Harrell Smith, head of product strategy, Portware Today’s global trading landscape is vastly different from the one of 20 years ago. Structural, economic and regulatory forces, combined with major advances in trading technology, have ushered in a new era of automated trading.
Realising the promise of ‘Lean IT’
By Tom Rogerson, chief technology officer, financial services Europe, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) With a promise of monetary savings of 40 per cent on IT costs, and perhaps even more on the cost of maintenance of the total IT estate, ”lean IT” is starting to make a compelling case for many CIOs in financial services organisations.
Intelligent algorithms – the next generation
By John Bates, General Manager of Progress Apama Algorithmic trading (or algo trading) has been an invaluable tool in the financial services sector for years. Given the move from open outcry trading floors to electronic trading, it is now almost impossible for traders of hedge funds, pension funds, mutual funds, and other institutional traders to do their jobs effectively without it.
Focus on agility and cost efficiencies will follow
By Darren Wesemann, chief technology officer, SunGard Financial Systems: The IT department is a conundrum to most business leaders in financial services organisations.
Managing your IT portfolio – one size does not fit all
By Anita Chandraker, of PA Consulting Group’s management team: Businesses in the financial sector are essentially information businesses, so it is no surprise that they were early adopters of IT.
Why knowing your customer is becoming even more important for financial services organisations
By Duncan Wood, Product Manager Sage CR: As the sub-prime crisis unfolds, consumer confidence in retail banks is at an all time low, with consumer watchdog organisations encouraging consumers to “shop around”.
More for less! Rapid cost containment of IT is vital
By Greg White of Symantec: There have been recent murmurings that the City of London is no longer the number one city for financial organisations to do business in due to rising cost
Real-Time Talk: Automation and Intelligence are the ‘Missing Links’
By Tony Bishop: For financial services institutions, IT is the engine that runs the business
Core banking transformation with ‘smart win’ in IT
By Julian Johnson, SAP Senior Vice President, Banking, EMEA: In 2008, the competitive landscape in the banking industry will change as outside players that are not entrenched in outdated, inflexible legacy IT infrastructures, will drive innovation and raise the competitive stakes
Starting from scratch can be better than patching it up
By Jeremy Badman of Oliver Wyman: A mix of tactical IT developments and fundamental redesigns will continue to be the appropriate approach for most institutions; getting the balance right is key.
