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Winners of the 2019 Model Asset Manager and Model Wealth Manager Awards 12 April 2019
Celent recognizes 6 winners for the 2nd annual Model Asset Manager and Model Wealth Manager awards.In 2018 Celent introduced the Model Wealth Ma…
Algo trading software and the human touch: Finding the execution sweet spot Vela 28 March 2019
As market electronification has taken off, market players have been focused on low-touch or no-touch execution solutions. But there are still tim…
Reconfiguration of the buy side value chain and the recent Blackrock / EFront transaction 24 March 2019 Blog Cubillas Ding
We did a series of webinars, in-person presentations, and vendor solution reports recently around the asset management investment and risk techno…
Forward Thinking with Celent — Enterprise Tokens 15 March 2019 Blog John Dwyer
Facebook Coin The market has been speculating about Facebook’s blockchain strategy in recent weeks. Indeed, Barclays’ internet analyst reported t…
Featured Analyst: David Easthope 14 March 2019 Blog David Easthope
David Easthope is the Head of Capital Markets and has been with Celent for over seven years. When he's not busy advising clients on their techno…
Automating AML is not a pipe dream. 3 March 2019 Blog Neil Katkov
The end-game of anti-money laundering operations will, logically, be a fully automated process whereby monitoring and screening, alert investigat…
10 APAC Conferences: 2018 in Review, Part 2 24 February 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
Spring comes along, and it's conference season again! Our conferences are always exciting and inspiring meeting places, where the participants en…
Can YOU Pass the Initial Margin Test? 22 February 2019 Blog Neil Katkov
The G-20 mandates are the gift that keeps on giving. Initial Margin (IM) is the latest installment in regulations aimed at reducing risk in OTC d…
10 APAC Conferences: 2018 in Review, Part 1 21 February 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
Spring comes along, and it's conference season again! Our conferences are always exciting and inspiring meeting places, where the participants en…
FX Fun in the Sun 21 February 2019 Blog Brad Bailey
I just wanted to share some key points from the big FX conference in Miami last week. Hundreds of participants from the FX market reinforced that…
Brexit, 10 Years Post-Financial Crisis, and Future-Proofing the Financial System 14 February 2019 Blog Ashley Longabaugh
I had the great pleasure of attending the European Financial Forum conference this week in Dublin. The event focused on the disruptive forces cha…
Asset Management 2020 14 February 2019 Blog David Easthope
We regularly provide insights on technology trends affecting asset management. In addition, we advise on technology strategies that can be employ…
Investment management: Structural drivers and sustainable change 14 February 2019 Blog Cubillas Ding
We are having conversations with a handful of asset managers and asset owners who are making plans for systems upgrades in areas such as frontlin…
Dawn of a New Era in Japanese Capital Markets Technology 11 February 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
We present the results of our Japanese Capital Markets Next-Generation Technology Survey, including IT trends and an outlook for market participa…
Best Execution Coming to Crypto 11 February 2019 Blog John Dwyer
Voyager is a Fincen-regulated digital asset broker that provides retail and institutional investors with best execution, data, wallet, and custod…