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Announcing Deadline Extension for Model FI Programmes! 15 November 2019 Blog Zilvinas Bareisis
Due to an overwhelming demand, we are extending the submissions deadline for Model Bank, Model Insurer, Model Asset Manager, and Model Wealth Ma…
Driving Client Engagement Through Communications Management 14 November 2019 Blog Neil Sheehan
Customer communications management (CCM) solutions support a vital operational function for wealth managers, but they also have an essential rol…
Answering to a Zero-Commission World with Voice 1 November 2019 Blog Awaad Aamir
In recent weeks, Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade have both announced that they will be doing away with trade commissions. Although this is not…
Google Cardboard is Dead, Long Live Google Cardboard 26 October 2019 Blog William Trout
In 2014 some inventive engineers in Google’s Paris office created cardboard headgear that allowed users to experience virtual reality via their…
Liquidity risk: What's lurking under the tip of the iceberg? 15 October 2019 Blog Cubillas Ding
Liquidity is the hidden risk that when it fully reveals itself, threatens the survival of a firm. In the United Kingdom, notwithstanding ongoing…
The Launch of LINE Securities 14 September 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
LINE Corporation launches the LINE Securities, a mobile investment service, August 20, 2019. Based on the joint venture agreement to form a busi…
We Are Now Accepting Nominations for Model Asset Manager 2020! 11 September 2019 Blog David Easthope
It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating Model Asset Manager 2019 award winners. And yet, it is time again to invite all to review their…
We Are Now Accepting Nominations for Model Wealth Manager 2020! 11 September 2019 Blog Neil Sheehan
It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating Model Wealth Manager 2019 award winners. And yet, it is time again to invite all to review thei…
Unsung No More: The New World of Corporate Actions - Avoiding Errors While Generating Alpha 14 August 2019 Blog Neil Sheehan
With a more relaxed US regulatory climate, tax reform and growing cash reserves more public companies are building strategic growth through merg…
A Recap of #TFITS 2019, Part 3: Emerging Technology Panel 30 July 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
About TFITS Tokyo Financial Information & Technology Summit (TFITS) is the only event in Japan dedicated to IT, data, and operations executives…
A Recap of #TFITS 2019, Part 2: Case Study Panel 29 July 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
About TFITS Tokyo Financial Information & Technology Summit (TFITS) is the only event in Japan dedicated to IT, data, and operations executives…
A Recap of #TFITS 2019, Part 1: CIO Panel 28 July 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
About TFITS Tokyo Financial Information & Technology Summit (TFITS) is the only event in Japan dedicated to IT, data, and operations executives…
Leveraging AI and ML In Capital Markets Operations 27 June 2019 Blog David Easthope
There are a number of data points demonstrating wider adoption of AI/ML across capital markets operations. I discussed this evidence (and we cam…
Bitcoin-to-Bitcoin Derivatives 26 June 2019 Blog John Dwyer
Libra fatigue? The market continues to digest the Libra news — and this is certainly an important milestone in the evolution of crypto. Stableco…
Leveraging Crypto's Innate Characteristics 25 June 2019 Blog John Dwyer
In early June, we kicked off our new series of cryptocurrency reports looking at the potential of combining public blockchains with derivatives.…