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Automated Storage Tiering Technology and SSDs: Efficiency and Performance Benefits

Automated storage tiering technology and SSDs are increasingly prevalent features on enterprise data storage solutions. The benefits delivered by these features are particularly evident in two major areas: storage efficiency and performance...

Posted by: Galvin Chang, Associate Director of Global Product Marketing,Infortrend.

Is Freshbooks For Me?

Here is the foretaste of the story’s end – “Freshbooks is good for General Services company”. It does not have General Ledger, Chart of Accounts, nor does it proper A/R and A/P management. But you grab a drink, seat yourself in a cozy sofa, we’ll explore what the app’s offerings are and how you might/ might not benefit from...

Welcome to the world of daytime fragulation!

As some of you have already seen, the clever chaps back at Fidessa Labs have created a live version of our award-winning Fragulator. This enables you to watch the ebb and flow of fragmentation for any European stock or index on a real-time basis (sorry, no other markets just yet)...

Posted by: Steve Grob,Director of Group Strategy,Fidessa

Strengthening domestic fund management: All eyes on Ireland

The funds industry is one of the great success stories of the Irish economy. From humble beginnings in the early 1990s, the region has become a global player. According to statistics from the Irish Funds Industry Association, it services assets in excess of €1,941 billion and employs over 11,000 people...

Posted by: Tricia Riddell – Global Head of Product, Transfer Agency,Bravura Solution.

Still hacking away at HFT

Had a distinct sense of déjà vu at TradeTech in London last week. Seems like much of the debate and chatter was the same as it was last year – HFT, ill thought through regulation, etc. It struck me, though, that maybe the regulators should let the market decide what is good or bad for us rather than agonising over these issues on our behalf...

Posted by: Steve Grob,Director of Group Strategy,Fidessa

The JOBS Act and its Implications for Hedge Funds

It has been a relatively tough year for the world of alternative investments from a compliance and regulatory standpoint. A number of new initiatives, such as FATCA and Form PF, have come to the forefront and have placed a sizeable burden on investment managers. A new piece of legislation moving through the United States congress, Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act , could provide some welcome relief for the alternative investment industry...

Posted by: Phil Niles, Director, Product Development,Butterfield Fulcrum.

In-house and out of date, is your legacy solution facing extinction?

Financial firms remain at a familiar crossroads when it comes to the technology they implement: build something proprietary in-house or buy in a solution from sector specialists.However, highlighted no more so than on this very blog, one of the things that differentiates the current position of financial services industry is the sheer amount of regulatory change taking place...

Posted by: John Mitchell, VP Global Sales,Asset Control Systems.

Has your business had its operational IT health check?

In today’s health conscious society we are all focused on eating low fat, zero carb and sugar free diets; maybe now it’s time to extend this focus to the health and wellbeing of our operational and IT environments?

Posted by: Jon Alder, Head of Professional Services – Australia,Bravura Solution.