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Transaction cost analysis goes to the next level
A lot of people think of transaction cost analysis as a tool to gauge the execution quality of trades and thus answer a lot of Reg NMS questions. But the software is rapidly improving. Celent notes
Collateral management systems draw more attention
It's fair to say that collateral management was seen as a sleepy backwoods area that got much more attention after the credit crisis ( credit crisis news) took hold. Counterparty risk, of course, got
Bank IT spending outlook
Can it get any worse? That's a fair question when it comes to IT spending in the banking sector. The fact is that most banks were forced to ration their IT spending dollars in 2009. Celent predicts
Tech spending by banks in China
China's top nationwide banks have already embraced technology, and are now considered quite mature when it comes to infrastructure and customer relations. But not so for the smaller city banks, which
How HFT will grow
High-frequency trading emerged as a huge issue in 2009. And despite a lot of controversy and misunderstanding, it will continue to set the pace for trading leaders in 2010. In a new report , Celent
A bigger picture on flash orders
So what does the SEC's proposed a ban on flash orders really mean? Well, you could argue that the practical import of the move has already had its intended impact. BATS and Nasdaq OMX have announced
The reality: Transitioning from branch banking
The news that Bank of America would likely end up with fewer branches, perhaps, about 10 percent fewer, over the next several years ignited a firestorm of media reports. The collective impression is
The end of bank branches?
For the longest time, people have suggested that brick-and-mortar bank branches were becoming obsolete--even as banks opened more bank branches. The term click-and-mortar seemed to be an apt description of the state of the industry.
But in the wake of the news that Bank of America envisio
Online banking and brokerage model changes
Around the world, it is becoming clear that the online banking and brokerage model might be in need of an interface uplift. In Australia, for example, Telestra has called for banks to upgrade their
Where the spending cuts will really hurt
No doubt you've heard the predictions about middling IT spending in the financial services industry for the next few years. The latest estimate comes from Celent, which predicts that global spending
