L’évolution des marchés actions suite à la mise en place de la directive MIF entraîne de lourds investissements pour l’adaptation des dispositifs de back office. Des coûts difficiles à répercuter au client final, et qui impliquent une nécessaire rationalisation des investissements et un positionnement stratégique clair.

Pour mieux contrôler les coûts d’utilisation des données de marchés, les établissements financiers doivent structurer les différents pôles utilisateurs pour trouver des leviers de mutualisation.

A joint venture between KAS BANK and SunGard is delivering superior control to trading firms.

What are the main trends in the evolution of traded volumes in both equity and derivatives over the past year? This article provides the answers.

In Hong Kong the back-office support of derivatives activity has become more complex because volumes are rising and products traded are becoming more elaborate. The capabilities of back-office organisations are being stretched and the current level of technology is not resilient enough. More ASP (application service provider) service is needed.

The securities market in Hong Kong is recovering. Equity brokerage houses are moving back to Hong Kong but they want to trade and settle regionally. The current issue is not about volumes but the automation of middle-office functions and the management of corporate actions.

Vendors in the Asia-Pacific region have more than doubled their spending on market data between 2000 and 2008.
In 2008 the estimated total Asia-Pacific market data spend was $3.423 billion – this enormous figure leads to the question: Is market data being used efficiently in Asia?

Jean-Remi Lopez of SunGard Global Trading responds to FIX Global on how FIX enables post-trade teams to provide more accurate and timely information to decision makers, benefitting their institutions.

A surge of foreign investment has forced the Brazilian authorities to take action to prevent a bubble developing. So, does Brazil remain a land of opportunities?

Global brokers are facing optimization and rationalization challenges at the IT level to be able to deliver advanced global trading services. Watch Leslie Sutphen, Global Head of eSolutions at Newedge, explains how investing in technology has helped expand the firm’s business and deliver efficiency in global listed derivatives trading.