We released results of our Cloud Computing survey today which finds that there is a clear need for Cloud Computing in financial institutions, especially capital markets which are highly technology driven. More than half of respondents from capital markets say IT is driving Cloud Computing compared to just a quarter of retail respondents but, overall,…
We’ve got our cloud computing meeting tonight, and many of you may wonder what the hell all that is about. Well, cloud is the big buzz in the tech sector because it’s new, glitzy, sexy and brings together all the stuff that’s gone before. From the old days of bureaux and mainframes, through outsourcing, SaaS…
I stumbled across Wikileaks this week, a website that leaks all sensitive information into public domain such as the leak of the UK's Ministry of Defence document on how to stop leaks. There's tons of fascinating stuff in there, and one of the more recent leaked documents is the European Commission's Working Package 4 (WP4)…
I stumbled across Wikileaks this week, a website that leaks all sensitive information into public domain such as the leak of the UK's Ministry of Defence document on how to stop leaks. There's tons of fascinating stuff in there, and one of the more recent leaked documents is the European Commission's Working Package 4 (WP4)…
Like most good conferences, the Deutsche Bourse Open Day had sponsors. These sponsors are generally partners with the exchange however, working with them to deliver technology solutions. The four highlighted partners were Colt, Corvil, Equinix and Orc. Each of them had a moment in the spotlight as sponsor, to present their solution and talk about…
Like most good conferences, the Deutsche Bourse Open Day had sponsors. These sponsors are generally partners with the exchange however, working with them to deliver technology solutions. The four highlighted partners were Colt, Corvil, Equinix and Orc. Each of them had a moment in the spotlight as sponsor, to present their solution and talk about…
Ann Minch of California posted an angry little video about Bank of America's policies on her credit card in mid-September, saying that Bank of America upped her credit card interest rates to 30% with no notice, and wouldn't discuss why. "Bank of America's message to me was 'tough sh*t' … you are evil, thieving bast**ds…
At the Deutsche Bourse Open Day for IT, I chaired a panel comprising senior figures from Eurex, the International Securities Exchange and IBM. The focus of the panel was the future of trading technologies, and was a wide ranging discussion covering everything from dark pools to high frequency trading (HFT). Questions were abounding, such as:…
In the securities settlement markets, we’ve spent years trying to break down barriers to clearing and settlement … and most of those barriers are still there. We wonder what to do about it? And regulation seems the only answer. Or is it? As we look at innovations in payments (retail, commercial covered in last two…
In the securities settlement markets, we’ve spent years trying to break down barriers to clearing and settlement … and most of those barriers are still there. We wonder what to do about it? And regulation seems the only answer. Or is it? As we look at innovations in payments (retail, commercial covered in last two…
