Technology & Finance
Friday, January 29, 2010
Smart Regulation -- Is It Possible? Aite Group Webinar Feb 9
Join Aite Group senior analyst Paul Zubulake as he discusses the various key components of financial regulations being considered by the U.S. Senate today. The presentation will address the likelihood of each passing, and consider the ultimate form each would take if implemented. Following the presentation, the webinar will be open to audience questions.
Components of pending regulation to be discussed include the following:
• Ending “Too Big to Fail”
• Creating a Single Federal Bank Regulator
• Addressing the Risks of OTC Derivatives
• Creating a Council of Regulators
• Requiring Hedge Fund Registration
• Ruling on Executive Compensation
• Creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency
February 9, 2010, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST
Cost: Free to Aite Group subscribers* and those that purchased Aite
Group’s research report, Smart Regulation: Is It Possible?
$250 for non-clients.
Register
* To register, please follow the link below. You will be contacted for payment, if applicable.
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Smart Asset Management Operations - Solo, Off-Shore or Lift-Out Feb. 11 New York
Ness Technologies is sponsoring an exclusive gathering of asset management professionals, and once the work is done, the wine tasting begins.
The evening begins with a blue-ribbon panel to discuss challenges facing the industry, particularly how managers can bolster investment performance through strategic, operational and technical improvements. Issues to be discussed include:
Coping with pricing and margin pressure from reduced or negative net asset flow
Pros and cons of offshoring, outsourcing and insourcing
Plus: A look ahead at the post-recession landscape
Speakers include Lou Maiuri, Global Head of Outsourcing at BNY Mellon; Dan Houlihan Senior Vice President of Investment Operations Outsourcing at Northern Trust; Martyn Greene former CIO of Wachovia Asset Management; and John Chainey former VP at Franklin Templeton.
One the work is done, it’s time for a professional wine tasting—which is also an opportunity to chat with panelists and network with peers.
Questions:contact Financial Technologies Forum at (646) 395 6340.
February 11 | 5:30 to 8:00 PM
RSVP via email or by phone: (646) 395 6340
Historic Bayard’s
One Hanover Square | New York
Registration: 5:30 to 6:00 PM
Panel: 6:00 to 7:00 PM
Wine Tasting: 7:00 to 8:00 PM
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Oracle Financial Services Program New York Feb. 11
Oracle and its partners are holding the Oracle Financial Services Forum at the Marriott Downtown to will discuss critical challenges being faced by the industry.
This event will provide networking and industry thought leadership. The agenda includes keynotes, breakouts, and hands-on workshops including:
Keynote by Charles Phillips, President of Oracle
Perspectives from industry strategists and thought leaders on critical challenges being faced within the industry
Real-world best practices and lessons from leading financial service institutions including: BNY Mellon, Fidelity Investments, Bank of Montreal, Sun Microsystems, CapCo and many others
Networking opportunities with other financial service organization attendees, the Oracle partner community and Oracle experts
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
TABB Group announces capital markets on-line forum
TABB Group today launched TabbFORUM (http://www.tabbforum.com), the financial markets first-ever website devoted to contributing and sharing opinions covering issues directly affecting the world’s capital markets, from high-frequency trading and regulatory reform, to market structure, transparency and risk affecting the equities and derivatives markets around the world. The research firm has invited about 20,000 capital markets professionals to register for access to TabbFORUM. The forum will provide an on-line community where members can be quickly updated on current industry issues and have a place to get their voices heard, either anonymously or by name, with the simple click of a mouse.
“Once registered at TabbFORUM, members can share their ideas, read what others are thinking, explore issues, initiate conversations, challenge current positions, influence others and turn their thoughts into action,” says Larry Tabb, founder and CEO at TABB Group, the capital markets–focused research and consulting firm that developed TabbFORUM. “When I launched TABB Group in June 2003, I said, ‘Difficult times require new business, technology and management strategies.’ That is truer today than it was six years ago and with TabbFORUM we are extending that vision to the collective intelligence of the capital markets industry around the world.”
It’s off to an impressive start—commentators at the launch include Seth Merrin, CEO, Liquidnet; Peter Lupoff, ex-Millennium and current CEO, Tiburon Capital Management; Till Guldimann, vice chairman, SunGard; Valerie Bannert-Thurner, executive director, FTEN Europe; and Hirander Misra, COO, Chi-X Europe. Dozens more are in the queue, says Larry Tabb, founder of the group.
“The initial reaction has been outstanding,” said Tabb. “For years, head traders and senior executives told us that they’ve had something important to say but no centralized place to say it; that they need different types of industry information but felt they couldn’t always trust the source; that they needed a dedicated forum to deliver their opinions the way they wanted them said. With TabbFORUM, we’re tapping directly into that need.”
Editorial content at TabbFORUM includes fresh streams of written, audio and video commentaries from senior industry players, Q&As with leading market participants, late-breaking industry headlines covering people, market events and firms, charts and statistical data, industry events, white papers, job postings and education and training programs around the world.
Since Larry Tabb is so widely known and well respected in the business, this should be one to watch.
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Susan Hauser Wins New Role at Microsoft, Search is on for FinServ Replacement
Microsoft has announced Susan Hauser’s promotion to vice president of Worldwide Industry and Global Accounts. She replaces Brian Scott, who has assumed his new role as general manager of the Health & Life Sciences Industry. Hauser will continue to lead the Worldwide Financial Services Group as the search continues for her successor.
In her new role, Hauser will oversee the industry strategies, marketing, solution development, partner development, thought leadership and executive relations, ensuring the full extent of Microsoft’s industry visions and value propositions are realized globally. Hauser brings over 20 years of deep customer, vertical technology, sales and management experience to this role.
“I’m pleased to announce Susan’s promotion to her new leadership position,” said Simon Witts, corporate vice president, Enterprise & Partner Group, Microsoft. “Throughout her career, Susan has demonstrated strong relationship management skills, sales and marketing leadership, and a strong commitment to people development. With her more than 20 years at Microsoft, and strong passion for customers and partners, I am confident Susan will be a great leader for this team and drive further results and growth.”
“Our No. 1 priority continues to be to ensure that our customers and partners realize the most business value from their relationships with Microsoft,” said Hauser. “I look to meeting this challenge by leveraging the combined strength of our Worldwide Industry and Global Accounts organizations to ensure that our industry solutions are tightly aligned to the needs of our top accounts and other enterprise customers.”