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Fidessa LatentZero provides thought leadership and industry knowledge via media interviews and articles in the industry's leading publications.
2006
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The changing world of hedge fund technology Technology plays a crucial role in the global hedge fund industry, especially when it comes to direct market access facilitated by order management and, more recently, execution management systems. But as LatentZero's Elizabeth Brown explains, hedge funds are loath to spend capital on all but the most crucial technologies, especially when it comes to large implementations. By Elizabeth Brown Published - HF&IT, Dec 2006 More ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hedge Funds - Baby Steps Internationally, hedge funds are hot, but only lukewarm in Gerrmany. Can hedge fund technology vendors hope to gain a foothold in Deutscheland? Elizabeth Brown, Hedge Funds Product Manager at LatentZero, comments. Published - Waters, Dec 2006 More ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Compliance - Helping Hand Trustees should demand compliance officers at asset management firms to help them keep on top of the new regulation legislation, says LatentZero’s Matt Grinnell. Published - Professional Pensions, Nov 2006 More ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LatentZero Adapts Capstone To Meet Hedge Funds Needs London-based LatentZero, a leader in front-office technology for the buy side, announced enhancements last week to its Capstone software that are tailored for hedge funds. The capabilities, on top of real-time portfolio and position management by fund or sector type, enable fund managers to analyze and trade their holdings by strategy or sub-strategy. Elizabeth Brown, Senior Business Analyst for LZ's hedge fund solution, is interviewed. Published - Securities Industry News, Oct 30 2006 More LatentZero Targets Hedge Funds LatentZero, technology vendor that specialises in developing front-office solutions for the buy-side community, is making a concerted push to service hedge funds with the introduction of a decision support and an order management system designed specifically for the targeted client group. Elizabeth Brown, Senior Business Analyst for LZ's hedge fund solution, is interviewed. Published - HFM Week, Oct 26 2006 More The OMS: Moving On, Moving Up One type of trading technology that has been much affected by the growth in algorithmic trading is the OMS. AT talks to five leading OMS vendors to find out how changes in the market are affecting their businesses and how they are dealing with those changes. Richard Hooke, global product director at LatentZero, is interviewed. Published - Automated Trader, Oct 2006 More The changing face of OMS The investment industry is experiencing an increasingly rapid pace of change in both the market and the way in which business is conducted. This creates a challenge not only for traders, but for the providers of trading systems and software applications, who now need to ensure that their products and services remain in tune with the needs of their customers in a constantly shifting environment. By Richard Hooke More Getting prepared for MiFID The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) is set to be one of the most significant regulatory changes to Europe’s investment community in more than twenty years. When it first appeared on the horizon the finer details were somewhat obscured. But as MiFID gets closer, with an implementation date set for November 2007, the dust-cloud is beginning to dissipate, and key features have finally become more discernable. By Richard Hooke More New front office for RMB Asset Management JOHANNESBURG and LONDON – RMB Asset Management has implemented LatentZero’s Capstone platform, which will form the backbone of the fund manager’s new front-office environment. Published - HFIT, Sep 2006 More ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Street's ahead With over $1.5 trillion in assets under management and over 2,600 institutional clients, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is the world's largest instituional asset managers. It is also the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, one of te world's largest custodians. THE TRADE spoke to Roger Petrin, head of global equity trading at SSgA who coordinates the trading for the firm's 11 global investment centres. Roger Petrin comments on the use of LatentZero as technology SSgA can't do without. Published - The Trade, Jul-Sept 2006 More
You can't always get what you want When it comes to trading tool, with brokers, independent EMS and OMS providers offering overlapping functionality, do buy-side traders actually get what they need? Gail Romano, Director of Operations, North America, comments Published - The Trade, July - Sep 2006 More Alignment of compliance and risk Operational risk and compliance are two business processes guaranteed to send a chill down the collective spine of the senior management at any asset management company. Working in similar spheres, yet completely separate, these two functions have historically been distinct and defined entities that have different reporting structures and inspire very different opinions within the business. The new climate of strict regulatory control and the risks of severe financial penalties and damage to a firm’s reputation that come with it has, however, encouraged these two previously unlikely bedfellows into much closer alliance. Thought leadership piece by Matt Grinnell , LZ's compliance expert Published - Hedge Fund & Investment Technology, Aug 2006 More OMS Solutions: The Buyside's Key to the Trading Highway Last year Investment Technology Group Inc. decided that asset management firms were ready for an investment technology makeover. In July 2005, the agency broker and transaction research firm announced its purchase of Macgregor, the granddaddy of buyside trade order management firms, for about $230 million. Two months later, it brought transaction cost analysis firm Plexus Group into its fold. ITG's plan is to integrate these systems with its suite of trading and analytical products to give buyside clients a comprehensive end-to-end solution for all their investment and trading technology needs. So is an all-inclusive OMS platform what's in store for the buyside? Will ITG's grand vision be replicated by other brokers or technology providers? The answer is probably yes-on both fronts. Richard Jones, CEO, is interviewed. Published - Traders Magazine, July 2006 More ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliance on compliance The chief compliance officer is becoming a strategic player with a major share of responsibility for the continued prosperity of the business. Thought leadership piece by Matt Grinnell , LZ's compliance expert Published - Funds Europe, July 2006 More A new order The providers of order management systems are facing a tough environment currently, as they try to cope with demand for OTC derivatives functionality on one hand and the threat from the execution management system vendors on the other. Richard Jones, CEO, is interviewed for his comments. Published - STP, June 2006 More Credit where its due Fortis Investments served as an important early adopter of the MarketAxess platform, undergoing a first time integration between its third party OMS (LatentZero's Minerva) and the MarketAxess trading platform. Published - STP, June 2006 More LatentZero Pours on the Speed With New Pre-Trade Compliance Offering Boston-based buy-side front-office solution provider LatentZero (booth 3603) is gearing up for a new era of pre-trade compliance, announcing the release of Capstone Sentinel 5.0 at this year's SIA Technology Management Conference. Already purporting to have the fastest pre-trade compliance engine with its Sentinel product, LatentZero claims that version 5.0 runs twice as fast as its predecessor. Published - WS&T, June 21, 2006 More From Order To Execution Management The investment industry is experiencing an increasingly rapid pace of change in both the market and the way in which business is conducted. This creates a challenge not only for traders, but also for the providers of systems and software applications who now need to ensure that their products and services remain in tune with the needs of their customers in that constantly shifting environment. Thought leadership piece by Richard Hooke, Chief Technology Officer Published - SIN, June 19, 2006 More No time for latency With an almost sixth sense for anticipating market demands, LatentZero predicts future dynamics. An interview with Richard Jones Published - FOW, June 2006 More Stand Corrected Compliance systems - for both pre and post trade compliance management - have never been more important for investment managers. Matt Grinnell, LatentZero's compliance expert, is invited for comment. Published - STP Magazine, April 2006 More Intelligent design As development of portfolio management systems oscillates between the front and back offices, the two are becoming increasingly automated, providing reliable – if sometimes relatively basic – decision-support tools, order management and transaction processing. At the moment, the pendulum is swinging towards the front office, as managers seek the software sophistication necessary to succeed in an increasingly complex and competitive market. But there is movement in the back office too, as companies consider the grand gesture of far-reaching technologies such as service-oriented architecture. Alex Loucaides, CTO, is interviewed for his summary of LatentZero's portfolio modelling offering with Tesseract. Published - Funds Europe, April 2006 More Meeting the demand for FX algorithmic trading Mark Montgomery, Global Business Development Director at LZ, participates in a forum on FX algo trading. Published - e-Forex, April 2006 More All together now Where will buy-side demand for a trading platform that is both functionally rich and easy to use lead? Is the ITG/Macgregor deal a template for other brokers to follow? Will OMS providers be forced to consolidate or seek tighter integration with sell-side OMS? Mark Montgomery comments. Published - The Trade, Jan-Mar 2006 More ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Window on the Buy-Side II: OMS Supplier Perspectives Mark Montgomery comments on LZ's positioning with Minerva OMS. Published - SIN, Feb 13 2006 More DMA's bright future on the buy side Direct market access is by no means a new phenomenon on the buy side, even though its uptake to date has been restricted to certain hedge funds and the larger investment managers. But this is set to change as firms are being pressured by the expectation of best execution and squeezed margins, as LatentZero's Richard Hooke explains Published - HFIT, Jan 2006 More Crossing Networks and OMSs Join Forces LatentZero's OMS will provide integrated access to Liquidnet's electronic marketplace. Published - FinancialIQ, Jan 2006 More ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LatentZero provides access to LiquidNet for Minerva users LONDON – Buy-side front-office software developer LatentZero is adding a link to institutional block trading network LiquidNet on its Minerva order management system (OMS). Published - HFIT, Jan 2006 More |
