Global Investment Technology -- Editorial Calendar 2008

Editorial Calendar 2008

ISSUE DATE:

JANUARY 7, 2008

§ Buy-Side Technology Trends: How IT Spending Is Being Allocated in 2008

§ Spotlight: Asset Management in the Asia-Pacific Region

§ Multi-Asset Class Trading: Integrated Systems Solutions for Fund Managers

JANUARY 21, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

WORLD RESEARCH GROUP LIQUIDITY 2008, New York

SRI 2008 ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT ROUNDUP, Scottsdale, Arizona

§ The Electronic Marketplace: Escalating Block Trading Competition in the U.S.

§ Clearance & Settlement: Trade Confirmation and Matching Engines

§ Market Data: Low Latency Systems for High Performance Needs

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

WBR FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS 2008, New York

§ Hedge Funds: Survey of Leading Prime Brokerage Platforms and Their Services

§ Trade Order Management: What’s New from OMS and EMS Solutions Providers

§ Web Services: How Securities and Investment Firms Leverage Web Technologies

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

NICSA 26th ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO, Miami, Florida

§ Risk Analytics: Transparency Tools for Comparative Analysis of Hedge Fund Returns

§ Portfolio Valuations: Services and Support for FAS 157 Fair Value Pricing Compliance

§ Trading Algorithms: Focus on New Tools for the Buy-Side

§ Fixed Income Securities: Where Are We on the Road to Bond Market Transparency?

MARCH 3, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

WBR TRADETECH USA 2008, New York

CBOE & CFE 24th ANNUAL RISK MANAGEMENT CONF., Bonita Springs, Florida

§ Electronic Trading: Algorithmic Trading’s Next Generation

§ Operations Risk Management: Supporting 130/30 Alpha Capture Strategies

§ Derivatives Trading: Algorithmic Trading Engines vs. Traditional Market Practices

MARCH 17, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

7th ANNUAL 2008 BUSINESS CONTINUITY & CORPORATE SECURITY, New York

§ Portfolio Accounting: Emerging Requirements of Global Asset Managers

§ Commission Management: Commission Budgeting and Reporting for Fund Managers

§ Securities Trading: Update on Europe’s Multi-Lateral Trading Facilities and Their Volumes

MARCH 31, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

6th ANNUAL 2008 LINUX/OPEN SOURCE ON WALL STREET, New York

ISITC 14th ANNUAL INDUSTRY FORUM AND VENDOR SHOW, Boston

§ Securities Pricing: Valuing Structured Derivatives After the Sub-Prime Crisis

§ Data Management: Technologies for Streamlining Trade Data and Information Flows

§ Securities Operations: Focus on Post-Trade Aggregation Offerings

APRIL 14, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

OPAL FINANCIAL GROUP ALTERNATIVE INVESTING EAST, Lansdowne, Virginia

WBR TRADETECH PARIS 2008, Paris

§ Algorithmic Trading: Where Complex Event Processing Solutions May Confer an Edge

§ Hedge Funds: What’s New in Risk Systems and Analytics for Hedge Funds

§ Portfolio Management: Update on Functionality for Multi-Asset Strategies

§ Data Optimization: How Industry Players Can Leverage FIX Adapted for Streaming (FAST)

APRIL 28, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

SIFMA OPERATIONS CONFERENCE & EXHIBIT, Phoenix, AZ

SIFMA MARKET STRUCTURE CONFERENCE, New York

§ Securities Operations: The New Talent Pool and Emerging Staffing Challenges

§ Corporate Watch: Business Strategies of Recently Privatized IT Services Firms

§ On the Exchanges: The Emerging Role of Exchanges in an Electronic Marketplace

§ Case Study: Asset Management Operations Outsourcing

MAY 12, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

GLOBAL INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE

WBR TRADETECH DERIVATIVES 2008

§ Risk Management: Re-defining Risk in the New Age -- What’s Next?

§ Securities Trading: Dark Orders and Emerging Systemic Stresses

§ Regulatory Update: Strategic Focus on Converging Trends

MAY 26, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

ISITC-IOA QUARTERLY CONFERENCE, Scottsdale, Arizona

TOWERGROUP 2008 FINANCIAL SERVICES CONFERENCE & EXHIBIT, Boston

§ Execution Management Systems: Comparative Analysis of Key Capabilities

§ The Analytical Toolkit: New & Noteworthy Live Screening Technologies

§ Emerging Technologies: What’s the Next Breakthrough for Buy- and Sell-side Players?

JUNE 9, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

SIFMA TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE & EXHIBIT, New York

§ Securities Trading: The Advent and Impact of Modular Algorithms

§ Buy-Side Automation: Where Emerging Technologies Will Impact Performance

§ Risk Management: Operational Implications of Complex Securities & Their Risks

§ Straight Through Processing: STP Bottlenecks in Cross-Asset Securities Processing

§ Data Management: Rethinking Data Volumes in the Reg NMS and MiFID Environment

JUNE 23, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

SIFMA RISK MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, New York

§ Risk Management: Measuring Risks vs. Performance of High Alpha Investment Funds

§ Securities Standards: Impact of FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language

§ Electronic Connectivity: Streamlining Network Infrastructures for Securities Trading

JULY 7, 2008

§ The Electronic Marketplace: Trade Flow Patterns Under Reg NMS and MiFID

§ Data Warehousing: Capturing and Integrating Multi-Asset Class Data

§ Dark Pools: Best Execution and Transaction Monitoring Challenges in Dark Pools

JULY 21, 2008

§ Transaction Cost Analysis: Are Buy-Side Firms Ready for Tactical TCA?

§ Market Data Delivery: Managing Data Integrity and Consistency in Millisecond Markets

§ Client Service Innovation: The Challenges Facing Vendors in the Investment Marketplace

AUGUST 4, 2008

§ Technology Trends: Hardware Acceleration Tools for the Buy-Side

§ Canadian Market Monitor: Update on New Electronic Trading Forums and Dark Pools

§ Securities Trading Innovation: Strategic Update on Market Competition in Europe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

ISITC-IOA SEPTEMBER 2008 CONFERENCE, Atlanta

WBR FIMA ENTITY MANAGEMENT 2008, New York

§ Hedge Funds: Databases and Solutions for Monitoring Hedge Fund Portfolio Risks

§ Trading Case Study: Global Trading Operations at a Leading Money Management Firm

§ Securities Pricing: Sources for Model-based Pricing for Hard-to-value Securities

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

SIBOS 2008, Vienna, Austria

5th ANNUAL HIGH PERFORMANCE ON WALL STREET, New York

§ Global Custody: Cross-Border Performance Measurement & Attribution Capabilities

§ European Trading Trends: Focus on Block Trading and the New Liquidity Pools

§ MiFID Update: Progress Report on Buy- and Sell-side Market Impact

§ Securities Operations: Evolving Business Models to Support Global Trading

§ Clearance & Settlement: ICSDs and the Future of Settlements in Europe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

§ The Internet Connection: How Buy-Side Firms Are Using Sell-Side Portals

§ Derivatives Processing: Operations Challenges and Impediments to STP

§ Clearance & Settlement: Impact of Same-Day Affirmation in Canada

§ Trading Analytics: Should Transaction Cost Analysis Tools Be Standalone Products?

OCTOBER 13, 2008

§ Trade Order Management: How Smart Are Today’s Smart Systems?

§ Wealth Management: Fund Manager Support Services Offered by Custodial Banks

§ Foreign Exchange Trading: Strategic Update on Electronic Forums and Related Services

§ Securities Operations: Optimizing IT To Eliminate Low-End Processes

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

NICSA TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT 2008, Las Vegas

SIFMA ANNUAL MEETING, New York

§ The Market Beat: Looking at Google’s Strategy in Financial Services

§ Trading Algorithms: Is Benchmarking Viable or a Fool’s Quest?

§ Complex Event Processing: Battling Insider Trading With CEP

§ Investment Strategies: What Buy-Side Firms Are Doing in India

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

GLOBAL INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE

SIFMA FIXED INCOME SUMMIT AND TECHNOLOGY EXPO, New York

§ Electronic Trading Forums: The Buy-Side Assesses the Competition

§ Fixed-Income Securities: Performance Attribution Methodologies and Systems

§ Investment Strategies: Where 130/30 Funds and Support Services Are Headed

§ Securities Operations: Supporting 24/7 Trading Around the Globe

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Includes Bonus Distribution at:

ISITC-IOA DECEMBER 2008 CONFERENCE, Palm Beach, Florida

§ Clearance & Settlement: Progress Report on Redesigning European Trade Settlement

§ Securities Trading: New Thinking on Price Discovery -- Where Do We Go From Here?

§ Global Custody: Third-Party Services That Compete With Custodians’ Value-Added Tools

DECEMBER 8, 2008

§ Hedge Funds: Leveraging Event Processing Systems for Fund Compliance

§ Derivatives Operations: Progress Report on Industry and Vendor-led Automation Initiatives

§ Data Management: Pros and Cons of In-house Solutions vs. Third-Parties and Utilities

§ Securities Standards: FIX 5.0 and Multi-Asset Class Messaging Solutions

N.B.: The calendar is subject to revision at the discretion of the Editor.


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	Editorial Calendar 2008 ISSUE DATE: JANUARY 7, 2008 § Buy-Side Technology Trends: How IT Spending Is Being Allocated in 2008 § Spotlight: Asset Management in the Asia-Pacific Region § Multi-Asset Class Trading: Integrated Systems Solutions for Fund Managers JANUARY 21, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: WORLD RESEARCH GROUP LIQUIDITY 2008, New York SRI 2008 ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT ROUNDUP, Scottsdale, Arizona § The Electronic Marketplace: Escalating Block Trading Competition in the U.S. § Clearance & Settlement: Trade Confirmation and Matching Engines § Market Data: Low Latency Systems for High Performance Needs FEBRUARY 4, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: WBR FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS 2008, New York § Hedge Funds: Survey of Leading Prime Brokerage Platforms and Their Services § Trade Order Management: What’s New from OMS and EMS Solutions Providers § Web Services: How Securities and Investment Firms Leverage Web Technologies FEBRUARY 18, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: NICSA 26th ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO, Miami, Florida § Risk Analytics: Transparency Tools for Comparative Analysis of Hedge Fund Returns § Portfolio Valuations: Services and Support for FAS 157 Fair Value Pricing Compliance § Trading Algorithms: Focus on New Tools for the Buy-Side § Fixed Income Securities: Where Are We on the Road to Bond Market Transparency? MARCH 3, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: WBR TRADETECH USA 2008, New York CBOE & CFE 24th ANNUAL RISK MANAGEMENT CONF., Bonita Springs, Florida § Electronic Trading: Algorithmic Trading’s Next Generation § Operations Risk Management: Supporting 130/30 Alpha Capture Strategies § Derivatives Trading: Algorithmic Trading Engines vs. Traditional Market Practices MARCH 17, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: 7th ANNUAL 2008 BUSINESS CONTINUITY & CORPORATE SECURITY, New York § Portfolio Accounting: Emerging Requirements of Global Asset Managers § Commission Management: Commission Budgeting and Reporting for Fund Managers § Securities Trading: Update on Europe’s Multi-Lateral Trading Facilities and Their Volumes MARCH 31, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: 6th ANNUAL 2008 LINUX/OPEN SOURCE ON WALL STREET, New York ISITC 14th ANNUAL INDUSTRY FORUM AND VENDOR SHOW, Boston § Securities Pricing: Valuing Structured Derivatives After the Sub-Prime Crisis § Data Management: Technologies for Streamlining Trade Data and Information Flows § Securities Operations: Focus on Post-Trade Aggregation Offerings APRIL 14, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: OPAL FINANCIAL GROUP ALTERNATIVE INVESTING EAST, Lansdowne, Virginia WBR TRADETECH PARIS 2008, Paris § Algorithmic Trading: Where Complex Event Processing Solutions May Confer an Edge § Hedge Funds: What’s New in Risk Systems and Analytics for Hedge Funds § Portfolio Management: Update on Functionality for Multi-Asset Strategies § Data Optimization: How Industry Players Can Leverage FIX Adapted for Streaming (FAST) APRIL 28, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: SIFMA OPERATIONS CONFERENCE & EXHIBIT, Phoenix, AZ SIFMA MARKET STRUCTURE CONFERENCE, New York § Securities Operations: The New Talent Pool and Emerging Staffing Challenges § Corporate Watch: Business Strategies of Recently Privatized IT Services Firms § On the Exchanges: The Emerging Role of Exchanges in an Electronic Marketplace § Case Study: Asset Management Operations Outsourcing MAY 12, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: GLOBAL INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE WBR TRADETECH DERIVATIVES 2008 § Risk Management: Re-defining Risk in the New Age -- What’s Next? § Securities Trading: Dark Orders and Emerging Systemic Stresses § Regulatory Update: Strategic Focus on Converging Trends MAY 26, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: ISITC-IOA QUARTERLY CONFERENCE, Scottsdale, Arizona TOWERGROUP 2008 FINANCIAL SERVICES CONFERENCE & EXHIBIT, Boston § Execution Management Systems: Comparative Analysis of Key Capabilities § The Analytical Toolkit: New & Noteworthy Live Screening Technologies § Emerging Technologies: What’s the Next Breakthrough for Buy- and Sell-side Players? JUNE 9, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: SIFMA TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE & EXHIBIT, New York § Securities Trading: The Advent and Impact of Modular Algorithms § Buy-Side Automation: Where Emerging Technologies Will Impact Performance § Risk Management: Operational Implications of Complex Securities & Their Risks § Straight Through Processing: STP Bottlenecks in Cross-Asset Securities Processing § Data Management: Rethinking Data Volumes in the Reg NMS and MiFID Environment JUNE 23, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: SIFMA RISK MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, New York § Risk Management: Measuring Risks vs. Performance of High Alpha Investment Funds § Securities Standards: Impact of FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language § Electronic Connectivity: Streamlining Network Infrastructures for Securities Trading JULY 7, 2008 § The Electronic Marketplace: Trade Flow Patterns Under Reg NMS and MiFID § Data Warehousing: Capturing and Integrating Multi-Asset Class Data § Dark Pools: Best Execution and Transaction Monitoring Challenges in Dark Pools JULY 21, 2008 § Transaction Cost Analysis: Are Buy-Side Firms Ready for Tactical TCA? § Market Data Delivery: Managing Data Integrity and Consistency in Millisecond Markets § Client Service Innovation: The Challenges Facing Vendors in the Investment Marketplace AUGUST 4, 2008 § Technology Trends: Hardware Acceleration Tools for the Buy-Side § Canadian Market Monitor: Update on New Electronic Trading Forums and Dark Pools § Securities Trading Innovation: Strategic Update on Market Competition in Europe SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: ISITC-IOA SEPTEMBER 2008 CONFERENCE, Atlanta WBR FIMA ENTITY MANAGEMENT 2008, New York § Hedge Funds: Databases and Solutions for Monitoring Hedge Fund Portfolio Risks § Trading Case Study: Global Trading Operations at a Leading Money Management Firm § Securities Pricing: Sources for Model-based Pricing for Hard-to-value Securities SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: SIBOS 2008, Vienna, Austria 5th ANNUAL HIGH PERFORMANCE ON WALL STREET, New York § Global Custody: Cross-Border Performance Measurement & Attribution Capabilities § European Trading Trends: Focus on Block Trading and the New Liquidity Pools § MiFID Update: Progress Report on Buy- and Sell-side Market Impact § Securities Operations: Evolving Business Models to Support Global Trading § Clearance & Settlement: ICSDs and the Future of Settlements in Europe SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 § The Internet Connection: How Buy-Side Firms Are Using Sell-Side Portals § Derivatives Processing: Operations Challenges and Impediments to STP § Clearance & Settlement: Impact of Same-Day Affirmation in Canada § Trading Analytics: Should Transaction Cost Analysis Tools Be Standalone Products? OCTOBER 13, 2008 § Trade Order Management: How Smart Are Today’s Smart Systems? § Wealth Management: Fund Manager Support Services Offered by Custodial Banks § Foreign Exchange Trading: Strategic Update on Electronic Forums and Related Services § Securities Operations: Optimizing IT To Eliminate Low-End Processes OCTOBER 27, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: NICSA TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT 2008, Las Vegas SIFMA ANNUAL MEETING, New York § The Market Beat: Looking at Google’s Strategy in Financial Services § Trading Algorithms: Is Benchmarking Viable or a Fool’s Quest? § Complex Event Processing: Battling Insider Trading With CEP § Investment Strategies: What Buy-Side Firms Are Doing in India NOVEMBER 10, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: GLOBAL INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE SIFMA FIXED INCOME SUMMIT AND TECHNOLOGY EXPO, New York § Electronic Trading Forums: The Buy-Side Assesses the Competition § Fixed-Income Securities: Performance Attribution Methodologies and Systems § Investment Strategies: Where 130/30 Funds and Support Services Are Headed § Securities Operations: Supporting 24/7 Trading Around the Globe NOVEMBER 24, 2008 Includes Bonus Distribution at: ISITC-IOA DECEMBER 2008 CONFERENCE, Palm Beach, Florida § Clearance & Settlement: Progress Report on Redesigning European Trade Settlement § Securities Trading: New Thinking on Price Discovery -- Where Do We Go From Here? § Global Custody: Third-Party Services That Compete With Custodians’ Value-Added Tools DECEMBER 8, 2008 § Hedge Funds: Leveraging Event Processing Systems for Fund Compliance § Derivatives Operations: Progress Report on Industry and Vendor-led Automation Initiatives § Data Management: Pros and Cons of In-house Solutions vs. Third-Parties and Utilities § Securities Standards: FIX 5.0 and Multi-Asset Class Messaging Solutions N.B.: The calendar is subject to revision at the discretion of the Editor.