The news that Veronica Augustsson was out as CEO of Cinnober Financial Technologies and newcomer Peter Lenardos was in was a shock. Augustsson, who had been CEO the past six years and with the firm since 2002, grew up with the...
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When I sat down in Doha, Qatar with Yossi Beinart, CEO of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, at the World Federation of Exchanges annual conference last November, he outlined one of the key initiatives for the exchange - helping young companies grow.For many companies,...
Sweet 16: The Tops for 2016
At last fall's FIA Expo Chicago, John Lothian News partnered with Cinnober Financial Technology to bring you industry conversations, where we conduct short interviews with industry participants on the important topics facing the...
Sweet 16 Honorable Mention – Technology
The John Lothian News Sweet 16 Series featured the 16 best ideas and thoughts about exchanges, regulation, economics and technology. But there are still more great ideas for 2016 that made our honorable mention. Here are comments from more industry professionals on...
Sweet 16 Honorable Mention – Exchanges
The John Lothian News Sweet 16 Series featured the 16 best ideas and thoughts about exchanges, regulation, economics and technology. But there are still more great ideas for 2016 that made our honorable mention. Here are comments from more industry professionals on...
John Avery, SunGard – Financial Technology: An Innovative Career Choice
“The cost to comply with all of that [post-2008] regulation has actually forced firms to reduce what they spend on revenue generating opportunities… That’s created a situation where revenue growth hasn’t been as dramatic or as aggressive as it has been in the...
A Fresh Look: Gate 39’s Stiles Brings New Tear Sheets and CTA Database To Managed Futures
Shane Stiles, founder of Gate 39 Media, hasn't seen much he likes about the managed futures and hedge funds investor reports, so he built out a new tearsheet design application. Now he wants to help investors and fund managers find each other with a new...
Data and Fintech Rocking the Free World
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FinTech Exchange Chicago Gets Democratic
FinTech Exchange Chicago 2015, hosted by Barchart, was held on April 23 and featured a host of great speakers. Scroll down to see the "Best of the Lightning Round" video, or several of the full presentations. To see the full layout and design: click HERE.
Building Bricks: TBricks Could Be New Cornerstone For Orc
Jonas Hansbo and his team left Orc in 2006 to focus on his own brand of trading and financial technology with a startup called TBricks. But Hansbo and his colleagues were brought back to the mothership in January when when Orc purchased TBricks. Now, Hansbo, who...
Veronica Augustsson, CEO, Cinnober – The Why & How of Technology
"If you don't know the technology, you don't really know what you can achieve. It's when you combine the business knowledge and the technology that you achieve something special." Veronica Augustsson, CEO of Cinnober, discusses the importance of tying together...
Business Remodeling: Satyam Kancharla of Numerix Says Firms Must Rethink Risk and Collateral Management
There has been an avalanche of regulation over the past several years. While firms are digging out from under it in an effort to comply, others are looking for new opportunities this environment presents. Satyam Kancharla, chief strategy officer of Numerix, told John...
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