Blockchain: Coming to an equity market near you?
Article
03 Jun 2016
GBST CEO Robert De Dominicis explains what blockchain is and why it could ultimately prove such a significant positive disrupter within the financial services sector
Articles
Four scenarios for Blockchain in Capital Markets
White Paper
10 May 2016
Where does the future lie for Blockchain technology in the cash equities space? GBST experts discuss four scenarios.
Innovation Time
Article
05 Nov 2015
As the global securities industry continues to evolve, moving away from its reliance on manual processes toward greater transparency and faster settlement, it is critical for today’s market participants to take a much deeper look at what legacy technology is actually costing in terms of operational loss.
This article by GBST explains why robust technology supporting the middle office and operational processing pays for itself, and what the industry needs to consider in the years to come.
T+2 and What Lies Beyond: Will You Be Ready?
Article
02 Nov 2015
In June of 2015, the T+2 Industry Steering Committee released an in-depth whitepaper analyzing and promoting the benefits moving to a shorter settlement cycle would afford the US financial markets. Not long after, the Securities and Exchange Commission threw its support behind the Committee’s recommendations, suggesting that regulatory changes surrounding T+2 were likely.
In the latest article published by the FinOps Report, Greg McDonald, Head of Product Strategy for GBST’s Americas business, discusses what broker-dealers in the U.S. are facing in order to be ready for the October 2017 deadline.
The New Normal
Article
16 Oct 2015
Operations managers have long focused on technology as a means of gaining efficiency or putting in place more robust processes.
In this latest article published in Asset Servicing Times, Gregory McDonald and Nick Clarke of GBST explore the changing face of operations in an increasingly risk-focused marketplace and discuss how technology can bring high-quality risk-related information in real time to achieve real transparency.
Europe’s quest for transparency
Article
11 Jun 2015
Guidance from ESMA (The European Securities and Markets Authority) on commission sharing, anticipated later this year, will have a profound impact on how financial firms do business and raise new requirements for their back-office systems.
In this article, experts from GBST share their views and discuss three key factors at a technological level.
Raymond James Financial case study
Case Study
14 Apr 2015
Read how we solved Raymond James Financial's middle office problem with a customised post-trade platform, enabling their Equity Capital Markets team to service more than 1,800 domestic and international investors.
Watching the Web: improving data analysis & dissemination in investment banking
Article
25 Feb 2015
Despite the fact that banking sector is often a leader in cutting-edge IT, our industry occasionally trails behind the technological advances we see elsewhere. In this article, Ryan Carpenter, App Strategy Consultant at GBST looks into the benefits marketers are getting from web analytics tool and how investment banking industry could learn from their experience.
Targeting new opportunities: the promise of T2S
Article
18 Feb 2015
Promise to simplify settlement system in Europe and make markets far more efficient and attractive, TARGET2 Securities (T2S) platform is finally just around the corner. In this article, Denis Orrock, CEO at GBST Capital Markets, shares his view on the challenges faced by financial firms when considering settlement strategies and the priorities sell-side organisations need to take in order to maximise T2S benefits.
Adapt and Survive: Why technology matters in the 'new' retirement savings market
White Paper
23 Dec 2014
While the UK retirement savings market is enormous and with considerable growth expected over the next decade, the emerging challenge for financial services providers is how to capitalise most effectively against a background of regulatory, social policy and consumer behavioural change.
In this paper, we predict the future landscape of this market and why we believe that technology will be the crucial deciding factor for commercial success or failure in the ‘new’ retirement savings market.