| | march 20146CIOReviewFor capital markets firms, regulatory changes and the erosion of profitability continue to add pressure, pushing firms to rethink their legacy architecture and business models. Much of 2013 was about putting in place the necessary processes to comply with all of the new regulations. Lower volumes and revenues have driven CIOs to embrace cloud technologies to meet their ends. In fact cloud-based services have revolutionized consumption and cost models across the capital markets. We had also seen the market bubble burst push capital market firms to embrace real-time data analysis and understand risk exposure and portfolio structures. It only meant they had to take latency out of the equation. Today, everyone in the capital markets industry talk about real time analytics and data visualization for tackling the data challenges. Capital markets firms, by virtue of the competition they face, have always been on the lookout for new technologies for competitive advantage--to help them increase their operational resilience and efficiency, and reduce their overheads through automation. For at least a decade now, there has been no shortage of cutting-edge technologies available to the capital markets firms. And CIOs in the industry have been quicker to evaluate and adopt new technologies at a faster pace than the rest of the industry. CIOs across the board need to learn from those in the capital markets firms that being too far behind the adoption curve means that firms might miss opportunities to carve out a competitive advantage for themselves. They also need to understand that being too early in the adoption phase has its share of tribulations. How the capital markets' CIOs strike the delicate balance is worth taking a note of. This special edition on capital markets technology blends thought-leadership from subject matter experts with real stories on what selected vendors are doing for capital market clients including exclusive interviews with CIOs. Let us know what you think, Pradeep ShankarEditor-in-Chiefeditor@cioreview.comCopyright © 2014 CIOReview, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewMARCH - 2014CIOReview's circulation is audited and certified by BPA International (Audit Pending). EditorialBalancing Trade: The Early AdoptersMailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.936.8381, F:510.894.8405 March 2014, volume SE 03 Published by CIOReview To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com Editor-in-Chief Pradeep ShankarManaging Editor Christo JacobEditorial StaffSalesAllen DavidChristine WoodGeorge ThomasNamitha AyilliathRuby JonasSyeda Tina TabinSebastian Jacobsebastian@cioreview.comT:510.565.7564Caroline D'souzacaroline@cioreview.comLeena Josephleena@cioreview.comImmaculate D'souzaimmaculate@cioreview.comVisualizersStephen ThomasMohammed HaneefCapital Market technology SpecialCIOReview
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