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ALSO CALLED:
Equity Trading,
Security and Commodity Brokers,
Stock Market,
Security Brokers,
Financial Securities Industry,
Commodity Brokers,
Mutual Fund Industry,
Futures Trading,
Commodity Investing Industry,
Brokerage Houses
DEFINITION: Establishments in this group are primarily engaged in one of the following: underwriting securities issues and/or making markets for securities and commodities; acting as agents (i.e., brokers) between buyers and sellers of securities and commodities; providing security and commodities exchange services; and providing other services, such as managing portfolios of assets; providing investment advice;
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Securities Industry White Papers
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A Complete View Of The Enterprise: Linking Operational And Financial Planning In Global Organizations
sponsored by SAP AG
WHITE PAPER:
In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009
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Accurate Costing Is Key to Profitability - Dynamic Environments Expose Weaknesses in Traditional Approaches
sponsored by SAP AG
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To maximize profitability, companies must know the true cost of making and delivering their products and services. Traditional cost accounting, devised in a simpler era, does not satisfy that need. This paper examines indirect and overhead costs, which are crucial to managing profitability.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009
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Automated Invoice Processing Into SAP®
sponsored by ReadSoft
WHITE PAPER:
Read this paper to learn how to automate the accounts payable process within SAP and find out what kind of investments will be needed and what great benefits your company can expect to incur as a result of document automation.
Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Published: 20 Aug 2009
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Back Office Outsourcing and Investment Reporting - A Guide for Investment Advisors
sponsored by Advent Software, Inc
WHITE PAPER:
In investment reporting, customers expect detailed reports of irreproachable accuracy, delivered with no delay or excuses. This whitepaper will serve as as a guide for Investment Advisors.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009
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Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function
sponsored by SAP AG
WHITE PAPER:
the following article will share the results of SAP research as well as APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative (OSBC) research. The OSBC research is the first global set of common standards for business processes and data, giving organizations an independent, authoritative resource for evaluating and improving business practices.
Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 26 Jan 2009
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Bitpipe Industry Guide: Financial Services Industry
sponsored by Bitpipe
WHITE PAPER:
The Financial Services Industry pervades the entire IT industry. This guide gets you up to speed on essential financial areas such as Regulatory Compliance, Business Continuity, Financial Reporting, and Financial Management.
Posted: 22 Jan 2006 | Published: 22 Jan 2006
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Credit Issuers: Stop Application Fraud At The Source With Device Reputation
sponsored by iovation, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
Read this white paper to learn about new and innovative techniques and solutions can be used to combat fraud, and how you can realize a true return on investment by reducing losses from fraud exposure and increasing operational efficiency within your fraud prevention process.
Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jun 2009
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Going Independent-- A Technology Survival Guide: How to Evaluate and Select the Right Software for Your New Firm
sponsored by Advent Software, Inc
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This guide is intended to help advisors who are considering going independent or who have already struck out on their own to better understand and navigate their technology options.
Posted: 13 Aug 2009 | Published: 13 Aug 2009
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How Financial Firms Can Improve Business Integration Capabilities and Increase Straight-Through Processing Efficiency
sponsored by Sterling Commerce
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This white paper discusses the increased demand placed on financial services organizations to improve their straight-through processing (STP) levels across all business units.
Posted: 11 Sep 2009 | Published: 11 Sep 2009
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Increasing Customer Experience via Rich Information Applications
sponsored by Actuate
WHITE PAPER:
This whitepaper shares key points and recommendations from leading analysts such as Forrester to assist organizations in leveraging RIAs to enhance online user experience.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009
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Learn how to Enhance your Online Customer Relationships
sponsored by Actuate
WHITE PAPER:
To truly meet the needs of the modern banking customer, banks must do more than simply provide multi- siloed, disconnected, and inconsistent channels. This business whitepaper includes recommendations from a leading analyst on driving customer retention.
Posted: 07 May 2009 | Published: 07 May 2009
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PCI DSS Compliance in the UNIX/Linux Datacenter Environment
sponsored by BeyondTrust Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
Read this whitepaper to discover a solution that enables IT organizations to create a secure access control infrastructure through granular authorization and "delegation" of the UNIX/Linux root or super user password to users based on their role and duties in the organization.
Posted: 17 Feb 2009 | Published: 17 Feb 2009
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Portfolio Construction and Trading: Seven Key Factors in Evaluating Order Management Systems to Close the Gap
sponsored by Advent Software, Inc
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This document examines the current state of Order Management Systems (OMS) portfolio management capabilities, identifies major challenges and "pain points" that firms encounter, and outlines seven system attributes needed to overcome them.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009
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Research Management Solutions: Bringing the Benefits of Automation to the Front Office
sponsored by Advent Software, Inc
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How does a firm or fund manager assess his/her research management needs and choose the best solution? This document helps by identifying pain points in the research workflow that RMS must address, describing how RMS supports investment process and decision making, and highlighting key features to consider when evaluating RMS solutions.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009
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Surviving and Thriving in a Challenging Market: How Customer-centric Strategies Can Help Financial Services Firms Weather Market Volatility and Economic Uncertainty
sponsored by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper explains how financial services firms across the industry and around the globe can use customer-centric strategies and CRM tools to maximize the value and loyalty of their client base and gain insight into new areas of opportunity.
Posted: 20 Feb 2009 | Published: 20 Feb 2009
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The Buyside and the Three Phase Evolution of Electronic Trading
sponsored by Advent Software, Inc
WHITE PAPER:
The objective of this paper is to present the buyside with a framework in which to understand the changes in the U.S. trading market, to offer a vision for the trading platforms that will support this new world and to explain why the future belongs to independent broker-neutral systems supplied by software firms rather than sellside brokers.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009
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The Self-Defending Network
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
Your network is one of your most important business assets, and you need to protect this valuable resource from hackers, viruses, spyware, and other threats. Your business needs security that's built into every part of your network to proactively spot suspicious activity, identify threats, and adapt to new challenges quickly.
Posted: 14 Jun 2005 | Published: 14 Jun 2005
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SECURITIES INDUSTRY DEFINITION (continued): … Establishments in this group are primarily engaged in one of the following: underwriting securities issues and/or making markets for securities and commodities; acting as agents (i.e., brokers) between buyers and sellers of securities and commodities; providing security and commodities exchange services; and providing other services, such as managing portfolios of assets; providing investment advice; and trust, fiduciary, and custody services. Visit WhatIs.com - a knowledge exploration and self-education tool about information technology.
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