Linedata product heads to lead sessions at TSAM
February 27, 2008
London – Linedata Services, today announced that Stuart Calder, Head of Product Strategy and Management and Gavin Little-Gill, Senior Vice President will be leading the hedge fund and front office technology streams at the TSAM 2008 event to be held at The Brewery, London on Wednesday 5th March 2008.
The hedge fund technologies stream will provide a comprehensive overview of the systems required by hedge funds and fund of funds businesses, exploring the specific technology needs for alternatives, including case studies from leading practitioners.
Stuart Calder will be leading on the institutionalisation of hedge funds and the growth of alternative-ready technologies. In particular, Mr Calder will explain what is happening with the convergence of long-only and alternative investment management; the consequences for technology solutions; dealing with high volumes and complex asset types and future trends in the industry for 2008.
Speaking before the event, Mr Calder said, “As the divisions between traditional and alternate managers gradually disappear, solution providers must ensure that they move to address the changing needs of the new hybrid marketplace.”
The front office technologies stream will address the convergence of OMS / EMS / PMS and their integration with CRM; it will also cover low latency, SOA vs CEP and the evolution of buy-side and sell-side front offices.
Gavin Little-Gill will lead with the provocative question, “Who needs an EMS?” Mr Little-Gill will highlight the differences between EMS available on the market; clarifying the pros as well as the cons of using an EMS; defining the differences between an OMS and an EMS; understanding how the OMS and EMS are used together; and the potential pitfalls associated with loose integration between trading systems.
Mr Little-Gill said, “The structural market changes we have seen from institutional brokers are fundamentally changing the way the buy-side needs to find and access liquidity. This creates a challenge, not only for traders, but also for the providers of trading systems and software applications. Many buy-side OMS have not evolved to meet these challenges.”