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    Our Research

    forward look, inc.'s research focuses on the deep structure of securities and cash transactions. Our objectives are to better understand the sources and management of operational risk (especially under Basel II and MiFID), and support the ongoing development of our Product Frameworks. Please see our Current Initiatives section for an overview of our research program.

    Upcoming and recent activities include:

  • Presenting our research results on the measurable contribution of investment operations quality to plan performance at the 13th International Conference on Information Quality in November 2008, and previously at the October 2007 Plan Sponsor & Consultant Circle Summit in San Francisco CA (US). These research outcomes formed the basis for a new service offering from forward look, inc. : RiskForecast™ (... visit the website)

  • Our March 2007 presentation on the impact of mismanaged investment data on both product marketing and implementation shortfalls at the joint DAMA International Symposium and Wilshire Metadata Conference (... listen to the audio)

  • Our Nov 2006 presentation on Measuring the Impact of Transactional Data Quality on Operational Risk and Capital Adequacy for Global Investment Banks at the MIT Information Quality conference (... view the presentation)

  • Our Fall 2005 white paper on recent trends in algorithmic trading

  • Our invited commentary on corporate actions automation in the Spring 2005 newsletter of the Venture Financial Systems Group

  • Our 2004 Industrial Track paper presented at the IEEE Conference on Data Engineering in Boston MA (US). The initial outcomes were first published in a 2003 Research Note (and accompanying Diagram) presented at the ACM Electronic Commerce Conference in San Diego CA (US).

    We are active participants and supporters of industry associations and their initiatives in financial services:

  • FpML/ISDA Commodities Trading Working Group
  • International Association of Financial Engineers
  • Data Management Association
  • Association for Computing Machinery; and
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

    Click here for additional resources on operational analytics and transaction management in the global securities industry.

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