With the 2012 Summer Olympics now underway, many businesses in the London area are putting aspects of their business continuity plans into action in order to minimize disruptions despite the heightened traffic and intense media attention. This trend got us thinking about the importance of having a comprehensive BCP in place, especially for instances in which an entire region – not just an individual office building – is affected. In these situations, it is likely that the event...

On Tuesday, we began our webinar recap by looking at Form PF requirements and recommendations and other essentials for maintaining an effective compliance program. The second half of our webinar focused on technology compliance, specifically around message archiving, email security and mobile device management. Let’s take a closer look at some of the content that was covered. If video is more your style, you can watch a replay of the webinar here. Record Retention & Message...

Is your hedge fund registered with the SEC? Do you manage one or more private funds with assets of at least $150 million? If you said yes to these questions, then you have some homework to do. Under SEC regulations, your firm is required to file Form PF. During a recent webinar, we asked ACA Compliance Group to talk us through the requirements and recommendations for filing Form PF as well as some additional compliance program recommendations. Below is a short recap of ACA’s...

Social networking and blogging dominate Americans’ time online, now accounting for almost 25% of total time spent on the Internet. Additionally, four out of five Internet users visit social networks and blogs, a number that has increased drastically over the past two years. Facebook, YouTube and Twitter all rank among the top 20 most visited US sites, as do the popular blogging platforms BlogSpot and WordPress. It’s clear from these numbers that social media participation is...

Investor protection and fiduciary responsibility are fundamental principles to the successful operation of the US securities markets. Securities class action lawsuits are a last resort by shareholders and institutional investors to remedy breaches of these principles. For hedge funds, gaining an understanding of the legal process, trends and key concepts of these legal actions is relevant considering the size and scope of these settlements. Securities Class Action Litigation Process The...

Anytime I write a self-promotional (i.e. Eze Castle Integration-focused) article on Hedge IT I feel the need to add the caveat that we try really hard to make all our articles educational. However, sometimes pride gets in the way and we have to share with you our proudest accomplishments. To that end, today’s post is going to be focused on blowing our own horn about the award-winning streak the company has been on. These awards are a direct reflection of our amazing employees....

Feeling like you don’t have any control over security in the cloud? Think again. The truth is whether you’re managing your IT in-house or working with a third-party cloud services provider, there are a number of steps you can take to ensure your data and information remains safe in a cloud environment. And I’m not talking about architecting an advanced cloud infrastructure. Here are five simple security practices you can employ to keep your firm’s information...

Happy 5th of July! We interrupt this holiday week to talk about how cloud services are expanding disaster recovery options for users of Storage Area Networks (SAN that is). A traditional SAN-to-SAN disaster recovery scenario may rely on host-based replication technology transmitting data and applications between two mirror SAN environments. While this works for some firms, cloud technology presents a viable, cost-effective alternative where data and applications from a firm’s...

On behalf of the entire team here at Eze Castle Integration, we would like to wish all of our readers, clients, partners and friends a very happy and safe Independence Day holiday. Enjoy!