--- title: News From Duco in the Category News - Duco | Blog description: Blog | A couple of months ago, our CTO talked about the importance of innovation in staying ahead of the market, and how we manage this at Duco.  In this post... --- [![DUCO](https://blog.du.co/hubfs/DUCO_April_2017-Images/site-brand.svg "DUCO")](https://du.co/) - Solutions - [Banks](https://du.co/banks) - [Brokers](https://du.co/brokers) - [Hedge funds](https://du.co/hedge-funds) - [CME Group fee service](https://du.co/cme-group-fee-service) - [MiFID II](https://du.co/mifid-ii-reporting-verification) - Product - [Duco Cube](https://du.co/product) - [Security](https://du.co/security) - [News](https://blog.du.co/news) - [Contact](https://du.co/contact) [info@du.co](mailto:info@du.co) - [+44 (0)20 3111 9294](tel:+44%20(0)20%203111%209294) [info@du.co](mailto:info@du.co) - [+44 (0)20 3111 9294](tel:+44%20(0)20%203111%209294) - - # News Latest Developments, News & Press Releases. - [Blog](https://blog.du.co/news/tag/blog) - [News](https://blog.du.co/news/tag/news) - [Press Releases](https://blog.du.co/news/tag/press-releases) [![MiFID II: a blessing in disguise?](https://blog.du.co/hubfs/Duco_September2017%20Theme/Image/blessing-in-disguise2.jpg)](https://blog.du.co/news/mifid-ii-a-blessing-in-disguise) August 2017 ## [MiFID II: a blessing in disguise?](https://blog.du.co/news/mifid-ii-a-blessing-in-disguise) By Nick Taplin, Pre-sales A couple of months ago, our CTO talked about the importance of innovation in staying ahead of the market, and [how we manage this at Duco](https://blog.du.co/news/innovation-or-stagnation-you-decide).  In this post I want to look at how regulation can *force* innovation, to firms’ advantage. [Read More](https://blog.du.co/news/mifid-ii-a-blessing-in-disguise) [![Reconciliation: From Boring Necessity to Key Business Function](https://blog.du.co/hubfs/Duco_September2017%20Theme/Image/butterfly-colour@2x.jpg)](https://blog.du.co/news/reconciliation-from-boring-necessity-to-key-business-function) August 2017 ## [Reconciliation: From Boring Necessity to Key Business Function](https://blog.du.co/news/reconciliation-from-boring-necessity-to-key-business-function) By Keith Whelan, Managing Director, EMEA Reconciliations have always been viewed as an unavoidable obligation when it comes to running an operations department. Originally they were implemented purely to exercise and evidence control. The world has changed however: financial instruments have become more complex, regulation more onerous, and the amount of data firms need to manage is growing exponentially. [Read More](https://blog.du.co/news/reconciliation-from-boring-necessity-to-key-business-function) [![Skin in the Game, Part 1: Audit](https://blog.du.co/hubfs/Duco_September2017%20Theme/Image/skin-in-the-game-part1.jpg)](https://blog.du.co/news/skin-in-the-game-part-1-audit) July 2017 ## [Skin in the Game, Part 1: Audit](https://blog.du.co/news/skin-in-the-game-part-1-audit) By Christian Nentwich, CEO At Duco we have a set of five core values that underpin our approach and culture. One that’s particularly close to my heart at the moment is “**Service, not Software**”. [Read More](https://blog.du.co/news/skin-in-the-game-part-1-audit) [![Innovation or stagnation? You decide](https://blog.du.co/hubfs/Duco_September2017%20Theme/Image/innovation-or-stagnation.jpg)](https://blog.du.co/news/innovation-or-stagnation-you-decide) June 2017 ## [Innovation or stagnation? You decide](https://blog.du.co/news/innovation-or-stagnation-you-decide) By Michael Marconi, CTO In today’s world, technology advances so rapidly that all companies must be prepared to innovate repeatedly or face irrelevance or even collapse. But how can you make innovation part of the fabric of the business as it grows? All firms are different of course, but here’s what we found at Duco: [Read More](https://blog.du.co/news/innovation-or-stagnation-you-decide) [![Why SaaS Means Better Software](https://blog.du.co/hubfs/Duco_September2017%20Theme/Image/why-saas-means-better-software-bw@2x.jpg)](https://blog.du.co/news/why-saas-means-better-software) May 2017 ## [Why SaaS Means Better Software](https://blog.du.co/news/why-saas-means-better-software) By Phil Jeffery, VP Engineering The Software as a Service (SaaS) market is experiencing strong growth. Gartner estimates it will [expand more than 20% in 2017](http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3616417) to reach $46.3 billion, and that by 2025, over half of large enterprises will have successfully implemented an all-in SaaS strategy. [Read More](https://blog.du.co/news/why-saas-means-better-software) [![Paving the Way For the Cloud in Finance](https://blog.du.co/hubfs/Duco_September2017%20Theme/Image/paving-the-way-for-the-cloud-bw.jpeg)](https://blog.du.co/news/paving-the-way-for-the-cloud-in-finance) February 2017 ## [Paving the Way For the Cloud in Finance](https://blog.du.co/news/paving-the-way-for-the-cloud-in-finance) By Christian Nentwich, CEO In previous posts, I have explored a few themes around why Duco is made available as SaaS and what we learned along the way: [Read More](https://blog.du.co/news/paving-the-way-for-the-cloud-in-finance) [![Sunny Spells, Patchy Clouds and a Typhoon of Data](https://blog.du.co/hubfs/Duco_September2017%20Theme/Image/typhoon-of-data-bw.jpg)](https://blog.du.co/news/sunny-spells-patchy-clouds-and-a-typhoon-of-data) October 2016 ## [Sunny Spells, Patchy Clouds and a Typhoon of Data](https://blog.du.co/news/sunny-spells-patchy-clouds-and-a-typhoon-of-data) By Patrick Thornton-Smith, CMO The 32nd annual FIA Expo in Chicago was, as ever, full of commentary and observation as the industry looked back on the last year and forward to the next. [Read More](https://blog.du.co/news/sunny-spells-patchy-clouds-and-a-typhoon-of-data) [![Doing More with Less: A Problem or an Opportunity?](https://blog.du.co/hubfs/Duco_September2017%20Theme/Image/do-more-with-less_bw.jpg)](https://blog.du.co/news/doing-more-with-less-a-problem-or-an-opportunity) September 2016 ## [Doing More with Less: A Problem or an Opportunity?](https://blog.du.co/news/doing-more-with-less-a-problem-or-an-opportunity) By Patrick Thornton-Smiths, Managing Director With increasing regularity, I’m hearing more and more banks saying that they are faced with having to do more with less - almost a mantra for our times. [Read More](https://blog.du.co/news/doing-more-with-less-a-problem-or-an-opportunity) [![Barclays’ Latest Fine Highlights Growing Control Problem in the Industry](https://blog.du.co/hubfs/Duco_September2017%20Theme/Image/barclays.jpg)](https://blog.du.co/news/barclays-latest-fine-highlights-growing-control-problem-in-the-industry) August 2016 ## [Barclays’ Latest Fine Highlights Growing Control Problem in the Industry](https://blog.du.co/news/barclays-latest-fine-highlights-growing-control-problem-in-the-industry) By Christian Nentwich, CEO Yesterday the CFTC fined Barclays $800k for supervision failures related to clearing and exchange fee processing. The full press release is available on the CFTC web site: [http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr7419-16#PrRoWMBL](http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr7419-16#PrRoWMBL). [Read More](https://blog.du.co/news/barclays-latest-fine-highlights-growing-control-problem-in-the-industry) [![Solving Tomorrow's Post Trade Data Challenges](https://blog.du.co/hubfs/Duco_September2017%20Theme/Image/IDX_bw.png)](https://blog.du.co/news/solving-tomorrows-post-trade-data-challenges) July 2016 ## [Solving Tomorrow's Post Trade Data Challenges](https://blog.du.co/news/solving-tomorrows-post-trade-data-challenges) Data quality and control are key differentiators that are going to become increasingly important for financial institutions as margins are squeezed and regulatory requirements intensify, according to a panel of experts. [Read More](https://blog.du.co/news/solving-tomorrows-post-trade-data-challenges) [All posts](https://blog.du.co/news/all) [Next](https://blog.du.co/news/tag/blog/page/2) ### Sign up for our
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