Antony Fung

As the financial industry increasingly embraces the cloud, the underlying and often overlooked energy crisis threatens to derail cloud ambitions. SunGard, a hyper-scale data centre and cloud provider, has already fallen victim, and an estimated 16,000 clients are left scrambling in the aftermath. This article explores the underlying cause of rising energy prices, the impact on data centres, the risks to the financial industry, how firms can mitigate risks, and how CJC can help.

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Choosing the Best-Fit Model for Market Data Administration

In this Spotlight episode, Catherine Ottway, Team Lead for Commercial Management (CM) at CJC, sits down with Joanna Jacques, Invoice Administrator in the CM team and rising star in the market data space, to explore the real-world pros and cons of outsourcing market data administration.

Joanna brings a fresh perspective from her experience working with clients who use both in-house and outsourced models. She highlights the operational risks of relying solely on internal teams, like coverage gaps during holidays or staff turnover, and explains how CJC’s flexible support model offers peace of mind through 24/7 coverage and deep domain expertise.

The conversation also dives into how CJC ensures compliance through ISO certification and proactive vendor management, and what makes their approach more integrated and communicative than traditional outsourcing providers. Joanna shares how CJC’s admin support frees up internal teams to focus on strategy and projects, and reflects on her own growth journey within a team that’s passionate, collaborative, and always ready to share knowledge.

Watch now to learn how outsourcing market data admin, done right by CJC, can transform your team’s efficiency and resilience.

Chapters:

• 00:36 – Common challenges with in-house market data admin.
• 01:20 – Key benefits clients experience working with CJC.
• 02:45 – How CJC helps clients stay compliant.
• 03:20 – What sets CJC apart from traditional outsourcing models.
• 03:55 – How CJC supports internal teams and strategic initiatives.
• 04:35 – Joanna’s biggest takeaway from working at CJC.