Ted O’Connor
Head of Sell Side Business Development
About the Author
Ted is a Senior Vice President focused on Business Development at Arcesium. In this role, Ted works with leading financial institutions in the capital markets to optimize data, technology, and operational needs.
Authored Blogs (34)
Re-Entering Private Credit or Digital Assets? The Data Infrastructure Question You Need to Answer First
Operations & GrowthSell Side
Before investment banks re-enter private credit, digital assets, or structured products, they must ensure their data infrastructure can support security mastering, trading, risk, and reporting at scale.
The Banking Arms Race: How Mid-Tier Banks Can Win Through Consolidation and AI
Operations & GrowthSell Side
Basel III changes are reshaping U.S. banking. See how mid-tier banks can drive growth through consolidation, AI, and smarter capital strategy.
The Autonomous City: Agentic AI and Sell-Side Infrastructure
Operations & GrowthSell Side
Sell-side transformation programs are reaching the stage where the work stops being a project and becomes permanent. AI makes that transition an ongoing process.
Your Operational Complexity Is a Data Problem. Sell-Side Data Modernization is the Solution
Operations & GrowthSell Side
Sell-side data modernization helps banks streamline operations, unlock real-time insights, and scale efficiently for growth, AI, and consolidation.
Legacy Infrastructure Is Creating Invisible Ceilings on Sell-Side Efficiency and Growth
Operations & GrowthSell Side
Sell-side infrastructure modernization helps investment banks overcome legacy systems, scale operations, support complex products, and deliver real-time client transparency.
Technology Infrastructure: Modern Architecture for Better Cities
Operations & GrowthSell Side
Large banks run hundreds of overlapping systems that fragment data and slow execution. Learn how cloud-native architecture and shared utilities enable scale, STP, and AI readiness.
Metrics, Vendors, and Convergence: Sell-Side Ops 2026
Operations & GrowthSell Side
Sell-side ops leaders are converging on metrics and vendor strategy. Ted O’Connor recaps two fireside chats on what’s driving that shift.
A Boulder in a Pond: The Fed Drops Updated US Banking Capital Requirements
Regulation & PolicySell Side
Explore the Fed’s updated banking capital requirements and how easing HQLA and leverage rules could unlock $175B in liquidity, support repo markets, and help banks reclaim private credit business.
From Neighborhoods to City: Unifying Data Across Sell-Side Silos
Operations & GrowthSell Side
Sell-side data transformation means turning fragmented systems across asset classes and business units into a unified enterprise ecosystem without losing local nuance.
Global Investment Banking Enters a New Era of Regulatory Divergence
Regulation & PolicySell Side
Discover how cross-border financial regulation 2026 trends in the US, EU, and Canada are reshaping M&A, crypto, private credit, and repo clearing for sell-side institutions.
The New Era of Balance Sheet Optimization in Investment Banking
Operations & GrowthSell Side
How sell side treasurers can optimize balance sheets, manage liquidity, and avoid dead-end assets amid AI, private credit, and Basel III shifts.
Agentic AI for Banking: Key Use Cases and Implementations
Innovation & TechSell Side
How sell side banks are deploying agentic AI across AML, credit, operations, and client experience — and what foundations are required to scale adoption.