Our MACD Conference took place again in Zurich on 6 June 2024. Around 90 people from more than 35 financial institutions from our community took part. Current and important topics were discussed, including sustainability in the financial sector, the advantages and disadvantages of cross-asset class trading systems and self-regulation.
Why do we have so many long-serving employees? What do they like about working at MACD? And which factors will be particularly important in the future? Answers can be found here:
Lucas Fowler, Head of Software Engineering at MACD, talks about the modern technologies of our trading system MAX and explains which developments are still planned.
At this year's MACD Conference, over 90 people from more than 30 financial institutions received exciting expert insights on the topics of crypto trading, instant payments and technology in banking.
This year, our CEO George Macdonald celebrates his 30th anniversary at MACD. In the big anniversary interview, he reviews the time and talks, among other things, about the beginnings of the company as well as the challenges and highlights over time, but also gives an outlook on the future of the company. Personal questions are answered as well: For example, what does he use his 30 extra vacation days for?
The answer to this and other exciting insights can be found here:
On June 9, 2022, our MACD Conference in Zurich took place again after three years. Over 80 participants from more than 30 financial institutions met for a personal exchange and gained interesting insights into current topics and developments in the financial world. Topics included the digitalisation of fund markets, an update from MACD, and current developments in the economy and financial markets.
On our blog you will find a detailed follow-up report, the presentations as well as photos from the conference:
For almost two years now, the MACD team has been working almost continuously in home office. After evaluating the results of the employee survey and weighing up the pros and cons, the MACD management team decided on a very brave home office arrangement, which will continue regardless of the Corona situation. George Macdonald, CEO, explains this step in an interview:
