Content posted in December 2009
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Regulators Take Aim at Dark Pools
As the SEC looks to improve market transparency, dark pools have come under renewed fire. Three regulatory proposals have raised buy-side opposition.
Pricing Partners Incorporates the Portfolio Function Into Price-It Library
Designed for all major assets like interest rates, equity, inflation, credit, foreign exchange, commodities, and life insurance to hybrid products, Price-it comes either as a software tools or an internet platform.
Evaluating Outsourcing Options
The technology and capabilities of outsourced portfolio management systems offer functionality that is comparable to their installed counterparts. But not all outsourced solutions are created equal.
What Is the Middle-Office Role in Data Management?
Firms' middle offices must validate data in near real time before it is sent downstream.
Dubai Financial Markets To Buy Rival Nasdaq Dubai
In an effort to cut costs in the wake of Dubai’s ongoing debt crisis, back office functions will merge, but exchanges will remain separate.
SunGard Releases New VPM Portfolio Accounting Solution For Hedge Funds
SunGard's VPM version 9.0 provides hedge funds with an enterprise-level portfolio accounting application that is built on a service-oriented architecture for plug-and-play integration with a firm's existing applications.
FBI Investigates $10 million Citigroup Hack
It is not yet known whether thieves gained access to Citibank's systems directly or through third parties, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Potential and Unintended Consequences of the Financial Transaction Tax
The FTT may create natural incentives for financial services companies to move overseas, just as their manufacturing brethren has done over the past two decades.
Congress Stirs Debate As It Considers Tax On Financial Transactions
Congress is considering a tax on financial transactions that takes targets Wall Street with the aim of providing relief to Main Street. But Wall Street says the tax could end up hitting some pension funds and regular investors.
LSE Takes Control Of Rival Trading Platform Turquoise
Turquoise was set up four years ago by Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and UBS.
LSE Takes Control Of Rival Trading Platform Turquoise
Turquoise was set up four years ago by Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and UBS.
Deutsche Borse Uses Corvil for Latency Transparency
Corvil to Provide Latency Distribution Statistics and Member Latency Ranking
Deutsche Borse Systems Deploys Corvil's Precision Latency Monitoring Service
Deutsche Borse becomes the first exchange to provide latency distribution statistics and member latency ranking.
Dark Pools, Derivatives and HFT Top Buy Side's Regulatory Agenda
Buy-side traders oppose regulations that hinder high-frequency trading and reduce liquidity in dark pools, but they welcome heightened oversight of derivatives.
Rolling Stone's Matt Taibi Explains Wall Street to Steven Colbert
Taibi explains his critiques of Wall Street and Goldman Sachs to Steven Colbert on The Colbert Report.
China Businesswoman Sentenced To Death for $56m Investor Fraud
Wu Ying used the money for personal use and operating costs and to pay off loans, according to reports.
Optimism Fades Heading Into 2010
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll tells that the economic crisis is taking its toll on the national psyche.
BATS To Compete with NYSE and Nasdaq for Listings
Kansas City exchange hopes to offer listings next summer, to attract small companies, exchange-traded funds and companies that don't meet the existing U.S. exchanges' standards.
TGIF: Holiday Songs, Gift-Wrapping Guide
Martin Short offers holiday advice in his song on David Letterman, Adam Sandler's Hanukkah classic, Jimmy Kimmel and Norah Jones celebrate 12 days of YouTube memories, Jimmy Fallon's guide to gift wrapping.
Martin Short's Holiday Song on David Letterman
With an unusual holiday message for all.
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