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February 4, 2010

Burgundy Yet to Mature

Market participants in Nordic regions have been slow in implementing the technology needed to connect with alternative trading platforms, according Simon Nathanson, CEO of Stockholm-based agency broker and trading technology provider Neonet, which part-owns Nordic multilateral trading facility (MTF) Burgundy....

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Posted by John Beck on February 4, 2010 5:07 PM | | Comments (0)

February 2, 2010

The Man Speaketh of Regulation

After his election to the presidency, Barack Obama surrounded himself with a team of young, bright minds. Even the President himself is the ripe age of 48. But moving to the forefront of financial reform is a man who was...

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Posted by Anthony Malakian on February 2, 2010 8:53 PM | | Comments (0)

February 1, 2010

All change at the LSE

I was at the London Stock Exchange this morning for a conference on the Mifid review that the European Commission is planning to undertake this year. Aside from some interesting comments from the EC’s David Wright about their chagrin at...

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Posted by Joel Clark on February 1, 2010 5:05 PM | | Comments (0)

January 29, 2010

Emerging Opportunities

Economic conditions on both side of the Atlantic may have picked up somewhat in recent months, but progress is sluggish and securities markets remain crowded and competitive. As a result, some institutional clients and financial institutions are turning the never...

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Posted by John Beck on January 29, 2010 5:39 PM | | Comments (0)

January 28, 2010

State of the Root Canal

In his State of the Union address last night, President Barack Obama said the bank bailout "was about as popular as a root canal." It was the first of several jabs taken at Wall Street. Much of the President's lengthy...

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Posted by Anthony Malakian on January 28, 2010 6:14 PM | | Comments (0)

January 27, 2010

The (Tenth-of-a-) Penny Arcade

In an effort to recoup liquidity that's gone to dark pools, major US stock exchanges are going to try and push for sub-penny pricing on trades. According to The Wall Street Journal, NYSE Euronext, Nasdaq OMX, BATS Global Markets and...

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Posted by Anthony Malakian on January 27, 2010 5:48 PM | | Comments (0)

January 26, 2010

Bonus Round

It's bonus season again and unfortunately for prospective recipients, public disenchantment with often astronomical remuneration packages doesn't seem to have waned. Governing bodies are reportedly set to step in to appease the electorate, and even HSBC chairman Stephen Green has...

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Posted by John Beck on January 26, 2010 5:37 PM | | Comments (0)

January 22, 2010

Tough Proposition

President Barack Obama and his colleagues in the House and Senate have grown used to talking tough to the nation's biggest banks. Now they want to add some bite to that bark. The President, standing alongside former Federal Reserve Chairman...

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Posted by Anthony Malakian on January 22, 2010 7:09 PM | | Comments (0)

January 21, 2010

The Regs Are Coming!

As Obama's health care reform plans enter a limbo stage after the election of Scott Brown, the president is set to propose new banking rules that could offer historic reform in a troubled industry. In short, the proposals offer new...

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Posted by Phil Albinus on January 21, 2010 3:13 PM | | Comments (0)

Green IT's True Colors

The Copenhagen Summit may have been a big fat letdown for anyone concerned about man-made climate change, but the momentum behind green IT initiatives continues unabated. Tech firms are reported to be ramping up sustainable IT projects, financial institutions are...

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Posted by John Beck on January 21, 2010 2:41 PM | | Comments (0)

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