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Appointments: NYSE Euronext names former Morgan Stanley COO to board of directors

08 February - 02:24 PM

Robert Scott, former president and chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley, has been appointed as an independent member of the NYSE Euronext's board of directors, effective February 4, 2010, subject to regulatory approval.  Scott has...

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LSE delivering FactSet reference data through UnaVista

08 February - 01:55 PM

The London Stock Exchange  has commenced a joint venture with FactSet Research Systems. The partnership means that the exchange will deliver FactSet's reference data via UnaVista, a web-based platform that provides validation, matching and reconciliation solutions....

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Banco Fator selects Progress Apama for high frequency trading

08 February - 01:39 PM

Banco Fator Corretora has deployed the Progress Apama Algorithmic Trading Accelerator. The Apama Algorithmic Trading Accelerator will play a role in Banco Fator's new electronic trading strategy, helping it to develop high frequency, proprietary trading...

Accuity acquires stake in WorldCompliance

08 February - 12:34 PM

Accuity has acquired a significant minority stake in World Compliance, the Florida-based open source intelligence company. Accuity has been a certified reseller of WorldCompliance solutions since February 2004 offering the company's Politically Exposed Persons data...

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Is Barnier the anti-McCreevy?

Posted on 10 December 2009 by Dan Barnes


Word has it – from respectable sources – that Michel Barnier, the incoming Internal Markets Commissioner, thinks Stock Exchanges should be part of the national infrastructure. Hmm. In some eyes, an exchange should assist with the creation...

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Trading advice

Posted on 09 December 2009 by Tom Groenfeldt


In Financial Speculation, Gerald Ashley has some advice for investors. But he doesn’t really expect them to take it. With 30 years experience in finance, including Baring Brothers in London and Hong Kong and the Bank for...

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White collar crime

Posted on 04 November 2009 by David Bannister


Nice comment from criminologist and broadcaster Professor Laurie Taylor on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme this morning: “If you steal someone’s savings or pension you’re more likely to end up with a yacht than a...

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Industry Analysis

Feature: The price ain't right

04 January - 10:16 AM

Complex financial instruments have a lot to answer for. Long after Warren Buffett dubbed credit derivatives as "weapons of mass financial destruction", they have become the toxic aftermath of the exploding capital markets. Enemies of...

Feature: The new normal

04 January - 10:15 AM

The upward trend in major market indexes and the release of some positive economic data indicate recovery is underway. After months of sitting on the sidelines, investors are cautiously looking for opportunities to return to...

Feature: Where's the money in personal finance?

04 January - 10:14 AM

Home accounting or personal financial management has been aided by technology for years but widespread commercial success or even return on investment for technology suppliers has not been forthcoming. In June 2009 the king of...

Feature: Catch me if you can

04 January - 10:12 AM

The figures speak for themselves: in the first 10 months of 2009, the 260 plus members of CIFAS, the UK's Fraud Prevention Service have recorded over 68,000 people whose identities have been hijacked by identity...

Feature: Platform alteration

04 January - 10:05 AM

The London Stock Exchange's decision to dump its Microsoft .Net and SQL Server-Accenture-HP system in favour of technology from the previously little-known MillenniumIT, demonstrated the intense pressures on incumbent exchanges in the face of competition...