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Category Archives: Wall Street
Movie Review Friday – Too Big To Fail
Too Big to Fail – Everyone working from Wall Street to Main Street has most likely heard about, if not read this best-selling piece of literature by Andrew Ross Sorkin which details the financial crisis of 2008. Recently HBO decided … Continue reading
Happy (Belated) Birthday NYSE
Guest Contributor: Karen Mack, Financial Technologies Forum This past Tuesday, when reading the “This Day in History” section of our local newspaper, I couldn’t help but note that this was the anniversary of the date that the Buttonwood Agreement was … Continue reading
Proposed Derivatives Rules: Regulators Going Too Far?
Guest Contributor: John Jay, Senior Analyst, Aite Group The name of the game is derivatives regulation, and financial regulators are asking end users to ante up. While pursuing risk management activities, non-financial firms may be subjected to posting higher collateral … Continue reading
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Is Data More Valuable than Assets?
When someone hears the term “cyber crime” they will usually think of their personal information being stolen, for instance when someone steals your credit card information and goes on a shopping spree. However, cyber crime no longer strictly applies to … Continue reading
Financial Technology Companies Expand in 2011
Wall Street bonuses may have fallen 8% in 2010 according to a survey conducted by the Office of the New York State Comptroller, but it’s no reflection on whether or not Wall Street plans to buy this year. There has … Continue reading
Aite Group Hires FTF to Manage Chicago Trading Event
Financial Technologies Forum is pleased to announce that we have been selected by Aite Group to manage, produce and organize their Chicago event on May 10th at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park. Among some of our responsibilities, FTF will help … Continue reading
What Will it Take to Stay Compliant in 2011?
Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk and Compliance just completed its 2nd annual ‘Cost of Compliance’ survey for 2011. The verdict: 71% of the firms surveyed predict it will cost them a great deal in money, resources and time (but really time … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Financial Technology, Regulation, Wall Street
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The CIO – Your Translator for 2011
Have you ever had to call a tech-support line, whether it was to sort out a smart-phone issue or because your company web site just crashed? If yes, then I’m sure you can relate to the frustration this call can … Continue reading
Posted in Back-Office, Buy-Side, Wall Street
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Using your Wall Street Savvy this Sunday
This Sunday is arguably the biggest sports day of the year, “Big-Game Sunday”. We thought we would take this opportunity to let all of you Wall Street natives use your skill set of calculating the odds and hedging against risk … Continue reading
What is a Hedge Fund Hotel?
I was reading an article the other day on eFinancial News about hedge fund hotels and, while I’ve heard of these, I never fully understood what they were and how they worked. Turns out, a hedge fund hotel is simply … Continue reading
Posted in Buy-Side, Hedge Funds, Regulation, Wall Street
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