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Industry Ponders New Face of Regulation
NEW YORK-As a result of the turmoil on Wall Street, a substantial change in the U.S. financial industry regulatory environment is bound to take place, say observers.
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From the Outside
While data managers are working late to help deal with the current financial crisis, one reference data veteran has had time to sit back and look at the events from the outside. Tine Thoresen speaks to John Carroll, ex-Merrill, about why EDM becomes much…
Happy Birthday, Mifid!
As coverage of the global financial meltdown and the U.S. general election reaches a fever pitch, it's easy to forget that just 12 short months ago, the E.U. rolled out the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid).
Thomson Reuters Frees Up One Integration
Thomson Reuters is to waive the fees it charges for integrating proprietary and third-party content and capabilities into its Thomson One suite, enabling clients to create customized advisor workstations from Thomson One Wealth Management at lower cost…
'Issuer-Pays' Rating Model Draws Fire
Rating Agencies came under fire last week as former senior executives from Moody's and Standard & Poor's gave testimony to the US House of Representatives suggesting that potential conflicts of interest could have contributed to the sub-prime crisis.
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CMA Preps Asian Office for Local Support
CME Group subsidiary Credit Market Analysis plans to open up a regional office in Hong Kong by the end of this year to support growing interest in its credit data products in Asia.
Get Ready for APFIC
With the financial markets in turmoil, my girlfriend and I last week made our first foray into the commodities markets with the purchase of a diamond. Yes, it's an engagement gift, but it's also an investment that can become an heirloom and an item of…
BNP to Take Over Fortis Data Admin
The recently announced break-up of the Fortis banking and insurance group between the Dutch government and BNP Paribas will result in a major reshuffle of data administration functions and marks the end of Fortis' group-wide market data competency center…
Whither Exchanges
Now that we have reached the latter half of October, the multilateral trading facility (MTF) space is set to heat up as Bats Europe prepares to go live ( see story, page 11 ) and interdealer broker Icap announced its intention to bring yet another MTF…