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Prop Shafted

Proprietary trading is the latest controversy to afflict the beleaguered investment banking industry, accused of everything from playing a pivotal role in the global financial crisis to allowing brokers to fleece their buy-side clients through the…

Beyond Brazil

Brazil, with its limited exposure to the recent credit crisis, has benefited more than any other emerging market from increased investor appetite for emerging-market exposure. But as John Beck reports, opportunities have revealed themselves in other…

The Blind Leading the Blind

The unprecedented downturn in the markets during 2007 and 2008 left many institutions in the uncomfortable position of holding complex assets with no way of valuing them reliably and accurately. But even though the acuteness of that phase of the…

The Age of Collaboration

Increased complexity of events and a growing focus on risk have resulted in Australian corporate actions professionals coming together for a united approach. Collaborative efforts are set to improve consistency and standardization in the market, and…

Under Scrutiny

Regulatory focus on data is on the rise, and growing pressure to increase transparency has placed firms even more in the spotlight. Carla Mangado explores what the recent regulatory scrutiny in transaction reporting means for the data industry

Pulling together

Wall Street’s bulge-bracket brokers have in recent months encroached on their smaller counterparts by poaching their hedge fund clients. But as Anthony Malakian reports, this isn’t necessarily a bad development as brokers look to work together to support…

MTFs Urge Consolidated Tape in MiFID Review

Operators of pan-European multilateral trading facilities are calling for this year's review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive to make it easier for trading firms to participate in multiple markets by mandating an affordable means for…

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