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FSB-IOSCO Roundtable on Compensation Practices in the Securities Sector
April 7th, 2017
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) jointly organized a Roundtable on Compensation Practices in the Securities Sector on 13 December 2016. Based on the findings of the FSB Compensation Monitoring Contact Group ...
Two Trends That Will Force The Fed To Start Buying Stocks
March 27th, 2017
While the Japanese and Swiss central banks have turned themselves into hedge funds by loading up on equities, the US Fed has stuck to supporting the stock market indirectly, by buying bonds. It’s worked, obviously, with all major US ...
Oil prices hit 3-month low as U.S. rig count climbs
March 13th, 2017
Oil prices dropped to their lowest in three months on Monday despite OPEC efforts to curb crude output, dragged down as U.S. drillers kept adding rigs. Brent crude LCOc1 had fallen 39 cents, or 0.8 percent, to at $50.98 ...
Four key trends that will affect global investments
March 9th, 2017
The global economy is starting to reflate with stronger growth and higher inflation expected in 2017. This coincides with a period in which monetary policy is likely to become less supportive, creating the potential for increased volatility in financial ...
Numerix Acquires TFG Financial Systems
March 9th, 2017
Numerix, the leader in risk technology today announces the acquisition of TFG Financial Systems, the only real-time risk, P&L and position management system in the industry. TFG’s dependency graph capabilities, at the heart of its SaaS risk and portfolio ...
Interview: SIG Susquehanna on European Volatility & VSTOXX®
March 7th, 2017
Interview with Cathal Hardiman, Derivatives Sales Trader at SIG Susquehanna Set up in 2005, Susquehanna’s European options desk traded 11% of the total volume traded in listed (equity & index) options in Europe. Following the increasing dislocation between the ...
Oil prices head lower after data shows spike in U.S. supplies
February 15th, 2017
Crude oil prices pulled back on Wednesday, reversing gains made in the New York session on the heels of data showing a bigger-than-expected climb in U.S. supply. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery ...
Hotspot expands its global sales team
February 9th, 2017
Hotspot Expands Global Sales Leadership Team, Promotes Leit, Watras to Europe, Asia Roles Additional Hires Add Extensive FX Experience Hotspot, a leading institutional foreign exchange (FX) market owned and operated by Bats Global Markets (Bats: BATS), today announced expansions ...
Royal Bank of Scotland to Pay $85 Million Penalty
February 6th, 2017
CFTC Orders The Royal Bank of Scotland to Pay $85 Million Penalty for Attempted Manipulation of U.S. Dollar ISDAFIX Benchmark Swap Rates In Total, the CFTC Has Imposed $570 Million in Penalties for Attempted Manipulation of ISDAFIX Benchmark The ...
Soros’s bad bet against Trump cost his clients $1bn
February 2nd, 2017
George Soros’s hedge fund was one of the biggest losers of 2016, as the Hungarian-born billionaire’s misplaced investments turned into a $1 billion loss for his clients, according to a report by hedge fund investor LCH Investments, cited by ...
