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Gary Wright - BISS Research - London | 31/05/2011 | 3908 views

Post Trade a Nirvana?

For far too long there has been too much emphasis on vertical business and operations at the expense of the investor's requirements. The financial crisis has clearly demonstrated that a vertical business and a silo based approach can cause large and small financial services firms to be infected with massive industry systemic problems that ultimatel...

Gary Wright - BISS Research - London | 23/05/2011 | 4013 views

Systemic Risk in Clearing Houses - an Oxymoron?

Clearing Houses have been a fundamental industry component for decades. Indeed the advent of computers and databases enabled the finance industry to consolidate its risks and costs bringing economies of scale and increased capacity for financial services firms. However, clearing houses all grew from vertical business models based around different p...

Gary Wright - BISS Research - London | 09/05/2011 | 3024 views | 1 comment

The Die Is Cast - Long Live The Revolution

Financial services worldwide are under enormous pressure from Governments and Regulators to change and regain the confidence of their customers. Unfortunately bad PR is not doing the Banks much favour, promoting how they are feasting on huge profits while their customers and consumers struggle out of an economic dark age. However, changes are comin...

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