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Gary Wright - BISS Research - London | 15/04/2011 | 2644 views | 3 comments

Use it or Lose it

A recent article in the Evening Standard highlighted Terry Smith, Chief Executive of Tullett Prebon concerns about the Financial Services Industry's ability to provide investors with protection and value for their investments. Smith focused particularly on share buy-backs, this is where a company uses its capital to buy back its shares. This has th...

Gary Wright - BISS Research - London | 13/04/2011 | 3419 views | 3 comments

Regulators dereliction of duty

Now it's just dandy that the FSA does not see a role in regulating Algo trading! Surely this is a dereliction of duty of the first order! The financial services industry is highly technical relying on new developments and innovation to produce increased revenue. The business of Algo trading is a fundamental factor in today's securities markets and ...

Gary Wright - BISS Research - London | 08/04/2011 | 3379 views

Is Orwellian Social Media here?

At the excellent Finextra Social Media Day yesterday, panellists representing ‘The Corporates' were discussing the consumer/client benefits of social media and this quickly turned into a marketing and PR fest. It's obvious that many corporates, especially in financial services will see the massive growth in social networks as both a threat an...

Gary Wright - BISS Research - London | 07/04/2011 | 3083 views | 2 comments

Social Networks and the Regulators

Actiance's Sarah Carter gave a fascinating presentation at the Finextra Social Media Day, which clearly resonated with the audience, when she got into the very thorny topic of regulatory compliance. So much of compliance today is about client protection and of course there have been far too many regulatory breaks from a host of different financial...