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Gary Wright - BISS Research - London | 24/09/2008 | 2737 views

Is London losing its position?

London is the biggest international financial market in the world according to established government figures. Financial markets make up approximately 28% of UK GDP and are a fundamental component of the European "Action Plan". Any dilution of "the City" as the dominant international centre will not only be bad for the UK government but equally bad... Tags: Dealing rooms, Trade executionGroup: EBAday

Gary Wright - BISS Research - London | 23/09/2008 | 4383 views

Credit Crunch hits SIBOS Lunch

Now I know we live in difficult times and just about everything is on the rise but lunch at SIBOS is taking pricing to a new level. With virtually no choice of food on the exhibition floor my colleague and I decided to take advantage of the buffet restaurant on the upper floor. Having trekked all morning around the huge exhibition floor we were eag... Tags: Sibos

Gary Wright - BISS Research - London | 22/09/2008 | 2511 views

Short Selling

The fact that the USA, UK and Japan have put short selling bans into play should not be seen as a long term solution to control the markets. The UK has set the ban until the 29th January and restricted it to 29 financial stocks although all types of company are exposed to manipulation by short selling. Short selling did not create the current cred... Tags: Dealing rooms, Trade executionGroup: MiFID

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