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Perhaps now the supporters of "dark pools " and HFT at exchanges can retreat to where they belong .......... out of the market place ! In yesterday’s complaint, filed in New York state Supre...
Last weekend I was out shopping for apparel for my family at a retail outlet I prefer for all my clothing purchases. Being a weekend, the queue at the payment counter was characteristically long. Afte...
We have created a twitter account that will tweet all blogs written by Community Members. The account is @FinextraBlogs We will also be retweeting comments that members have added to Finextra article...
As the asset management industry returns to growth it’s apparent to me that firms are competing more than ever on a global scale and seeking alpha from new sources. But the challenge most face is how ...
True or false? In the post-EMIR landscape, insurance firms and pension funds are likely to face increased cost from mandatory clearing and margining of their interest rate swaps in order to hedge inte...
Back in September 2013, Apple introduced biometrics into the world’s most popular smartphone. Since then, its functionality has been limited to that of a basic security feature, simply enabling users ...
The changing needs and preferences of customers, coupled with the recent rapid pace of digital innovation, have raised the bar on the levels of service that customers expect from their banks. The incr...
The increasing demand for real-time communication, instant insight and customer ‘stickiness’ from clients means today’s businesses have a big task on their hands. Never before has it been possible to ...
With Helsinki and another successful EBAday behind us, it is time to reflect on the conversations and themes from the show. With 800 attendees this year, this was the biggest EBAday yet and the Finlan...
Nowadays, big data isn’t so much big, as XXXL. Financial institutions are grappling with increased information demand in real time from both customers and regulators, while also finding optimal ways
TARGET2-Securities, or also known by its acronym as T2S, is one of the most ambitious projects of the European Central Bank (ECB) and 17 national central banks in the euro area (which are collectively...
Humans have always loved a paradox, from the simple piece of paper with ‘the other side is true’ and ‘the other side is false’ on either side; to quantum physics theory meaning that Schrödinger's cat ...