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Technology migration projects are sometimes viewed as a major undertaking fraught with risk and uncertainty. However, there comes a point where further investment in old technology isn’t sustainable a...
I was listening to a debate on the radio yesterday morning about the Chinese authorities' inability to keep their financial markets in check. Amidst all the discussion on manufacturing indices, circui...
The world of corporate treasury is complex and multi-disciplinary at the interplay of business, technology, policy, process, people, procedure, operations and systems. The decisions a treasurer make
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Throughout 2015, many in our industry would no doubt have agreed that MiFID II was fast becoming the single most important EU legislation initiative. With the unofficial – but likely – delay until Jan...
Usually at the start of a New Year we try to make predictions of what lies ahead; comparisons of previous predictions show we get it wrong more often than not. Instead this year I’d like to highlight...
We live in a 24/7, super-connected world and have grown used to instant access to information and services at the touch of our smartphones. No wonder we want the same convenience and certainty when it...
Back in 2013 Citadel , the biggest HFT , found that spoofers were robbing their algos of monies ! The spoofer places orders that it had no intention of filling and enticed Citadel into trading , then ...
It is easy to find fault in company launches, but as a former product manager I fully understand the courage it takes to get there in the face of uncertainty, and the myriad factors that stand betwe