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CEP Puts FX on the Fast Track
Complex-event processing is extending its reach into new asset classes as the underlying technology continues to mature. But as Stewart Eisenhart reports, it still has its pitfalls, especially when it comes to the FX realm.
More Bite? Europe Braces for MiFID II
While the introduction of MiFID in November 2007 was a step in the right direction, the directive can hardly be described as a resounding success. But will MiFID II be any better? By John Beck.
Prop Shafted
Proprietary trading is the latest controversy to afflict the beleaguered investment banking industry, accused of everything from playing a pivotal role in the global financial crisis to allowing brokers to fleece their buy-side clients through the…
Beyond Brazil
Brazil, with its limited exposure to the recent credit crisis, has benefited more than any other emerging market from increased investor appetite for emerging-market exposure. But as John Beck reports, opportunities have revealed themselves in other…
The Blind Leading the Blind
The unprecedented downturn in the markets during 2007 and 2008 left many institutions in the uncomfortable position of holding complex assets with no way of valuing them reliably and accurately. But even though the acuteness of that phase of the…
On a Global Mission
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