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'The decision to get an automated reconciliation engine was a no-brainer - doing cash and scrip reconciliations is not a value-add. It's hugely important from a risk perspective, but should we be using intelligent staff to do something so menial?'
Protiviti report: buy side still fancies derivatives
According to a new report from Protiviti, a UK-based risk consultancy, the use of derivatives by fund managers will rise over the next 12 to 18 months despite market turbulence and record levels of redemptions from hedge funds. Protiviti has found that:
Transparency worries persist in post-Mifid era
More than a year after Mifid's implementation, the European buy side continues to suffer from poor market data and inadequate post-trade transparency. When the regulation came into force in November last year, it required that all trades executed in the…