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Another Ex-Goldman Employee (And His Lawyer) Take Aim At Goldman Sachs
September 28, 2012 @ 13:20 PM | By Melanie Rodier
"He left Russia for freedom, justice, and the American way and he got Franz Kafka and Goldman Sachs," the Russian computer programmer's lawyer said. But there are many more issues at stake.
continued...Are Modular Data Centers the Answer To Better Efficiency?
September 28, 2012 @ 11:00 AM | By Tony Bishop
As technology organizations look to transform the service delivery model to be more agile, on-demand and cost-effective, modular data centers may provide the means to get there.
continued...Will New Regulation Mark the End of HFT in Europe?
September 25, 2012 @ 13:45 PM | By Melanie Rodier
Germany and other EU countries are aiming to push through legislation that will rein in high-frequency trading. But are they looking at the right issue?
continued...Fixing the U.S. Equity Markets: Limit Exchange/ATS Licenses and Other Steps
September 21, 2012 @ 15:43 PM | By Ivy Schmerken
In his Senate Hearing testimony on Thursday, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of Tabb Group, advised the SEC and Congress to stop granting exchange and ATS licenses, among other remedies.
continued...Financial Astrology For Traders: There Is Money in the Stars
September 21, 2012 @ 13:42 PM | By Melanie Rodier
Thousands of traders are subscribing to financial astrologers' newsletters. But of course, they're keeping it hush-hush.
continued...The Geo-Political Knowledge And Expert Skills Needed to Combat Hacktivist Attacks
September 19, 2012 @ 15:16 PM | By Melanie Rodier
You have to know your attacker - and your security staff, a security consultant says.
continued...For Exchanges, It’s Time To Shape Up and Spend More on Tech
September 17, 2012 @ 13:39 PM | By Melanie Rodier
The SEC's fine against NYSE is a strong signal that the regulator is focusing on exchanges.
continued...Goldman Sachs Disappoints New College Graduates
September 14, 2012 @ 15:24 PM | By Melanie Rodier
Wall Street suddenly doesn't look so glittery for new graduates.
continued...Will The SEC's Fine Against NYSE Open A Can of Worms?
September 14, 2012 @ 15:01 PM | By Melanie Rodier
The SEC charged that NYSE's trading data gave select clients a split-second start over retail investors.
continued...Gordon Brown: Europe Risks Going the Way of Japan
September 14, 2012 @ 12:14 PM | By Reuters , By Gordon Brown, Reuters
The good news is that Europe is no longer going the way of Greece. The sad news is that it is threatening to go the way of Japan.
continued...Details Emerge About Greg Smith’s Tell-All Book, “Why I Left Goldman Sachs”
September 13, 2012 @ 11:00 AM | By Melanie Rodier
Greg Smith, who rose to fame with his inflammatory op-ed in the Times, has had most people wondering whether his book will be a snooze fest or a hit.
continued...As Markets Finally Celebrate the Euro, Charles Schwab Launches New Global Investing Platform
September 12, 2012 @ 14:15 PM | By Melanie Rodier
Schwab’s announcement came after Germany's top court rejected calls to block the permanent eurozone bailout fund.
continued...Post-9/11 on Wall Street and Beyond: What Has, And Hasn't Changed
September 11, 2012 @ 10:58 AM | By Melanie Rodier
9/11’s impact was felt worldwide. It seemed that change was inevitable. But on Wall Street, that hasn't necessarily been the case.
continued...The Executive Compensation Revolution Shows Some Timid Results
September 10, 2012 @ 12:42 PM | By Melanie Rodier
JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon, who has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in the last few months, could (and should) take a personal hit, given his bank’s $7 billion trading snafu. But in Wall Street board rooms, all is not as it seems.
continued...Data Center Cooling: From Seawater to Oil
September 07, 2012 @ 14:13 PM | By Melanie Rodier
Intel has announced it has just completed a year-long test submerging a rack of servers in mineral oil, with powerful results.
continued...Institutional Apps: Money Managers Soon Will "Poke and Swipe" to Drill into Data
September 06, 2012 @ 13:29 PM | By Ivy Schmerken
Designers of mobile apps for investment managers see the potential for sophisticated performance monitoring tools but also tools that interrogate data.
continued...Wall Street Firms Beware: Apple’s iPhone 5 is Coming, and So Are The Hackers
September 05, 2012 @ 14:20 PM | By Melanie Rodier
Wall Street firms are increasingly allowing their employees to bring their own smartphones to work, but they need to do a better job of securing these devices. Here's what they must do.
continued...The Holy Grail of Cloud Computing – Maintaining Data Confidentiality
September 05, 2012 @ 13:20 PM | By Gilad Parann-Nissany- SAP
Whether a financial institution enters a public or private cloud, data privacy and confidentiality are top concerns. A financial application (or a service) must be protected, and true privacy must be maintained, says SAP's Gilad Parann-Nissany.
continued...Post-Knight: Can You Really Manage Technology Risk?
September 04, 2012 @ 12:46 PM | By Melanie Rodier
MIT professor Andrew Lo recently argued that the financial industry needs to develop more advanced technology to avoid the technology glitches that have recently hit Knight Capital, Nasdaq and BATS. We asked two experts, Sang Lee of Aite Group and Dr Howard Rubin of Rubin Worldwide, to weigh in on the issue.
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