Opinions

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  Larry Tabb
  In Praise of Shorts and Financial Speculation
  While the stocks of many investment banks tanked and a number failed, it wasn't the short sellers that created the problems.
• The Perils of a Financial Services Transaction Tax
  A financial transaction tax could generate $150 billion in income, but it could also hurt retail investors in the long run.
• Back Office: Time to Pay the Piper
  With increasing complexity and the need for more highly automated operations, the back office will require increased innovation and continued investment.
• Executive Compensation Limits Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences
  The pay czar, the banker tax, pending legislation, shareholder lawsuits and a popular revolt all are vying to change Wall Street compensation.
• An Examination of 2010 IT Spending: The World Isn't Flat
  While overall IT spending may appear flat, analysis of underlying spending patterns reveals some definite strategic ripples.

Blog

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  Gregory MacSweeney
  How to Hide Your Computer Tracks at Work On this Friday, just before a holiday (3-day) weekend and after a monster snowstorm earlie...
• Investment Bankers: CIA Wants You
• Wall Street Firms Focus On Vendor Risk (video)
• TGIF: Make It Rain -- The Credit Card Act
• Cloud Vendors: Are You Listening?
• TGIF: Need A Motivational Speech? (video)

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2. Examiner Sees Accounting Gimmicks in Lehman Demise
3. Post-Crisis, Banks Paying Close Attention to Vendor Risk When Choosing Tech Partners
4. Steve Ballmer: Microsoft Is "Betting Our Company" On The Cloud
5. Direct Access Partners Enhances Multi-Prime Offering for Hedge Funds
6. BOX Moves to Equinix NY4 Data Center in Secaucus, New Jersey
7. Fully Compliant Social Networking Site For Financial Professionals Launches
8. Buffett Kept Distance from Lehman
9. JP Morgan's EcoSecurities Closes U.S. Office
10. Wells Fargo Wealth Chief Wants 10,000 More Advisers