Wall Street & Technology

Risk Management

Larry Tabb
Wall Street Compensation and Investment: A Different Take
The likelihood of deferred compensation may trouble Wall Street professionals. But on the bright side, it should fuel a deferred compensation-based investment boom.
Still Stressed Over Bank Stress Tests
Although investors greeted the results of the government's banking stress tests with cheers, were the tests strict enough to help prevent another financial meltdown?
Four Ways President Obama Can Put the Economy Back on Track
The Obama Administration walked into one of the most turbulent financial markets since the Great Depression. What can President Obama do to not only stop the slide, but also turn the economy around?
IT Spending to Focus on Middle-Office Functions in 2009
While technology spending will take a hit in 2009, capital markets firms will invest in middle-office functions, such as risk management and reporting.
Relaxing Mark-to-Market Rules Is a Slippery Slope
Mark-to-market accounting is critical to the valuation of profits, positions, net capital and, for that matter, bank solvency.