5 Reasons a Limit Order Book is Good for Electronic Bond TradingMay 01, 2013As the US fixed income markets adapt to the exchange-like limit order book (LOB) way of electronic trading, there are a number of ways institutional investors can improve their current RFQ-dominant trade work flow.
Laundering $881 Million Is Now AcceptableMarch 08, 2013Senator Elizabeth Warren grills regulators (again) for failing to yank banking charters or criminally prosecute banking executives for their transgressions.
Regrets? Some Senators Have a FewFebruary 15, 2013Watching Elizabeth Warren grill regulators has some Senators wishing they didn't oppose her appointment to the CFPB back in 2011.
IT Isn't Where It's AtOctober 26, 2012The big growth in tech spending is happening outside of the IT organization. That creates a challenge for companies trying to leverage technology well.
Goldman Sachs Book Was Not Meant To Be an ExposeOctober 22, 2012Greg Smith, the former Goldman Sachs vice president who resigned very publicly, said he never intended his book to be an expose of practices at the Wall Street firm.
Second-Tier Banks Need Capital Top-Up By 2016October 11, 2012Nationally important banks
will need to hold extra capital from 2016 to cushion the impact
on their domestic economies if they hit trouble, but the global
banking watchdog will leave it up to national regulators to say
how much more.
Obama Not 'Anti-Business'—Carlyle's RubensteinOctober 11, 2012Carlyle Group LP co-founder David
Rubenstein said President Barack Obama's economic plans are not
anti-business, countering criticism from his Republican rival
Mitt Romney, who like Rubenstein is a veteran of the private
equity business.
FIX Protocol Ltd. Updates Guidelines for Venue ReportingMay 29, 2012The industry standards body published revised guidelines today to provide buy-side firms with more consistency and transparency into execution reporting, including enhancements for European equity markets.
What Are Goldman Sachs' Clients Saying?March 16, 2012Who cares what one former employee said in a very public resignation letter? How are Goldman's clients reacting?
Big Data: The Next New Thing?September 28, 2011Venture capitalists are investing in "Big Data" companies with analytic platforms, but hasn't Wall Street been doing this for 20 years?
Aite Group Adds Ex-Bank Of America Exec To Wealth Management TeamJuly 08, 2010Before joining Aite Group, Schmitt served as sales process manager for Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management groups, including the former Premier Banking & Investments group.