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  • Borsa Italiana introduces SME market   Posted on Jan 26, 2012 6bc31f30-88ab-4486-bb09-1bcfe3542dac_borsa_italiana.jpg

    This new market will combine the AIM Italia and MAC markets in Italy and will enhance Borsa Italiana's listing options for SMEs. Creating greater choice for companies, the new AIM Italia - Mercato Alternativo del Capitale has been built in resp...[read more]

  • AlgoSpan introduces alternative for LSE Extranex   Posted on Jan 26, 2012 ba844c9f-1b98-4c32-b919-a2e0c20d3f51_algospan.jpg

    AlgoSpan now offers a great alternative to the LSE Extranex service, with high performance, competitively priced point-to-point 'shortest-path' connectivity between your systems and the Exchange's trading and information services. [read more]

  • Capis solutions available on UNX Catalyst trading platform   Posted on Jan 26, 2012 66966399-0ba6-49b2-9ce0-15c93fc59f67_unx.jpg

    UNX, provider of innovative trading technology solutions, and Capital Institutional Services, Inc. (Capis) announce the immediate availability of institutional brokerage solutions from Capis via UNX's global, broker-neutra...[read more]

  

Latest Blog Posts

  • Wipe out market makers = best execution
    Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by Chris Skinner

    bd89748a-4758-40ae-898f-bc950e50e288_Chriss.jpg Yesterday I wrote about the concept of banks being barred from betting on the bonds and equities markets. “Own account” trading disappears and the only folks who can “speculate” are those with their own chips to play in the game: the private equ...[read more]

  • Casino capitalism: only for those who can afford the chips
    Posted on Jan 25, 2012 by Chris Skinner

    bd89748a-4758-40ae-898f-bc950e50e288_Chriss.jpg For some time there’s been debate about whether Vickers or Volcker is the right way to go. Should investment banks be divided from their retailing and commercial siblings by a fence, or completely separated so that one cannot poison the other? S...[read more]

  • Will Emerging Markets Continue to Outperform Developed Markets?
    Posted on Jan 23, 2012 by Kevin Acott, IPC

    8692b899-3193-4be5-b553-3acce201275a_Kevin-Acott.jpg I recently attended a conference hosted by IPC called Emerging Markets: Opportunities and Obstacles. At the event, the Tabb Group presented some of their latest research on trading in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe and Asia. Then a panel of speak...[read more]

  

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  • The ins and outs of Dark Pools

    ATMonitor
    Eight things you wanted to know about Dark Pools but hesitated to ask...
    How do independant dark pools determine who can be members? Is there a level of distrust and obscure liquidity measures which make the use of dark pool dealing subject to best price irregularity? Should I only send fill or kill orders to a dark pool? Selected Q&A commentary from MyATMonitor's Expert Panels.

    Expert Panellists: Charlie Guy – Chi-X Europe
    Salvador Rodriguez – Citi
    Jerry Avenell – Chi-X Europe
    Natan Tiefenbrun – Turquoise

Research

  • 2011 Global Investment Management Survey   Posted on Jan 25, 2012 Linedata.jpg

    We asked the respondents, ‘What are the Main Challenges to your Firm Right Now?’ and, unsurprisingly, 24% chose regulations as their first priority, with a further 15% selecting it as second priority. Other first priorities were investor/client demands with 14% and investment performance with 13%. Cutting costs also made an appearance: 26% selected this as either first or second top priority. Hiring and retaining talented people were also mentioned as other key challenges firms faced at this point in time. The lowest scoring category was finding new investment opportunities. ... [read more]

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