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Banks Cry Wolf Over IT Budgets
January 28, 2011 @ 10:42 AM | By Phil Albinus
As Dodd-Frank rolls into Wall Street, banks will claim they don't have the funds to operate in compliance. Cry me a river.
continued...A Hard Lesson
January 27, 2011 @ 08:30 AM | By Phil Albinus
People often repeat the same mistakes, even when they should have learned their lessons the first time.
continued...CFTC Budget Crunch: Can it Oversee Swaps Market?
January 26, 2011 @ 13:56 PM | By Ivy Schmerken
Commissioner Scott O' Malia said CFTC has made no investment in market surveillance systems, despite increased Dodd-Frank supervisory role.
continued...CFTC's Latest Plan for Swaps May Save Banks Billions
January 26, 2011 @ 11:27 AM | By Justin Grant
The rigid regulatory climate may have some on Wall Street feeling a bit uneasy these days, but at least one regulator is probably winning fans with a plan that may save banks billions in the long run.
continued...Credit Suisse Aids Institutions In Their Losing Battle Against HFT
January 25, 2011 @ 11:27 AM | By Justin Grant
Help is finally on the way for institutional investors in their losing battle for profits against high-frequency traders and it's not coming from regulators.
continued...Buy Side Taps Trade Ideas from the Sell Side
January 20, 2011 @ 11:59 AM | By Ivy Schmerken
Are trade-ideas an alternative to expert research networks?
continued...Wall Street Titans Rein in Pay Amid Calls for Restraint
January 20, 2011 @ 11:44 AM | By Justin Grant
Are Wall Street's titans actually heeding widespread calls for restraint as the rest of the nation slogs its way through a painful economic recovery?
continued...Implications of the Insider Trading Probe into Expert Research Networks
January 19, 2011 @ 10:45 AM | By Ivy Schmerken
A widening insider trading probe into expert research networks has put a chill on money management firms that rely on the networks' industrial insight. Buy-side firms that purchase research are fearful of becoming tangled up in the scandal.
continued...Goldman 'Yanks' Facebook IPO
January 18, 2011 @ 09:32 AM | By Phil Albinus
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Coming Barclays Layoffs Point to Fragile Recovery
January 13, 2011 @ 11:02 AM | By Justin Grant
Although optimism is slowly creeping back to pre-crisis levels on Wall Street, that's apparently not quite the case at Barclays PLC.
continued...Wall Street Banks on GOP Watering Down Dodd-Frank
January 12, 2011 @ 11:00 AM | By Justin Grant
Bank stocks have been on a tear since the November rout that catapulted the GOP into control of Congress. And now Wall Street is banking on the Republicans to water down the Dodd-Frank bill, which by some estimates may slash bank profits by some $22 billion, Barron’s reports.
continued...Barclays CEO Says Stop Blaming Bankers for Weak Economy
January 11, 2011 @ 11:38 AM | By Justin Grant
Barclays Chief Executive Robert Diamond is apparently mad that Wall Street is constantly being blamed for the weak global economy and he's not going to take it anymore.
continued...Where Have the IPOs Gone?
January 06, 2011 @ 11:08 AM | By Phil Albinus
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Guess Who Passed on Facebook?
January 06, 2011 @ 10:15 AM | By Phil Albinus
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, that's who.
continued...Dodd-Frank Drives Hiring but Traders Need Not Apply
January 05, 2011 @ 10:31 AM | By Justin Grant
The Dodd-Frank bill is doing far more than simply reining in the risky trading practices that drove the global economy to the brink of disaster more than two years ago.
continued...Obama Looks to JPMorgan for Chief of Staff
January 04, 2011 @ 11:52 AM | By Phil Albinus
If the president chooses William Daley, he is sending a message to Wall Street.
continued...Bank of America Gears Up for WikiLeaks Fallout; Wall Street Takes Note
January 03, 2011 @ 10:58 AM | By Justin Grant
Bank of America is gearing up to defend itself in the event that it proves to be the bank that Wikileaks' Julian Assange has pledged to take down.
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