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This handy guide reviews the various steps banks are taking to improve their risk management techniques, looking at the benefits and pitfalls of each one.
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HFT quote bombardment blamed for flash crash in May
High-frequency trading firms accused of attempting to overwhelm market infrastructure.
Circuit breakers to stem NYSE trading falls
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Index round-up
Standard & Poor’s has partnered with Experian to create a series of consumer credit default indexes to give an insight into the health of the US economy and the quality of consumer credit. Dow Jones has added three indexes to its RBP family. RBP (required...
ETF role in Dow 'flash crash' under scrutiny
The role of ETFs in the US market “flash crash” on 6 May is under scrutiny following a preliminary report suggesting ETFs and index futures were linked to the event.
New Abu Dhabi ETF is first to track Middle Eastern stocks
The first exchange-traded fund (ETF) for the Middle East has been created, enabling local and foreign investors to access the stocks traded on UAE exchanges. The NBAD OneShare Dow Jones UAE 25 ETF, issued by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, will primarily...
Index roundup
UBS has listed its Evolution Buy-Write Europe index in Germany following an earlier listing in Switzerland. “The index addresses the weaknesses of traditional covered call strategies by combining three performance enhancements into a single index,”...
Morgan Stanley hires Mendelsohn as head of retail structured products
Morgan Stanley has hired Pierre Mendelsohn as managing director and global head of retail securitised products in London. Mendelsohn moves from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was London-based managing director of the structured solutions group....
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