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Fed Conflicted, Politicized, and Anti-Democratic
The Federal Reserve has created numerous conflicts of interest – becoming a competitor in the repo market is just one of its sins. That was the pointed testimony of Dr. Charles Calomiris, – a Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions, Columbia Business School, Columbia University – who was speaking in front of the House Financial Services […]
Giancarlo: CFTC–EC Must Align Swap Margin Rules
While Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and European Commission regulators are largely harmonized, much work remains to be done on the issue of margin requirements. CFTC chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo had these words for attendees at the Eurofi Financial Forum in Tallin, Estonia on September 14, 2017: Productive work continues between the US and Europe […]
Volcker Rule: Compliance Akin to Proving a Negative, says Lawyer
An attorney who has helped several banks develop compliance programs for the Volcker rule called compliance akin to proving a negative. Jim Sivon, a partner with the Washington D.C. law firm Barnett Sivon & Natter, was testifying in front of the House Financial Services Committee in a hearing entitled “Examining the Relationship Between Prudential Regulation and Monetary […]
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The Buy Side Delves into Mobile Data
As hedge funds and quantitative asset managers hunt for unique sources of alpha, Wall Street’s attention is turning to analysis of location data generated by mobile phones. Location data from mobile phones is now at the forefront of the push to combine data science techniques with machine learning techniques to produce actionable information on company […]
Discretionary Managers Seek Alpha in Alternative Data
Alternative data providers see huge potential in providing their data to discretionary asset managers who are losing assets to quantitative and systematic funds. As active managers trail the performance of passive index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), discretionary fund managers are scrambling to consume big data analytics into their decision making process. While early movers […]
Balancing Risk & Opportunity
East Asia is one of the world’s most diverse and vibrant regions. Its economy is also the most dynamic. With 6.5% growth in 2015, according to the World Bank, it outperformed the rest of the world. Despite the drag that China’s slowdown is expected to pull on the other economies of the region, they still […]
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