Optimism in the world of financial services regulation

It seems that we’re finally making some progress on making the financial markets function more safely. 

After the “flash-crash” of 6 May, US equity market operators have agreed to bring in coordinated circuit-breakers to avoid a repeat of this extreme event. There is widespread agreement...

Encouraging Noises from the SEC
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Washington, D.C., May 26, 2010 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed a new rule that would require the self-regulatory organizations (SROs) to establish a consolidated audit trail system that would enable regulators to...

Is High Frequency Trading (HFT) Really Evil?

I was very interested in Tim Bass' response to my posting Regulation: Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater. You can read...

Sybase Now SAP’s Main Squeeze: Should SAP – Oracle Customers Brace for a Bitter Breakup?

 

Last week, the majority of commentary of Sybase was all about SAP's push to expand into the burgeoning mobile market. The ASA product line has definitely made inroads which will give SAP an immediate leg up,, the real key to this new relationship is this: the business information...

Jonathan Bruce May 25, 2010
Bates is back from the Tweetiverse

I used to think Twitter was a waste of time. That was before I tried it. Actually it's been an incredibly powerful way of keeping on the pulse of business and current affairs, as well as keeping up with some key industry influencers. The 140 character...

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