Bates Research | 05-08-15
This week Google entered the financial software market. Capitalizing on its deep experience with ”Big Data,” the company will provide SunGard Data Systems with new software that will help to process over 6 billion trades an hour.
DetailBates Research | 05-01-15
Last week, we discussed the new allegations brought by the DOJ and CFTC against a UK trader for alleged market manipulation. This week, we've invited one of our experts to discuss the issues raised for Broker-Dealers and exchanges who now regularly deal with clients who are high frequency traders.
DetailBates Research | 04-24-15
On Tuesday, a single trader was arrested at his home in the United Kingdom, accused of market manipulation over the course of the last five years, and of playing a role in the Flash Crash of May 2010.
DetailBates Research | 04-17-15
On Tuesday the Department of Labor released its second proposal for new fiduciary standards that would apply to anyone providing advice to retirees.
DetailBates Research | 04-10-15
This week major fund providers in the $2.7 trillion money market space took steps in anticipation of new regulations governing how money market funds are priced.
DetailBates Research | 04-03-15
Stone Mountain, Georgia played host to a meeting of prominent U.S. policy-makers and economists earlier this week. The event, held by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, met to discuss "shadow banking" and its implications for monetary policy and stability.
DetailBates Research | 03-27-15
The SEC voted to amend Rule 15b9-1 on Wednesday in a move designed to bring more oversight to High Frequency Trading firms. We've blogged previously about bringing oversight to HFTs (more general detail regarding HFTs can be found in our White Paper here), and this appears to be the first step in that process.
DetailBates Research | 03-19-15
There has been quite a bit of controversy lately surrounding the SEC's use of waivers, which Chair Mary Jo White decided to address last Thursday.
DetailBates Research | 03-13-15
Next Tuesday and Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) will meet to discuss potentially raising interest rates for the first time since they lowered them to 0-0.25% on December 16, 2008.
DetailBates Research | 03-06-15
2014 was a great year for municipal investors, who earned a return of 9.8%, their best since 2011. Municipal issuance was down from its long-term averages in 2014, and the market’s ample appetite quickly scooped them up.
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