Risk management
Sifma members lose confidence in risk capabilities
A declining number, falling below 5%, of Sifma member firms are comfortable with their risk management capabilities, according to an updated survey of 240 Wall Street participants conducted by IBM, issued at the Sifma Financial Services Technology Expo…
Prime brokers switch on to SAS 70 checks
Prime brokers have focused on bolstering asset security for clients after billions of dollars of client assets were caught up in the administration of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE).
Morgan Stanley tempts two from JP Morgan
Morgan Stanley continues its hiring spree.
Fragile markets ahead
Gareth Berry, FX strategist at UBS in Singapore, looks at the impact of the Dubai’s request for a debt standstill
SEB signs on four account managers
Bank says demand for institutional allocations via managed account structures remains robust
EUR/CHF: Last one standing
Olgay Buyukkayali, foreign exchange strategist for Nomura in London, explains why now is a good time to buy EUR/CHF
Trading on stat-arb
Irene Aldridge, managing partner at Able Alpha Trading, in New York examines the stat-arb technique