Employee turnover is not merely about letting one person go and putting someone new in their place. The actual and inherent costs involved in hiring…
Posts published in January 2016
Traiana Teams Up With Trax to Implement Streamlined Repo Service
Traiana, a provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions, has entered into a strategic agreement with Trax, helping foster a jointly interoperable Repurchase Agreement…
The Financial Commission has announced the latest addition to the list of brokers which are using its services to resolve disputes with clients. The neutral…
Saxo Bank Hikes Margin Requirements on Middle Eastern Pegs
Saxo Bank has increased its margin requirements for clients willing to trade the Saudi riyal and the UAE dirham. With the currencies of both oil-rich…
Washington Establishment Figures to Speak at Bitcoin Summit in DC
Bitcoin is slowly but surely getting more into the mainstream financial order, even if just the distributed ledger technology and not the actual coin just…
Barclays to Axe 1000 Investment Bank Jobs Globally: Bloomberg
Several weeks into his appointment in December, the new CEO of Barclays Jes Staley is taking steps to optimize the bank’s operations. Sources cited by…
Markit (Nasdaq:MRKT), a global provider of financial information services, has integrated the HSBC’s ALBI, ADBI and AHBI indices to the Markit’s iBoxx family of indices…
The Event that Made Me Wash my Hands of FX
Every trader who has been active in the markets for any length of time knows this one single truth: you cannot account for, or completely…
Russian Ruble Drops Along with Crude Oil
The Russian ruble declined today as prices for crude oil continued to fall, endangering the Russian economy that largely depends on oil exports. Crude oil extended its move down during the Thursday’s…
BofA Strengthens EMEA Equity Capital Markets Unit With Two Hires
Bank of America Corp (BofA) has appointed two new co-heads to its Equity Capital Markets unit in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, naming…