Post Tagged with: "eurozone"

Transparency should not be an end in itself

Transparency should not be an end in itself

0 / May 14, 2012 1:33 pm

A look into the potential pitfalls of EMIR in the DACH region with Mark Goodmann is Head of Electronic Services – Europe at Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking. Mark is a man with his fingers very much on the pulse [...]

Growing momentum in European clearing competition

Growing momentum in European clearing competition

0 / May 3, 2012 11:55 am

Diana Chan, CEO of EuroCCP writes this exclusive report for TradeTech Post Trade.An essential read for anyone concerned with post trade from one of the leading luminaries of the sector. Since last year’s TradeTech conference in London, clearing competition among [...]

EMIR: What is it? No, really. What is it?!

EMIR: What is it? No, really. What is it?!

0 / February 17, 2012 4:50 pm

As literally everyone who deals with derivatives will know by now is that the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) makes no sense grammatically, but has nonetheless been agreed by the all-seeing druids of the European Commission. The intentions seem laudable [...]

The Tobin Tax and its impact on taxing of trades

The Tobin Tax and its impact on taxing of trades

0 / February 7, 2012 3:22 pm

Doubts have been cast over the future of a Tobin tax on Europe’s financial markets after British prime minister David Cameron vetoed an EU treaty that would have included a financial transaction tax. The move has widely been welcomed by [...]

“Banks are like landmines” says Chris Skinner

“Banks are like landmines” says Chris Skinner

0 / November 14, 2011 11:44 am

Chair of TradeTech Architecture, owner of The Financial Services Club, voracious blogger on TheFinansier.com and all-round financial guru, Chris Skinner joined the TradeTech Blog at the Architecture event in London in October. In this interview we discussed why taxing the [...]

TT’s Top Headlines: Groupon IPO, Euro Crisis Continues and oh, that whole MF Global Thing…

TT’s Top Headlines: Groupon IPO, Euro Crisis Continues and oh, that whole MF Global Thing…

0 / November 4, 2011 9:02 pm

The financial world has been anything but boring lately, even for consumers who may not follow with as much careful attention as we naturally do. Unfortunately the more attention we’re getting, the more likely it is that turmoil and volatility [...]

‘Everyone needs to reach the finishing line at the same time’

‘Everyone needs to reach the finishing line at the same time’

0 / November 3, 2011 12:41 pm

Landmines and automated mice are not necessarily the first things to spring to mind when contemplating the landscape of global trading – but they were part of the picture painted during the opening address at the TradeTech Architecture event held [...]

MiFID 2 and the Eurocrisis

MiFID 2 and the Eurocrisis

0 / October 28, 2011 4:52 pm

We are very excited to bring you this last post before the weekend, exclusive to the TradeTech Blog, written by David Hughes, Director of ATMonitor, the buy-side only trading intelligence service… The financial markets generally believe that the crisis in [...]

TT’s Top Headlines: UBS, SocGen, The Eurozone & Greece, The Volker Rule, Quant. Easing…

TT’s Top Headlines: UBS, SocGen, The Eurozone & Greece, The Volker Rule, Quant. Easing…

0 / October 10, 2011 5:08 pm

EU Sees Coordinated Action on Bank Capital Business Week Shares up on euro bank plan hopes BBC High-street banks attacked over account switching policy The Independent Investment banks need ethics as well as a desire to make money The Telegraph [...]