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SEC's Agenda: Sponsored Access, Dark Pools, etc.

May 28, 2009 @ 11:04 AM By Ivy Schmerken,

At last week’s SIFMA’s Market Structure Conference, James Brigagliano, co-acting director, division of trading and markets at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ticked off a list of concerns on his mind. In the coming months, the SEC will be examining a number of issues, including, sponsored access, dark pools and pre-trade order and quote messages.

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What Hedge Funds Can Expect From The New Regulations

May 19, 2009 @ 12:01 PM By Ivy Schmerken,

Hedge funds are bracing for more regulation from the Obama Administration, which is seeking more dislosure on relationships with counterparties to prevent systemic risk.But rather than sit on the sidelines and wait for the new rules, one industry consultant urges alternative asset managers to prepare for more reporting requirements.

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Will Geithner Mandate CDS Trading on Exchanges?

May 14, 2009 @ 11:26 AM By Ivy Schmerken,

Yesterday,Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner signaled that regulators would mandate more transparency into OTC derivatives products and force trading of credit default swaps onto exchanges.

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Early Madoff Feeder Appears On PBS Frontline

May 12, 2009 @ 11:06 AM By Ivy Schmerken,

Tonight, PBS Frontline will air “The Madoff Affair”, an investigative news piece, which promises to get behind the world’s first global Ponzi scheme. While Madoff sits in jail awaiting sentence in June, the media is still trying to figure out how the fraudster perpetuated the scheme for decades.

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Less Money to Pay for Independent Research?

May 7, 2009 @ 11:31 AM By Ivy Schmerken,

A few years ago, experts were predicting that sell-side research was near death, while independent research was undergoing a rebirth. Fast-forward to the present time in which a number of economic forces are weighing on the institutional investors and hedge funds, making it harder for them to allocate commission dollars (or cash) to pay for independent research.

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