In 2008, as the US economy began its historic slide into the Great Recession, one solution to bolster the sagging economy was the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing (QE) program. Each month, the Fed would purchase bonds such as Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities that banks were eager to dump. The Fed brought this debt onto its […]
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Michael Lewis, the author of books such as The Blind Side and Moneyball, has written another book, this time focusing on the world of high frequency electronic trading (HFT). In Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt, he tells the rather complex story behind HFT and how it may be costing investors millions – and not
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Recently, we have been seeing a growing need for independent risk functions, an indicator that competition for investment and operations risk management as well as compliance talent is on the rise across the globe. It’s not surprising considering today’s environment.
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My friends and I were talking the other day about immigration reform and how it might affect the economy. While we have varying perspectives on how to go about it, we all seem to agree that reform is a good thing. Looking at what’s trending in news and social media networks on the topic, our
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With the US Presidential election finally over, there is yet another looming uncertainty making many in the business community nervous: the fiscal cliff. The fiscal cliff is a bundle of tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to take place on January 1, 2013, unless Congress reaches a compromise to avert these policy changes. Many in the
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