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The fate of high-frequency trading and market structure in 2011
Is the regulatory focus now off of high-frequency trading and big market structure issues? It seems that way. The SEC's top management is rightfully focused on implementing the numerous rules and
Banks successful in watering down derivatives ban
For the most part, bank lobbyists, the ones that can get in to see Congressional members anyway, are making their last stand over the controversial proposal to ban banks from operating units that
Ernst & Young defends Lehman Brothers audit
The fallout from Anton Valukas's post-mortem on Lehman Brothers continues ( Lehman Brothers news). Bloomberg weighs in with an article that suggests audit firms, despite the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley
Major SEC overhaul underway
The SEC has certainly taken its lumps recently. The financial crisis in general was not kind to the agency, but it was the Bernard Madoff scandal that pushed the agency's reputation deep into the
An IFRS update; are you ready?
Big multinational companies have already gotten their feet wet with IFRS . It's a good thing because it's looking more and more like the international standard will indeed become reality for most
Solutions to sponsored access problem?
We've noted that the combination of high frequency trading and sponsored access--in particular, naked access--could prove to be a volatile mix. If rogue trades or mistaken trades enter the system en
Flash orders now a populist issue?
Flash orders have been a pretty big issue in the industry over the last year. We've certainly weighed in on the debate about these orders and on hi-frequency trading in general . But these rather
Will Mary Shapiro slow the move toward IFRS?
Mary Shapiro duly attended a recent meeting of the IASC Foundation Monitoring Board, a group formed by International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation, reports CFO.com. Sarbanes-Oxley
Time to bring back the uptick rule?
The idea of restoring the uptick rule seems to have taken on a life of its own over the last few months. Two years ago, when the rule was repealed, there was widespread agreement that the rule had
SEC enforcement chief to step down
What should we make of the news that Linda Thomsen is stepping down as the top enforcement official at the Securities and Exchange Commission and is returning to the private sector? It's fair to say
