29 Nov 2017

Active ETF's - just a type of Closed-end fund?

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ETF's have not been really tested in a major market downturn or panic. 2008-09 does not count as amounts involved were still quite small...
11 Nov 2017

Super High Margins required on Bitcoin Futures

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In my opinion the collateral required to back up futures trading - but also all over-the-counter derivatives trading - is way too low and no...
31 Oct 2017

MIFID: Now the Tax Man wants to have his cut

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Just when you thought the 1000+ pages MIFID nonsense could not get any worse this news hits the wire. Could it be that it was all along the ...
13 Oct 2017

Deutsche Bank: Lacks top managers

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This article points to a weakness in the bank's staff development program. It should be one of the key - if not the key - responsibiliti...
7 Oct 2017

Zero Fund Management Fees?

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Maybe at first sight it appears reasonable to wave any fund management fee if the performance does not match the agreed benchmark. And why n...
5 Oct 2017

Bitcoin: What is the Value of Hot Air?

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Let self-interested promoters and their acolytes in the Media invest their hard-earned savings in a bit of (hot) air, or better: some digits...
27 Sept 2017

Invesco may acquire Guggenheim ETF Biz

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All very well, consolidation, getting critical mass etc - but is 3% of AuM not a bit rich for a business with wafer-thin (and still trending...
20 Sept 2017

McKinsey's Spur der Verwüstung - Inside Paradeplatz

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Maybe a bit exaggerated, but there is an element of truth in it. The fees charged by Management Consultants - esp. the largest ones - are ou...
13 Sept 2017

MUFG said to pick Amsterdam for Securities Base after Brexit

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The Securities Diaspora gathers pace. There is only the little problem of human 'resources' to consider. While Japanese and Expats f...

30% of Bank Jobs May Disappear in Next Five Years - Former Citi CEO

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Vikram Pandit, who ran Citigroup Inc. during the financial crisis, said developments in technology could see some 30 percent of banking jobs...