4 Dec 2018

Balyasny said to cut 125 People

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It is quite amazing that a Hedge Fund - or any Investment Manager - with an AuM just under $12 billion can have a cast of hundreds, more tha...
1 Mar 2018

RBS/Natwest worried about Irish Border question

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One should think that RBS/Natwest has more problems than this one. Not sure why there is such a fuss about the Northern Ireland border. Simp...
21 Dec 2017

Beware of Age Discrimination with targeted Ads

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Facebook job ads allow age discrimination lawsuit claims (Marketwatch)
6 Dec 2017

Bitcoin: Regulators wash their hands - too long for some?

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While some are supposed to have become rich due to the wonders of the digital "currency" hype one should remember that this is a g...

Bitcoin: Regulators wash their hands - too long for some?

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While some are supposed to have become rich due to the wonders of the digital "currency" hype one should remember that this is a g...
1 Dec 2017

Bitcoins: The drumbeat goes on

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The drumbeat goes on, any number of self-appointed 'experts'  push bitcoin etal, still not clear what 'value' it has or pro...
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...