Trading & Technology

A Cooperative Effort to Win the Cyberwars

Jeffrey Kutler • June 2013

In a world where corporate and government networks and websites are under the continual threat of cyberattacks, cooperation between public and private organizations is necessary but not yet sufficient to win the war.

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Asset Managers Yield to Pressure on Fees

According to a new survey, asset managers are increasingly discounting fees in the face of pressure from big institutional investors.
Website Seasonal Odds is Betting Big on Market Data

Three 20-somethings have come up with novel software to show how individual securities move in highly predictable cyclical and seasonal patterns and hope to change the way investors of all stripes approach portfolio management by offering it for free to the masses.
Tweets from Warren Buffett's Woodstock

During the Berkshire meeting, instead of selfishly taking notes for myself, I committed a selfless act: I tweeted.
VIDEO: Why do Institutional Investors Underperform, Part 4

Senior Writer Julie Segal looks at the process of selecting active managers and how it may be contributing to institutional investor underperformance.
U.S. Exchange Direct Edge's Brazilian Venture Faces Headwinds

Eighteen months after it announced plans for an equities exchange in Rio de Janeiro, U.S.-based Direct Edge has some heavy lifting left to do. The firm still must convince Brazil’s securities regulator and the country’s lone exchange operator that competition will be good for everyone.
Sri Lanka Wants to Be the Singapore of South Asia

Officials tout country as a gateway to India in a bid to lure foreign investors and sustain robust growth.
VIDEO: Why do Institutional Investors Underperform, Part 3

Who is at fault when institutional investors underperform their benchmarks?
Ceres Pitching New Proposals for ESG Disclosure on Global Exchanges

Boston-based sustainable investing advocate Ceres has been pushing for stock exchanges to develop global standards on sustainability disclosure.
The Supercomputer Solution

Five years after the financial crisis, regulators are still struggling to keep pace with market structure changes and technological advances. The answer could reside with a group of computer scientists and mathematicians at a laboratory in Northern California.