In the midst of the stagnation engulfing western economies following the financial crisis, policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic have turned their attention to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Read more
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A list of the top 10 most-read blog posts from the Market Integrity Insights blog in 2012. Read more
Leave a CommentMatt Orsagh, CFA, CIPM, director of capital markets policy at CFA Institute, and Bob Dannhauser, CFA, head of standards of practice and outreach at CFA Institute, discuss key results from the 2013 CFA Institute Global Market Sentiment Survey. Read more
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It is around this time of year that we survey our 110,000-plus members around the world to gauge their expert opinion on the health of the markets, world and local economies, and the state of financial market integrity around the globe. Read more
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Speakers at the University of Virginia’s Investing Conference presented mostly dire themes facing the US economy: extreme loss of confidence, the Central Bank assuming an unprecedented interventionist role, an overvalued bond market, and the far-reaching effects of uncertainty, among other topics. Read more
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Looked at through the lens of action cinema, there is almost enough intrigue and drama in the last four years of SEC oversight to launch a new movie series. Never before in our history has this agency, so critical to markets and investor protection, been as tested to its limits as it has since 2008. Read more
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Over the past decade, the trend toward larger volumes of equity-market transactions taking place away from public exchanges has led to concerns about investor access and competition with the traditional exchanges. In response, CFA Institute has published Dark Pools, Internalization, and Equity Market Quality. Read more
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With the end-of-year deadline for OTC derivatives reform fast approaching, many global regulators are struggling to assess the situation and to comply with the G-20 commitments. Read more
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Finance industry pundits are buzzing about the notion that an Obama win means a full-court press on the financial services industry. By our reckoning, we are struggling to see that outcome — the idea of some massive shift in either the pace of implementation or the rigor of Dodd-Frank rules in general. In the view of this Fearless Fiduciary, it feels more like “Dud Frank,” but perhaps there is hope.
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