Structural issues in the market
When new circuit breakers were put in place following the flash crash of May 2010, they were designed to prevent another computer...
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Reporting Archive
Estimize offers new approach to consensus estimates
Leigh Drogen, founder and CEO of Estimize, the first open platform for earnings estimates, says ‘it is not just improved accuracy...
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Rio Tinto plans $2.2 bn gems unit IPO
Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest mining company, plans to sell its gem-mining operations in an initial public offering that...
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EU to drop quarterly reporting
Publicly listed companies in the European Union (EU) will no longer be required to undertake quarterly reporting, according to a...
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NASDAQ clinches Thomson Reuters units
NASADQ OMX has completed the acquisition of Thomson Reuters’ IR, PR and multimedia businesses for a reported $390 mn, clinching...
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SEC charges NASDAQ with securities law violations over Facebook IPO
The SEC charged NASDAQ with violating securities laws out of ‘poor systems and decision-making’ after the software problems that...
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Wacoal the latest Japanese ADR to de-list from US exchange
Citing increased overseas investor interest in Japanese markets and a declining number of ADRs, lingerie manufacturer Wacoal...
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Big jump in campaign contributions from HFT firms
Lobbying and political campaign contributions in the US from firms engaged in high-frequency trading (HFT) increased almost eight...
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New IPOs may signal turnaround in Asian activity slowdown
Budget airline AirAsia X and Hong Kong-based Langham Hospitality Investments, the owner of the Langham Hotel chain, have announced...
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High-frequency trading advantage may decline under proposed platform change
EBS, one of the world’s two main foreign exchange trading platforms, is proposing a technical change that could reduce the...
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