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The difficulty in regulating new asset classes

The difficulty in regulating new asset classes

Technology has not only changed the way financial services are delivered and consumed but also has led to the creation of entirely new asset classes. The surge in popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could scarcely have been predicted before it happened and, in many ways, regulators…

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The importance of analytics technology in the fixed income market

The importance of analytics technology in the fixed income market

It’s no stretch to say technology has become extremely important to the fixed income trader, especially technology that can help make sense and glean insight out of the massive amount of data that exists in today’s marketplace. Unlike other sectors, the fixed income world is full of different typ…

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The impact of proposed changes to GIPS® 2020: Part 2

The impact of proposed changes to GIPS® 2020: Part 2

In this, the third and final installment of our series on the CFA Institute’s Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) 2020 revisions, we are continuing our look at some of the proposed changes detailed in the standards and how they may affect financial analysts. The GIPS® 2020 project seeks to revise and bring up-to-date many of the statutes in the current GIPS® standards, which were last revised almost a decade ago.

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The impact of the proposed changes in GIPS® 2020

The impact of the proposed changes in GIPS® 2020

As we wrote about in our recent whitepaper, the first major revision of the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) in more than a decade is underway. Known as GIPS® 2020, the project aims to bring the standards closer to universal acceptance by asset managers, asset owners and regulators by filling gaps that currently exist, eliminating unnecessary elements and correcting misinterpretations where they previously existed.

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The impetus behind GIPS® 2020

The impetus behind GIPS® 2020

Like any heavily regulated industry, financial services has many sets of third-party compliance standards and guidelines to follow. While compliance with some of these industry standards is voluntary and serves as more of a best practices framework, most responsible firms do make an effort to sta…

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Dealing with the deluge of data in fixed income

Dealing with the deluge of data in fixed income

It’s essentially a fact of life: a massive volume of data flows through fixed-income trading desks every day. But, despite the increasing influx of data, most PMs still rely on manual, outdated methods of extracting intelligence from the growing supply of information.

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Creating a security culture in FinTech

Creating a security culture in FinTech

Many financial institutions are now working with FinTech providers in partnerships that are helping transform the industry. Instead of seeing this wave of new start-ups and technological innovation as a threat, institutions are recognizing the opportunity, and young FinTech businesses are discove…

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