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Top 10 op risks: IT failure
The sixth in our series of top 10 op risks for 2014 looks at IT failure. System crashes are an embarrassingly public way to lose money – and will become less and less affordable as transaction speeds grow
S&P Dow Jones Indices expands GSCI Dynamic Roll series
Index roundup
MSCI excludes Brics in new emerging markets index
Index roundup
Wall Street trading software not adequately tested, experts warn
Recent glitches highlight aggressive culture on Wall Street
Nasdaq failure underlines worries over infrastructure resilience
The loss of service at one of the biggest US exchanges emphasises the risk of a failure at key service providers
Obama appoints White as head of SEC
Mary Jo White to replace Elisse Walter, following Schapiro’s resignation in December 2012
ETF roundup
ETF roundup
Nasdaq proposes new rules to challenge NYSE ETP dominance
Nasdaq is attempting to be a more competitive player in the exchange-traded products market by proposing new listing rules based on those of the New York Stock Exchange
How the CCP location debate helped split the EU
Location, location, location
Contingent capital solutions mooted for CCPs
Default insurance has been explored by at least one clearing house, but capital markets solutions may be a better way to supplement existing safeguards, say some participants
Margin minutiae at issue in Jefferies v IDCG suit
Mire in margin minutiae
Nasdaq OMX to launch Nordic swap CCP
Stockholm-based service already has Swedish debt office on board. Launch planned for second half of 2011
ETF Roundup: More for Amundi in Germany
ETF Roundup: More for Amundi in Germany
Nasdaq OMX and DWS Investments launch volatility control index
Nasdaq OMX and DWS Investments add volatility control to the Nasdaq 100 index for US investors who want equity exposure with reduced risk
Nasdaq creates its first sharia indexes
Nasdaq has launched two sharia-compliant indexes, the first in a family of indexes which it intends to launch.
Nasdaq launches two sharia indexes
Nasdaq has released its first sharia-compliant indexes, based on the Nasdaq 100 and OMX Stockholm Benchmark indexes
ETNs come to Finland with listing on the Nasdaq Helsinki
The Nordic market has been slower to pick up on the trend for exchange-traded products than its southern European counterparts but progress comes with Swedish bank Handelsbanken’s listing of Finland’s first exchange-traded notes (ETN) on the Nasdaq OMX…
Trading fall prompts amendment to the Dodd Bill
Last week’s drop in US markets could yet provoke regulatory fallout