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Just stumbled across a fascinating paper about bulge bracket brokers, and whether they are worth their salt or not. Andrey Golubov, Dimitris Petmezas and Nickolaos Travlos of the Cass Business School, the University of Surrey and the ALBA Graduate Business School examined almost 5,000 deals conducted between 1996 and 2009 to find out. They found…

As mentioned the other day, we are a media partner with the first ever TEDx Wall Street, taking place on 30th March in New York. I'll be there, as will many other leaders and entrepreneurs from various industries who will convene at the New York Stock Exchange to share innovative and compelling ideas. Here's the…

As mentioned the other day, we are a media partner with the first ever TEDx Wall Street, taking place on 30th March in New York. I'll be there, as will many other leaders and entrepreneurs from various industries who will convene at the New York Stock Exchange to share innovative and compelling ideas. Here's the…

Greg Smith, executive director and head of Goldman Sach’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, resigned today. He sent his resignation letter to the New York Times. It’s too good to ignore and so is reproduced here in full. Most notable paragraph for me? What are three quick ways to become…

Greg Smith, executive director and head of Goldman Sach’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, resigned today. He sent his resignation letter to the New York Times. It’s too good to ignore and so is reproduced here in full. Most notable paragraph for me? What are three quick ways to become…

For the last three years, we have performed a major survey focused upon the progress of the euro and the Eurozone from a payments infrastructure view. This year's survey is now live and we would like to have your opinion. Click here to take the survey The 2012 survey reviews how the Eurozone might deal…

For the last three years, we have performed a major survey focused upon the progress of the euro and the Eurozone from a payments infrastructure view. This year's survey is now live and we would like to have your opinion. Click here to take the survey The 2012 survey reviews how the Eurozone might deal…

I was defending the fact that there is huge competition in banking yesterday and realised that this makes me a massive, two-faced hypocrite, as I’ve blogged so often to say that there is no competition in banking. How can I be arguing both sides of the case? For those who know me, they know that I…

I was defending the fact that there is huge competition in banking yesterday and realised that this makes me a massive, two-faced hypocrite, as I’ve blogged so often to say that there is no competition in banking. How can I be arguing both sides of the case? For those who know me, they know that I…