Sugar Commission Report
Sugar Commission Report (SCR) has implicated the sugar industry of what in many civilized countries would be considered a crime worthy of severe penalties and jail terms; double bookkeeping, falsification…
EU exchanges to be made to share trading data to compete with UK
European Union stock exchanges will be forced to hand over data on market transactions on a single “tape” for investors to spot the cheapest deals and help the bloc compete…
Draining the dark pools? EU trading rules face uncertain launch
European Union efforts to bring greater transparency to stock dealing risk having the opposite effect, forcing regulators to intervene once again after new rules come into force in January. Overall,…
Draining the dark pools? EU trading rules face uncertain launch
European Union efforts to bring greater transparency to stock dealing risk having the opposite effect, forcing regulators to intervene once again after new rules come into force in January. Overall,…
Asset managers farm out trading as costs and complexity climb
It's 10 o'clock at night, and Benjamin Arnold's day is just beginning. The former Goldman Sachs trader is gearing up to trade equities in Asia from his small office thousands…
A toothless commission?
Last week, the European Parliament decided to continue Pakistan’s GSP Plus trading status, an instrument of the EU’s trade policy that aims to encourage developing countries to comply with core…
Towards power trading
With the newly established Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee (CCPA-G) organisation, under the power sector reforms sponsored by the IMF, World Bank and Asian Development Bank, commences the journey of Pakistan…
New York insider trading ruling tests prosecutors beyond Wall Street
A court ruling that sharply curtailed the ability of prosecutors including Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara to pursue insider trading cases is increasingly testing regulators' abilities across the country. Defendants…
As bank swaps trades come under rules, electronic trading may rise
Three months after new trading requirements for the $300 trillion US derivatives market were introduced, little of the market is operating as regulators intended, with mandates for most bank trades…
Dark markets may be more harmful than high-frequency trading
Fears that high-speed traders have been rigging the US stock market went mainstream last week thanks to allegations in a book by financial author Michael Lewis, but there may be…
