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Network Promises London to Frankfurt in 4.2 Milliseconds

September 1, 2010 - The operator of a pan-European data network has deployed high-speed optical networking gear, to achieve trip times of 4.22 thousandths of a second between London and Frankfurt and 2.65 milliseconds between Paris and Brussels.

LIMRA Offers Secure E-Mail Archiving

September 1, 2010 - In light of recent enforcement cases against Goldman Sachs and others, LIMRA is offering secure e-mail archiving to its members.

LCH.Clearnet Slashes Fees

August 31, 2010 - LCH.Clearnet will cut fees for many customers by as much as two-thirds and eliminate charges for high-volume equity traders amidst the possible loss of key clients.

ESP Technologies Hacks Away at Setllement Fees

August 31, 2010 - ESP Technologies tackles an important but overlooked area of the back office: settlement fees.

Bloomberg Sheds Light on Dark Pools

August 31, 2010 - Bloomberg has signed deals with dark pools to allow institutional investors to view trade matches in real-time.

Firms OK With Expanded OTC Derivatives Reports

August 30, 2010 - Buy-side firms want to expand the scope of transaction on OTC derivatives - but want the onus to fall on B/D firms.

BlackRock Seeks Uniform Circuit Breakers for Stocks, ETFs

August 13, 2010 - BlackRock Managing Director Noel Archard spoke before a joint advisory committee of the SEC and CFTC.

Accenture CFO on Flash Crash: 'This Can Happen Again'

August 11, 2010 - CFO on why stocks plummeted on May 6: “A seemingly perfect storm of economic news around the globe, a reduction of liquidity in many securities, unusual trading volumes and some technology challenges."

Schapiro: SEC Considering 'Other Steps' to Prevent Disruptions

August 11, 2010 - The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at such mechanisms as price collars and limits on upward or downward movements in a stock in a single day, in the wake of the May 6 Flash Crash.

Flash Crash Culprit: Computers, High-Frequency Traders ... or SEC?

August 11, 2010 - iShares/BlackRock study released in Schwab ETF media briefing shows that exchange-traded funds were the victims, not the cause of the May 6 Flash Crash nearly 1,000-point drop in the stock market. The circuit breakers are only seen as an interim solution.

MME Live Broadcast Web Seminar: ETF Administration

August 11, 2010 - September 10, 2010 / 12:00 Noon ET / Duration: One Hour

Computing Cloud Seen as Answer for Consolidated Audit Trail

August 11, 2010 - A supplier of risk management software to bulge bracket firms on Wall Street has proposed that the Securities and Exchange Commission rely on real-time data stored in a nationwide cloud of computing power and networks to create an effective audit trail of stock market activity.

ETFs Save the Day in Volatile Markets

August 10, 2010 - Blaming faulty market structures, advisers are bracing for another Flash-Crash-type event. Volatility appears to be the "new normal."

$100 Million Audit Trail System Proposed to SEC

August 10, 2010 - A group of U.S.-based companies calling itself TickLab Partners has told the Securities and Exchange Commission that it can create "a fully functional, consolidated audit trail" of capital markets activity for less than $100 million upfront and $100 million a year.

Context is King: The Rush to Mobilize Apps

August 10, 2010 - A monumental shift is taking place in the mutual fund industry as wholesalers move to mobile apps for smartphones and tablet computers - en masse.