Institutional & Investment Banking

High-speed-trading firms pay information providers to gain access to data ahead of the rest of the market to gain an edge. "Economic data is a petri dish for high-frequency trading and highly automate… Read More

China is poised to once again approve initial public offerings after a nine-month freeze as part of an effort to restore investor confidence and rein in wrongdoing. Yao Gang, vice chairman of the Chin… Read More

The UK and EU member states have struck a deal on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive that could rein in Brussels' influence over how Britain regulates its markets. EU finance ministers are… Read More

A group to be called GoBizNYC will seek to make sure that New York City's small-business owners have a say in the making of city policies. The group will include representatives from the chamber of co… Read More

Michael Decker, co-head of SIFMA's municipal securities group, writes that a recently released research paper indicates that violations of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's fair-pricing rule… Read More

As IT departments continue to become increasingly important to financial institutions, the role of the chief information officer is also changing according to a panel of four veteran CIOs. To succeed,… Read More

Asian-Pacific markets were mixed Wednesday as investors waited for news from the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting. Japan's Nikkei 225 closed up 1.8%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index slid 1.1%. Aus… Read More

Asian markets were unsettled and showed little direction Tuesday ahead of today's expected announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve on quantitative easing. The Nikkei eased 0.20% to 13,007.28, the H… Read More

In a further indication of the impact of China's massive shadow banking industry, rates are surging in the country's interbank market as more deposits flow into wealth management products. Read More