Study Group: Securities Exchange Consultants (?)

Debt issues often follow major periods of market volatility and all brokers with activities in leveraged products have some degree of risk. With market confidence fragile in the wake of various risk management issues in the brokerage world this year, investors are going to remain very nervous about...

Man Group is suffering a lack of investor confidence that may not be unrelated to the aftermath of the somewhat disastrous first listed year of its MF Global subsidiary.

Bank of Ireland is in a mess and has been working hard to counteract a huge property bubble

CDS trading is a very useful tool for risk transfer. However, the fundamental precept of building houses on weak foundations or muddy ground remains an issue. There is a future for the marketplace without needing to resort to bans or major restrictions. A sound (and ideally open) CCP regime...

LSE has significant issues in dealing with competition Lack of a significant derivatives platform leaves the exchange with a relative lack of options.