TradeTech 2008 in Paris vs. SIFMA

Posted on April 28th, 2008 by Tom Groenfeldt

A tech vendor friend from New York was very pleased with the quality of attendees and the content at TradeTech 2008 in Paris. The show drew high level people who really knew the industry and were apt to be decision-makers, he thought. He didn’t mind the high price of £3,684 (€5,526). In fact, he thought […]

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Mark to Market Debate Continues

Posted on March 20th, 2008 by Tom Groenfeldt

The Letters page in the Financial Times has become quite interesting in recent weeks  On 20 March, the president of the CFA Institute, Jeff Diermeier, defended fair value reporting, i.e. mark to market.
 “Recent market problems stemming from a lack of transparency in subprime lending and securitisations based on such loans have added a new urgency […]

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Reuters to the Rescue?

Posted on March 12th, 2008 by Tom Groenfeldt

When no active market exists, how do you value assets? Reuters is promoting a plan to develop industry consensus pricing for derivatives and complex securities – see my article in Securities Industry News 10 March.
Philippe Carrel, EVP and global head of business development at Reuters, calls the service, announced on 28 January, an open pricing-model […]

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