TORA Adds Two New York-Based Traders A provider of outsourced trading systems, TORA, maker of a cloud-based order and execution management system (O/EMS), reports the addition of two traders to its outsourced trading team: Mark Mazor and Joe Zonenshine. Mazor has more than 15 years of experience as a trader, working as a global execution… Read More >>
Advisors, Institutional Investors Diverge on Alternatives
A new survey by Barron’s and market research firm Morningstar has revealed some slippage between how financial advisors and large institutions view alternative investments, officials say. “Financial advisors are increasingly enthusiastic about alternatives just as institutions are becoming more cautious,” says Josh Charlson, chartered financial analyst (CFA), director of manager research for alternative strategies at… Read More >>
The Fed Hits Six Banks with Record Fines
The Federal Reserve has imposed $1.8 billion in fines, “among the largest ever assessed,” against UBS, Barclays Bank, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Bank of America Corp. (BofA) for what Fed officials call “their unsafe and unsound practices in the foreign exchange (FX) markets.” The dollar amounts for… Read More >>