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Moving to One Minute TRACE Reporting: A Review of FINRA Proposed Changes to Rule 6730

Perficient

FINRA has been collecting and disseminating fixed income transaction information through TRACE since 2002. Fixed income markets have continued to change dramatically since 2002, becoming more global while an increasing percentage of trades are made on or by electronic trading platforms. Background.

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What is TRACE Reporting? (Part 1 of 6)

Perficient

But private prices and volume discourage market activity and hurt liquidity, and a lack of transparency can have a negative impact on bond issuers. To promote transparency in the large U.S.

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August 2018 Market Commentary

SWBC's LenderHub

This week, emerging market investors were greeted by a plunging Turkish Lira, which as of this writing is down more than 15% relative to the major developed market currencies (see chart below).

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. The real estate market is enticing to more than just new homeowners or investors. Real estate market AML risks Real estate is a proven, traditional, and well-established marketplace.

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"Do Not Pick up Nickels in Front of the Steamroller!"

SWBC's LenderHub

It seems like every time a sudden and severe shock hits the financial markets, all the fancy hedge fund investment strategies that use monikers like, “Enhanced Return,” or “Alpha Plus” go from being perfectly fine to gone within a month.

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The effects of subsidised flood insurance on real estate markets

BankUnderground

million properties built before 2002 and sold multiple times. Chart 2: Effect of Flood Re on market liquidity Regional heterogeneity in the response of property prices We also explore heterogeneous effects of Flood Re in different areas across England. We employ a ‘repeat sales approach’ examining only those 1.5

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Wirecard’s Former CEO Markus Braun Arrested

PYMNTS

The 50-year-old executive faces charges of accounting fraud and market manipulation designed to artificially inflate the financial technology company’s balance sheet to make it look more appealing to investors and customers, the Financial Times reported. billion euros ($2.1 billion), prosecutors confirmed on Tuesday. billion euros ($2.1

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