Wednesday, August 01, 2012
The recent drop in China’s GDP growth has raised concerns with many who hoped the country’s economy would underpin a global financial recovery. For China’s government, the speed at which it becomes a ‘new entrant’ in the global financial markets needs to be balanced by its necessity to protect the region’s economic stability.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
It’s that time of the year again – when badge scanners, tchotchkes, industry leaders and new ideas fill a massive room with vendors and capital market firms alike. Yes, I’m talking about tradeshows.
With the highly anticipated event, TradeTech Europe, just around the corner, I thought why not recap one of their sister events that I recently attended in New York? The “Institutional Equity Trading and Technology” Conference was two days of knowledge sharing and thought leadership. The small setting helped create an intimate space, making it more manageable to exclusively speak to other attendees. All of the booths were confined to a single area, making it convenient to visit the exhibitors in an efficient manner. Best of all, the food was quite good too.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
When the modern Olympic Games began in the late 1800’s, most firms didn’t concern themselves with business continuity planning. In fact, I’m willing to bet my knickers that the term BCP wasn’t even coined then. Cars were just starting to gain momentum – both literally and figuratively speaking – around the same time so you can imagine that traffic wasn’t a major issue during the games either.
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