All Entries in the "Research" Category
ASIC Proposals for Research Houses
ASIC released a consultation paper November 16 proposing research report providers, including research houses, separate their business units as a strategy to manage conflicts of interest as part of moves to improve confidence in the independence and quality of research reports. This proposed segregation would involve strict and formal physical and electronic separation between ancillary [...]
New Research Busts High-Frequency Trading Myths – CMCRC
Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC), the Australian independent academic centre for capital market research, has found that high frequency trading (HFT) actually benefits global capital market structures and performance, contrary to popular belief. The project found that HFT activity adds real liquidity to markets and reduces price volatility – surprising findings, as HFT has [...]
New Access to Emerging Markets for European Researchers
Anew partnership between European and Asian investment research industry bodies will provide European research providers new opportunities to do business in Asia, and access to practical global support and cooperation for firms in both regions. AsiaIRP, the Asian Association of Independent Research Providers, and its European equivalent EuroIRP today announced a strategic partnership to deliver [...]
New Asian Association to Promote Independent Financial Research
AsiaIRP, the new Asian Association of Independent Research Providers, was launched November 24 to promote independent research in Asia. This is the first time independent Asian research houses have had an industry body, as they do in Europe (EuroIRP) and the USA (Investorside). Founder Lucy Carmody says AsiaIRP fills an important gap in the Asian [...]
