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					02 SEPTEMBER 2011
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		Tall Order: Getting PMs and Traders on the Same Page In this Q&A, Tony Gau, president of TG Optima, digs into the issues that separate PMs and traders and talks about some ways they can truly align their goals and strategies. Exposing the Myths of Data Management With trading and investing changing at breakneck speed, Asset Control's Phil Lynch and John Mitchell warn that companies must shed old thinking about data or risk becoming irrelevant. Dodd-Frank: Cost or Opportunity? SimCorp's David Kubersky says that from a technology standpoint, buy-side firms can comply with Dodd-Frank in a way that strategically positions them for future growth and a competitive advantage. Yellow Flag on Fast Trading Lawrence Berkeley Lab's David Leinweber talks about slowing things down when volatility spikes rather than halting trading altogether, and how scientific computing might help figure out a way forward. (video) No TabbFORUM Daily Alert on Sept. 5 TabbFORUM's daily email Alert will not be sent on Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day in the U.S. DON'T MISS I Can See Clearly Now: Taking 'Real Time' Beyond Risk Management Most market players agree that real-time risk management is a necessity, Cinnober's Per-Anders Hall-Bedman says. Less noticed is the value of connecting real-time risk management with real-time clearing. Is It OK for a Trading Venue to Fail? When a cyclist crashes in the Tour de France, his position in the pack determines how badly the race is disturbed. Likewise the real impact of a market outage is based on the venue’s competitive standing, TABB Group's Miranda Mizen says. That determines whether “outage” becomes “outrage.” The Finnish (or Finish) Effect Greek bond yields are soaring. Spreads between Greek and German 10-years are widening. And now the Finnish PM is threatening to withdraw bailout funds. TABB Group's Rebecca Healey says time for the Eurozone is running short. European Algorithms - The Evolution Rebecca Healey, senior analyst at TABB Group, talks about the development of algos in Europe both from technical and measuring perspectives and discusses the algo within an algo concept. (video)
		VIDEO Trends in FX Trading StreamBase, Mark Palmer IBM Buys Algorithmics TABB Group, Adam Sussman EU Equity Options: Opening the Door to High Frequency Flow TABB Group, Will Rhode RESEARCH Financial Regulation, Innovation Complexity and Systemic Risk (Stevens Institute of Technology, Khaldoun Khashanah) FX Trading: A Changing Landscape (StreamBase Systems) IIROC’s Guide to Trading on Equity Markets (Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada)		EVENTS Trading Architecture Asia 2011, Hong Kong, 06 - 09 Sep 2011 Staying Competitive: The Migration From Spreadsheets, Webinar, 07 Sep 2011 Webinar: Overcoming Technology Barriers in CVA Implementation, Virtual event, 08 Sep 2011 PRESS RELEASES Penson Combines U.S. B-D and FCM into Single Entity Following Regulatory Approval, Penson Worldwide, Inc. NYSE Euronext Completes Acquisition of Metabit, NYSE Euronext SunGard Acquires FINACE, SunGard