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April 3, 2014
Assiduous Reader PL writes in and says: I know that getting and correctly interpreting market reaction to information quicker whether one minute or one second than the other players will always be an advantage. And …
April 2, 2014
The latest news on the High Frequency Trading media frenzy is amusing: Brad Katsuyama, a young Canadian working at RBC Capital Markets in New York, is the hero of [Michael] Lewis’s book [Flash Boys: A …
April 1, 2013
The Old Boys Club is making good progress in the war against innovation: Federal agents are investigating whether high-frequency trading firms break U.S. laws by acting on nonpublic information to gain an edge over competitors. …
March 31, 2014
Looks like the public bond market in Russia is sending a message … so turn it off! Russia is selling notes directly to pension funds and banks for the first time in 1 1/2 years, …
March 28, 2014
Placeholder won’t interfere with mortgage rates: In contrast, when Mr. Oliver spoke to [BMO CEO] Mr. [Bill] Downe this week, he told the bank CEO that the government wants to be less involved in the …
March 27, 2014
The world is about to end – banks are competing on price: Just one week after Jim Flaherty stepped down, Bank of Montreal is shaking up the mortgage market, aggressively cutting its five-year rate to …
March 26, 2014
Some civil servant claims that we need more civil servants: Accordingly, in January, OSFI announced that, consistent with its mandate and expertise, it will supervise the effectiveness of governance and risk controls surrounding banks’ CDOR …
March 25, 2014
This BMO Field thing really irritates me, so I have sent the following eMail: Dear Mr. Ford, Ms. Doucette, Ms. Nash and Ms. DiNovo [my Mayor, Councillor, MP & MPP] I write to urge very …
March 24, 2014
Top o’ the news banner headline! Live, real-time stock quotes for Globe Unlimited subscribers! We are pleased to bring our Globe Unlimited subscribers live, real-time stock quotes from the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture …