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#4 ETFs
Nathan Most, at the Amex, and Kathy Cuocolo, at State Street, were key players in the creation of SPDRs.
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#5 Black-Scholes-Merton And Algorithms
Left to right: Robert Merton, Myron Scholes and Fisher Black Markets are known to be risky, but what if you could design insurance that would protect against losses?
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#6 Asset-Backed Securities & Exotic Derivatives
Professor Michael Greenberger testifying, in 2010, at a Congressional inquiry into the causes of the 2008 financial crisis. The 1980s ushered in an era of exotic financial products that were hailed for fostering new ways to manage risk.
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#7 Online Trading Platforms
The story of online trading platforms really starts May 1, 1975, when the Securities and Exchange Commission broke the Wall Street cartel and eliminated the practice of fixed brokerage commissions.
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#8 High-Frequency Trading
Most of the frantic pit jobs were displaced by digital technology, which pushed trading to warp speed, well beyond the capacity of humans.
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#9 Blockchain
First developed in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto—whose identity remains a mystery—as a public ledger for all bitcoin transactions, blockchain is now outshining the cryptocurrency it underpins as it offers banks and others the benefits of a distributed ledger, i.e., an ...
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APIs Alive
This year, we have honorees across a range of product areas that all aim to either help make their clients’ lives easier or make it easier for the banks themselves to foster innovation.
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Bad Ideas
Reknowned economist James K. Galbraith, one of our expert panelists, pulls no punches in talking about the damage wrought by financial innovation
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Bahrain Launches National E-Wallet
The Central Bank of Bahrain will launch the kingdom’s first electronic wallet by the end of June, “an important step in enhancing the financial sector by providing innovative payment solutions aimed at both public and private sectors,” says Salman bin ...
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Botswana: In The Zones
The sub-Saharan nation taps special zones to draw foreign direct investment.
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Branchless Mortgages
Global Finance: What is Bidaya's business strategy? Mohamed Badat: Our business strategy involves leveraging innovation and digital infrastructure to directly reach customers in a secure, swift and seamless manner. Home finance and real estate has long been perceived as a ...
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Brexit Will Not Change UK’s Economic Fundamentals
Despite gloomy forecasts, Britain’s expected economic collapse has not materialized, and new research suggests the impact on trade will be mitigated.