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Wall Street & Technology February 5, 2007 Ivy Schmerken	The Buy Side Jumps on Board the Push to Automate OTC Derivatives Now that traditional buy-side firms and hedge funds are increasingly investing in credit derivatives, the industry is focusing on automating post-trade processes to reduce operational risk.
BusinessWeek February 12, 2007 Emily Thornton	Carlyle Changes Its Stripes By diversifying into a broad range of assets and deals, Carlyle Group aims to flourish long after the buyout boom fizzles.
Wall Street & Technology January 24, 2007 Anthony Guerra	Wealth Managers Turn to Unified Managed Accounts to Better Serve Wealthy Clients The goal of the cross-product, cross-institution and cross-individual accounts is superior portfolio management, including tax optimization and risk mitigation.
Wall Street & Technology January 24, 2007 Tim Clark	Surging Electronic Trading Volumes and Reg NMS Require Financial Firms to Enhance Underlying Technology Infrastructures Electronic trading is exploding and firms are rapidly expanding technology infrastructure to handle the increases in trade volumes and associated market data and messaging.
Wall Street & Technology January 23, 2007 Cory Levine	Data Privacy: Financial Institutions Try to Keep Data Breaches Down in 2007 Several big-name data breaches made 2006 an ugly year for the securities industry, and security and privacy professionals are hoping to bring the problem to a halt this year.
Wall Street & Technology January 23, 2007 Jessica Pallay	In the Search of Liquidity: The Time Is Now Now that Reg NMS is finally here, are firms ready to access 30 or more trading venues in their search for liquidity? After a year of investment in technology, firms need to demonstrate that their systems are up to the challenge.
Wall Street & Technology January 23, 2007 Paul Allen	Firms Ready to Dive Into China's Financial Markets The opening of the huge Chinese financial services sector to foreign-based institutions presents a gamut of opportunities -- whether in retail and corporate banking, investment banking or asset management -- for North American and European firms.
Wall Street & Technology January 23, 2007 Cory Levine	NYSE Requests a Four-Week Extension of the Reg NMS Deadline Although it has been beaten to death by industry analysts and press, the importance of the changes to the U.S. securities industry spurred by Reg NMS cannot be overstated. The industry anxiously awaits full implementation of the regulation in 2007.
Wall Street & Technology January 23, 2007 Cory Levine	A Market Turned Upside Down The E.U.'s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive is scheduled to go into effect in November 2007. Even U.S.-based firms will need to have a thorough strategic plan for compliance in order to stay competitive in the global markets.
Wall Street & Technology January 23, 2007 Greg MacSweeney	SMS Messaging and Asynchronous Data/Voice Capabilities Will Shape 2007 Wireless Market SMS and text messaging will take center stage for financial organizations that support wireless access for clients, reports the chief wireless officer at Fidelity Investments.
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