Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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Vendor News: Banks in emerging markets investing ambitiously to gain innovation leadership: Infosys, Efma study

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:21 AM PDT

The Innovation in Retail Banking 2014 report, commissioned by Infosys and conducted by Efma, has revealed that more banks in fast growing and rapidly developing markets display greater ambition for becoming innovation leaders in delivering superior customer value.

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Automated Investments Platforms: Build or Buy? - Wealth and Capital Markets Blog's blog - MoneyScience

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:04 AM PDT

.@Celent_Research - Automated Investments Platforms: Build or Buy? http://t.co/fVso6nQHxx — moneyscience (@moneyscience) October 29, 2014

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Blog Post: TheAlephBlog: Book Review: Berkshire Beyond Buffett

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 01:58 AM PDT

It’s time to change what Warren Buffett supposedly said about his mentors:read more...

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Blog Post: TheFinancialServicesClub: Things worth reading: 29th October 2014

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 12:49 AM PDT

Things we're reading today include ...read more...

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Blog Post: WealthandCapitalMarketsBlog: Automated Investments Platforms: Build or Buy?

Posted: 28 Oct 2014 06:59 PM PDT

I recently wrote about the entrance of broker custodian Charles Schwab into the automated investments business. Here I examine Schwab’s decision to build a platform on its own, rather than buy a start-up (or partner with one, as Fidelity has done with Betterment). In case you hadn’t seen the news, Schwab has named its zero-cost platform “Schwab Intelligent Investor” and has put up a...

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Published / Preprint: Pricing and Hedging GMWB Riders in a Binomial Framework. (arXiv:1410.7453v1 [q-fin.PR])

Posted: 28 Oct 2014 05:38 PM PDT

We construct a binomial model for a guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (GMWB) rider to a variable annuity (VA) under optimal policyholder behaviour. The binomial model results in explicitly formulated perfect hedging strategies funded using only periodic fee income. We consider the separate perspectives of the insurer and policyholder and introduce a unifying relationship. Decompositions of...

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Blog Post: iMFdirect: Infrastructure Investment: Part of Africa's Solution

Posted: 28 Oct 2014 01:57 PM PDT

By Antoinette M. Sayehread more...

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UBS CIO: Blockchain Technology Can Massively Simplify Banking

Posted: 28 Oct 2014 10:05 AM PDT

UBS's CIO says blockchain technology can trigger "massive" simplification of banking processes and cost structure http://t.co/meMcbHlgc2 — Anna Irrera…

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Genetically Modified Organisms Risk Global Ruin, Says Black Swan Author

Posted: 28 Oct 2014 08:14 AM PDT

Genetically Modified Organisms Risk Global Ruin, say @nntaleb and collaborators — http://t.co/vxmu6KLhww @gpuknews @monsantoco — moneyscience (@moneyscience)…

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Vendor News: October 28, 2014 - SS&C PORTIA Launches Explorer for Customized Reporting

Posted: 28 Oct 2014 06:07 AM PDT

Towards a Technology Based Delivery Model for Investing - Wealth and Capital Markets Blog's blog - MoneyScience

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 02:42 AM PDT

.@Celent_Research - Towards a Technology Based Delivery Model for Investing http://t.co/3pD1Pfmpdb — moneyscience (@moneyscience) October 27, 2014

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Stock fluctuations are correlated and amplified across networks of interlocking directorates. (arXiv:1410.6646v1 [q-fin.GN]) - Quantitative Finance at arXiv's blog - MoneyScience

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 02:42 AM PDT

Research: Stock fluctuations are correlated and amplified across networks of interlocking directorates. (arXiv... http://t.co/CSEKUoTK6O — moneyscience…

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Nobel Laureate Myron Scholes Reveals The Most Common Mistakes Research Analysts Make

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:56 AM PDT

Nobel Laureate Myron Scholes Reveals The Most Common Mistakes Research Analysts Make http://t.co/tnVVVJeE9y #timeseries #finance — TIme Series (@TimeSeriesX)…

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Is mathematics able to give insight into current questions in finance, economics and politics?. (arXiv:1410.6084v1 [q-fin.EC]) - Quantitative Finance at arXiv's blog - MoneyScience

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:03 PM PDT

Research: Is mathematics able to give insight into current questions in finance, economics and politics?. (arX... http://t.co/agSCzHyh4o — moneyscience…

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