Saturday, April 11, 2015

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MoneyScience News


Blog Post: ThePracticalQuant: Spark Summit East panel

Posted: 10 Apr 2015 12:19 PM PDT

Here's a video of our well-received panel from a few weeks ago, featuringAbhishek Mehta, Tresata â€" Founder & CEO George Mathew, Alteryx â€" President & COO Patrick Wendell, Databricks â€" Co-founder Martin Van Ryswyk, DataStax â€" VP of Engineering

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Vendor News: April 10, 2015 - SS&C Technologies 2015 First Quarter Earnings Release Notice

Posted: 10 Apr 2015 11:08 AM PDT

Blog Post: TheFinancialServicesClub: It's not the end of banking as we know it, but ...

Posted: 10 Apr 2015 10:29 AM PDT

I’m intrigued by how often I hear the line: “banks are stuck in the past”.  Most upstarts and startups are saying that banks have their heads up their rears, aren’t focused upon the future, don’t think out of the box, cannot change, blah blah blah.  Do they really believe this?  Apparently yes.  Such arrogance is impressive and is the reason why so many new...

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Fund managers pose threat to global financial stability, says IMF

Posted: 10 Apr 2015 06:57 AM PDT

IMF says delegating investment decisions to large asset managers can 'induce destabilising behaviour' http://t.co/YgzVOgkB1p @IMFNews — moneyscience…

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MoneyScience: MoneyScience's event: MoneyScience Financial Training - Introduction to QuantLib Development with Luigi Ballabio

Posted: 10 Apr 2015 06:41 AM PDT

Introduction to #QuantLib Development with Luigi Ballabio June 29 - July 1 http://t.co/Lekn6rEZkr @lballabio #quant #training — Risk Management (@Risk_Mgmt)…

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Blog Post: WealthandCapitalMarketsBlog: Twilight of the ETF? Why Direct Indexing Matters

Posted: 10 Apr 2015 05:03 AM PDT

Wealthfront launched its Direct Indexing Platform for retail investors with some fanfare back in 2013. For those unfamiliar with the concept, direct indexing allows the investor to replicate the performance of the broader market while capturing the tax advantages of owning individual securities. These advantages can be considerable: the Silicon Valley firm estimates that on its flagship...

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