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    Word on the web: CoCo controversy

    May 22, 2015
    Do the benefits of riskier loss-absorbing debt instruments outweigh the potential well-documented pitfalls? 
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    Read the latest edition of Change – the CISI’s regulatory magazine

    May 20, 2015
    The May 2015 edition of Change is out now, providing comprehensive coverage and analysis of the latest key UK, EU, US and global developments across financial regulation
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    s166 Skilled Persons Reviews: The nuts and bolts

    May 19, 2015

    The prospect of a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Skilled Persons Review may not fill regulated firms with glee but the end goal is improvement, say its proponents. What does a review entail and what are the possible outcomes?

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    Word on the web: One step beyond

    May 15, 2015
    How is artificial intelligence altering the financial sector? The ongoing investigation into the US flash crash has this week got the online financial news community talking about the upsurge in automated trading platforms and other, more advanced, forms of artificial intelligence (AI) penetrating financial services.
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    Spreading the risk

    May 14, 2015
    Spreadsheets. Financial services would be lost without them, but a staggering number of large firms have suffered a loss due to a spreadsheet error. What are the risks of complacency and over-reliance, and how can firms avoid costly mistakes?
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    Word on the web: Removing barriers to entry

    May 8, 2015
    Does more need to be done to ensure graduate schemes attract the best talent? 
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    Describe yourself in three words…

    May 7, 2015
    Job interviews can be the stuff of nightmares – but only if you’re not properly prepared. Iona Bain, financial journalist and blogger, offers some advice on the perils and pitfalls that can befall you, and suggests some possible solutions
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    Keeping up with CASS

    May 6, 2015

    The large fine handed to Bank of New York Mellon in April underlined the importance of complying with the UK regulator’s new rules on client assets and money. What do firms need to be aware of ahead of the June 2015 deadline?

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    Understanding performance fees

    May 5, 2015

    Performance fees in asset management are a complex area, impacting the prices of both open-ended funds (unit trusts or OEICs) and close-ended funds (like hedge funds). Gautam Joshi, currently studying for the CISI’s Investment Operations Certificate, throws light on how performance fees work

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    Home-land?

    May 4, 2015

    The price of land and housing has caught the public’s attention – ranking top of the issues which Londoners cared about going into the election. CISI student members recently received a unique insight into the debate from Alex Hilton, Director, Generation Rent

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