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Trade Matching in the Traditional and Alternative Markets

Pressures from investors and regulators are accelerating the pace of convergence in traditional and alternative asset management organizations and improving standards of practice. At present, in the traditional asset management arena, managers’ and brokers’ records are generally compared on a trade-by-trade basis and custodians are authorized by the managers to settle matched transactions. In theContinue reading “Trade Matching in the Traditional and Alternative Markets”

Operational Risk #4: Dropped Batons—Hand-offs

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Critical Recordkeeping: Trade Tickets and Order Memoranda

It is remarkable the number of buy-side firms that have overlooked the importance of maintaining proper trade tickets and order memoranda in a timely fashion. Three weeks ago, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged New York-based Ark Asset Management Co., Inc. with fraudulent trade allocation as well as disclosure and books-and-records violations. ThisContinue reading “Critical Recordkeeping: Trade Tickets and Order Memoranda”