Potential heavy legal fees had put Hong Kong investors off bringing class actions in the past, but progress in government may encourage better behaviour from firms, says Jonathan Hu of Goal Group
The damage caused by banking scandals may have been minimised by an event-driven reconciliation solution, says Todd Sloan, senior vice president of reconciliation systems at Electra Information Systems
The buy side will need to look to sell-side firms and their global custodians for assistance with tricky collateral raising and allocation, says HSBC
Distinct operations in each Asian market can be costly and inefficient, but there are opportunities to consolidate processing, says GBST’s Denis Orrock
All parties should acknowledge cross-border opportunities in legislatures such as Italy and reclaim damages to which they are legally entitled, says Tania Dupoy of Goal Group
Though Celent and ISDA disagree on whether automating portfolio reconciliation has been reactive or not, the case has been made for a better breed of technology
Prime brokers must decide what pricing they can provide, unless they want to lose out in the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive battle
Individuals must be made more aware of lawsuit filings if Brazilian class actions are ever to succeed, says Christopher Morton of Goal Group