Industry News

Best of 2010: Profits may be worthless, Klarman says

Speaking at the CFA Institute’s annual conference in Boston, Seth Klarman, founder and president of the Baupost Group, and author of the much-sought-after Margin of Safety, opined that earning money is the easy part, but that ensuring U.S.-dollar denominated profits retain their value may become a challenge. The following story appeared in our Top Minds […]

By Steven Lamb |June 9, 2010

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Predatory trading

It happens to every trader: you place a bid for a thousand shares of thinly traded stock at a nickel above the best bid showing, and before you can blink, there’s another bid a penny in front of you. While desirable from a capital markets perspective – the bid/offer spread is, after all, declining, which […]

By James Hymas |June 9, 2010

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Briefly: ‘IIROC fines advisor’ and more news

An IIROC hearing panel has imposed a fine of $36,500 against James Jannetta and has required him to pay costs of $15,000 for numerous breaches of IIROC’s business conduct. The panel found that Jannetta failed to record or update client investment objectives and risk tolerance in two client accounts and engaged in discretionary trading in […]

By Staff |June 9, 2010

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Briefly: ‘Aston Hill buying Navina’ and more news

Aston Hill Financial has announced it will acquire Navina Asset Management in a cash and stock deal worth up to $6 million. The deal consists of base consideration of $4.2 million, and is and subject to potential additional earn-outs of up to $1.8 million. Navina shareholders may elect to receive an aggregate of up to […]

By Staff |June 8, 2010

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