Frontline Analysts Blog


How to sell research to investment managers in a MIFID II world

Darren Sharma 07/12/17 11:33

It looks very much as if MIFID II is happening, and that it will cover all the sell-side and almost all the buy-side. We will see the delegated acts paper this month and it’s possible that credit...

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Here’s one way to value bitcoin

Daniel Davies 27/09/17 12:06

It’s futile to value cryptocurrencies like a traditional security, says researcher

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MiFID II - Are you ready to act?

Daniel Davies 05/07/17 17:39

The FCA has put out what is likely to be its final set of guidance notes on MiFID2 before the new research rules come into force.  Are you ready to act?

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Choosing a near-shore location: Dharma at Big Sur

Darren Sharma 14/06/17 11:52

Where can you efficiently locate offices for risk management and capital markets analysts? Whether you are looking at near-shore or off-shore locations, or indeed which corner of your trading floor...

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British Banking Braces for Hard Times - Frontline Analysts in the Wall Street Journal

Daniel Davies 22/05/17 17:10

Here is an article from the Wall Street Journal about structural change in the City. It brings out the pillar that supports the quality of our training services and our outsourced analysts: every...

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Life is Elsewhere, Życie jest gdzie indziej, जीवन कहीं और है

Darren Sharma 22/05/17 16:30

These days, when it comes to off-shoring thinking tasks, a lot of banks are feeling pretty jaded with wherever their off-shoring has been done. Usually that’s India. Off-shoring is quite often a...

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Why wonkishness matters for budgets - a note for CFOs, COOs & Procurement

Darren Sharma 31/03/17 16:26

We all know that offshore analysts are hugely efficient for budgets. Unhappily, local research and risk analysts tend to resist increasing their usage. Can we get past this with full buy-in from...

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Extra brains in your executive office would look like this

Sagar Dharwar 21/12/16 14:33

Sagar Dharwar tells us what it's like to be part of the executive office of a CRO in a major bank 

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Financial Crime - training analysts to understand context

Tim Curran 31/10/16 14:12

We asked one of our veteran City of London Financial Crime trainers 'what makes Anti-Money Laundering training really effective?'

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Guide for risk managers part 2: planning your cost-efficient team augmentation

Darren Sharma 20/10/16 19:37

You’re a risk manager who has been mandated to plan cost-efficient augmentation of your team. You’ve opened a file, done save as, what next? Read how to move from tabula rasa to a plan. 

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How to sell research to investment managers in a MIFID II world

Darren Sharma 07/12/17 11:33

It looks very much as if MIFID II is happening, and that it will cover all the sell-side and almost all the buy-side. We will see the delegated acts paper this month and it’s possible that credit...

Read More

Here’s one way to value bitcoin

Daniel Davies 27/09/17 12:06

It’s futile to value cryptocurrencies like a traditional security, says researcher

Read More

MiFID II - Are you ready to act?

Daniel Davies 05/07/17 17:39

The FCA has put out what is likely to be its final set of guidance notes on MiFID2 before the new research rules come into force.  Are you ready to act?

Read More

Choosing a near-shore location: Dharma at Big Sur

Darren Sharma 14/06/17 11:52

Where can you efficiently locate offices for risk management and capital markets analysts? Whether you are looking at near-shore or off-shore locations, or indeed which corner of your trading floor...

Read More

British Banking Braces for Hard Times - Frontline Analysts in the Wall Street Journal

Daniel Davies 22/05/17 17:10

Here is an article from the Wall Street Journal about structural change in the City. It brings out the pillar that supports the quality of our training services and our outsourced analysts: every...

Read More

Life is Elsewhere, Życie jest gdzie indziej, जीवन कहीं और है

Darren Sharma 22/05/17 16:30

These days, when it comes to off-shoring thinking tasks, a lot of banks are feeling pretty jaded with wherever their off-shoring has been done. Usually that’s India. Off-shoring is quite often a...

Read More

Why wonkishness matters for budgets - a note for CFOs, COOs & Procurement

Darren Sharma 31/03/17 16:26

We all know that offshore analysts are hugely efficient for budgets. Unhappily, local research and risk analysts tend to resist increasing their usage. Can we get past this with full buy-in from...

Read More

Extra brains in your executive office would look like this

Sagar Dharwar 21/12/16 14:33

Sagar Dharwar tells us what it's like to be part of the executive office of a CRO in a major bank 

Read More

Financial Crime - training analysts to understand context

Tim Curran 31/10/16 14:12

We asked one of our veteran City of London Financial Crime trainers 'what makes Anti-Money Laundering training really effective?'

Read More

Guide for risk managers part 2: planning your cost-efficient team augmentation

Darren Sharma 20/10/16 19:37

You’re a risk manager who has been mandated to plan cost-efficient augmentation of your team. You’ve opened a file, done save as, what next? Read how to move from tabula rasa to a plan. 

Read More