Immediate News Release Newport Beach, CA & Stamford, CT, November 3, 2014—Mischler Financial Group (“MFG”), the securities industry’s oldest minority investment bank and institutional brokerage owned and operated by Service-Disabled Veterans announced today that in connection with the firm’s annual recognition of Veteran’s Day, Mischler has expanded its giving-back program…Read More

If this week's volatility has unnerved you, take a deep breathe, sit back and consider the following assessments courtesy of global macro strategy think tank Rareview Macro and extracts of this a.m. edition of "Sight Beyond Sight." The Puzzle [caption id="attachment_1904" align="alignleft" width="200"] Neil Azous, Rareview Macro LLC[/caption] Today's edition…Read More

Industry publication Traders Magazine announced last night the 2014 "Wall Street Women: Celebration of Excellence" Awards and recognized 19 of The Street's Finest Gals across 19 categories, including top gun awards for leadership, mentorship and trading. [caption id="attachment_2209" align="alignleft" width="248"] Mary Clark, WallachBeth Capital[/caption] Giving equal accolades to both buy-side…Read More

Below is courtesy of extract from ThinkAdvisor.com Sept 29 edition Search far and wide, but you’re unlikely to find many financial advisors as shrewd about investing with exchange-traded funds as Shelley Bergman, managing director-senior portfolio manager of The Bergman Group at Morgan Stanley on Fifth Avenue in New York City.…Read More

MarketsMuse Editorial Team is proud to be the first media outlet to profile Sept 27 Boston #SoldierRide, a cycling-for-dollars event that raised more than $100k for Wounded Warriors. We extend a special commendation to Fidelity Investment PM Fergus Shiel (pictured on left) and Mischler Financial Group's Head of Equities Joe…Read More

Below extract courtesy of Investmentnews.com and Trevor Hunnicutt An ambitious European ETF firm backed by former iShares leader Lee Kranefuss charged into the U.S. Tuesday, launching its first fund and throwing down the gauntlet to a “stale” industry. [caption id="attachment_2182" align="alignleft" width="150"] Lee Kranefuss (Bloomberg News Photo)[/caption] The firm, Source,…Read More

As reported by various news outlets on Friday, KCG, the firm that was created last year via a "take-under" of former Knight Capital by HFT market-maker Getco Securities after Knight suffered a $460 million trading loss attributed to a technology snafu,  and whose business model somehow continues to pass the…Read More

   MarketsMuse Editor Note: Below extract is courtesy of the HF Industry's best read publication, FinAlternatives. Sep 10 2014 | 2:43pm ET A high-profile hedge fund manager is caught up in a nasty child custody battle in Georgia. Renee Haugerud, founder of the New York-based commodity-focused hedge fund Galtere, is…Read More

MarketsMuse post courtesy of extract from Investors Business Daily..Editors clipped original headline: "Wall Street Women Touch Each Other: BrokerDealer ETF Gals Form "WE" [caption id="attachment_2121" align="alignleft" width="150"] Linda Zhang, Windhaven Investment Mgt.[/caption] "When you put 40 smart and gorgeous women together, great things will just happen," said Linda Zhang, senior…Read More

Below courtesy of Aug 6 edition of Wall Street Letter, article written by staff reporter Sean Creamer  WallachBeth to enhance multi-basket trading   WallachBeth Capital, a New York City-based agency brokerage, will enhance its existing portfolio and multi-basket trading in exchange-traded funds and other equities to make greater use of…Read More

MarketsMuse Editor Note: We so greatly enjoyed today's WSJ column from Daisey Maxey, we felt compelled to provide extracts below (The entire column can be found by clicking on logo to your left) Catalyst Inc., a nonprofit focused on increasing opportunities for women in business, issued a report that shows…Read More

Below courtesy of excerpt from Mark Hulbert's column in the WSJ Weekend Journal (Aug2-Aug3) Over the past 45 years, the stock market has lost more than 20% each time three warning signs flashed simultaneously. After a selloff this past week dragged the Dow Jones Industrial Average into negative territory for…Read More

Below courtesy of excerpt from front page article by Dan Strumpf "Markets Keeping Faith in Humanity" in July 29 WSJ Money & Investing section. "After years of ceding ground to trading via computer programs, buying and selling stock the old-fashioned way—over the phone or its modern equivalent of instant messaging—is…Read More

This is a MarketsMuse Editorial Comment in response to a group email sent yesterday by Paul Singer of Elliott Management to his DL. That email sought to raise awareness about both the recent "under-reported" events in France in which 2 synogogues were burned by so-called Pro-Palestinian youth..who are presumably Islmaic…Read More

Mischler Financial Adds To International Equities Team; Global Bank Trading Veteran Appointed to Senior Role for 24/6 Agency-Only Platform Immediate News Release Stamford, CT July 14, 2014—Mischler Financial Group (“MFG”), the securities industry’s oldest investment bank/institutional brokerage owned and operated by service-disabled veterans announced that Eric Michalisin, a close on…Read More

Agency-Execution firm WallachBeth Capital's Andy McOrmond, a recognized expert in ETF order execution for leading investment managers and RIAs appearing on CNBC with his [personal] thoughts as to whether  now is, or is not the time to "go with the flow." Talking points: SPY v. VYM...$HEDJ and more..  Click on…Read More

MarketsMuse Editor Note: Below excerpt courtesy of ETF Industry Icon Ron Delegge from his best selling Gents with No Cents is a great teaser for any and all wing-tip types who are looking for a fun read while enjoying the July 4 holiday weekend. Ron's day job includes publishing the…Read More

  Below excerpt is hot of the press and courtesy of one of MarketsMuse's favorite outlets: FINalternatives.. Coin Capital Management is this week launching a Bitcoin-focused hedge fund, which will buy and hold the leading crypto-currency in an institutional grade environment. “We are pretty excited about Bitcoin…it is an exciting…Read More