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Legal software company Clio drops $1B on law data giant vLex

TechCrunch: M&A

Boston, MA | July 15 REGISTER NOW With the acquisition of vLex, Clio, which provides law firms with time-tracking, invoicing, and electronic payment tools, is now effectively stepping into the practice of law itself. Earlier in her career, Marina was a financial analyst and earned a CFA charterholder designation.

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Italian asset management company Anima Alternative SGR adopts Kepler Cheuvreux’s new analytics suite

The TRADE

Athina Trika Speaking to The TRADE, Athina Trika, CFA, execution sales at Kepler Cheuvreux, explained: “KCx’s Analytical Suite is a significant step toward increased transparency, opening up a broad prospect of opportunities for flexible and agile data sharing.

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Fixed Income Research: The Overlooked Younger Brother of Equity Research?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Liquidity is also more limited, and more trading is still done over the counter (OTC) rather than electronically. As with equity research and hedge fund roles, there are two main options for breaking in: Complete the CFA , get fixed income-related internships, and start working directly in FI research, either at a bank or a buy-side firm.