2022 has been an exceptional year for Markets activity, with revenues through the third quarter more than 5% above the previous peak of 2020. FICC has been the key driver of Markets outperformance,...

This study examines the individual views of U.S. electronic equity sales traders, algorithmic salespersons, equity trading heads, and equity market structure professionals—collectively, the sell-...

Data continues to be the driver and inhibiter of transaction cost analysis (TCA) adoption. While the majority of market participants we spoke with in a recent study are, in fact, incorporating...

The factors of high hiring rates combined with an expected expansion in allocations to alternatives are likely to further accelerate a shift in investment strategy and portfolio composition....

The technology investments wealth management firms make today will play a big role in determining their ability to support financial advisors in their efforts to win clients and retain assets in...

Driven by a combination of investor interest and companies’ need to seek alternative funding, global private credit grew more than six-fold since the Global Financial Crisis, surpassing $1.3 trillion...

Digital asset years are like dog years. The changes in 2022 equate to nearly a decade of change in traditional markets. While we saw corrections in the price of assets like Bitcoin (which dropped...

Japanese fixed-income investors may consider revisiting some long-established trading practices after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) took what could be the first small step toward unwinding its near...

We opened our 2019 Trends in Global Equity Electronic Execution report saying, “Electronic equity trading is as pervasive today as trading itself … and remains one of the most innovative and...

According to the Federal Reserve, U.S. households held nearly $108 trillion in investable assets at the end of September 2022. Nine percent of the total—$9.3 trillion—was held in fixed income. Of...