The credit crisis and the advent of distributed ledger technology have focused the mind on the future of clearing, but this future is best understood by looking first at the past. How did the...

Change is inevitable for investment managers, and it comes in varying guises, including mergers and acquisitions, leadership changes, the departure of prominent fund managers, major cost...

The Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR), which started rolling through the industry two years ago, are set to cover all institutions with derivatives exposure of just $8 billion in less than 18 months....

The price of Bitcoin has jumped by over 120% since the beginning of the year, leading many to conclude that the bear market in crypto is over. The market has not been this frothy since 2017, when...

Canadian institutions made aggressive use of exchange-traded funds in their portfolios last year as they navigated a sharp market downturn, a surge in volatility and a series of unpredictable...

The FX industry is no stranger to M&A. Since 2006, there have been 11 major transactions, with the pace only accelerating. What's interesting about the 360T-Fxall merger is that the two...

Asian fixed income has been growing in importance in the portfolios of institutional investors and private banking clients around the world. Based on data from our recent study, Greenwich...

Alternative data has been around for at least a decade, but an increase in adoption is making it less “alternative” and a more essential part of portfolio construction. The word is out that these...

Exchange-traded funds are becoming standard investment tools for insurance companies, but for the moment, life insurers and property and casualty (P&C) companies are employing ETFs in...

It has been over a year since MiFID II shook up the European equity trading landscape. Traders have been adjusting to a slew of new regulations, including unbundled execution, double volume caps...