In 2015 Greenwich Associates research found that the top five FX dealers, while still dominant, were ceding market share to regional and smaller firms. This shift was driven predominantly by top-...

Execution algorithms have become popular for foreign-exchange (FX) trading in recent years, driven by strong uptake among hedge funds, market makers and speculators. Not wanting to be left out of...

Approximately 60% of Indian middle-market companies expect the implementation of the national Goods and Services Tax to have a positive impact on their businesses. The government of India...

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directives II (MiFID II) is scheduled to go into effect in January 2018. Much of the discussion and debate so far has focused on the new requirements...

About three years ago, the financial services sector seriously began exploring blockchain—the distributed ledger technology (DLT) behind bitcoin—for processing financial services transactions. The...

The buy side can’t live without their order and execution management systems and increasingly are looking outside to gain access to the latest and greatest platforms on the market. Building...

Recent revelations of impropriety at certain dark pools have made traders more diligent in assessing the design, liquidity and protections offered by competing venues. In certain cases, these...

The biggest conundrum facing both the buy and sell side in light of MiFID II is how to put a value on research. Currently, most buy-side firms use the traditional broker vote, which arms...

Trading corporate bonds is finally getting a little easier. No, we are not going back to the good old days, nor are the Trump administration’s promises to scale back financial regulations—and the...

While many banks and financial institutions cite loyalty or customer experience as top strategic priorities, surprisingly few firms are fully realizing the potential value from their programs. Why...