Electronic trading systems increased their share of global fixed-income trading volume in only slightly in 2013, bringing the proportion of total volume executed electronically to 25%.  Top fixed-income e-trading platform players continue to...

OTC derivatives volume decreased in 2013.

As strong growth continues in FX e-trading, regulatory changes and algorithm usage are driving some users back to single-dealer platforms.

Mizuho Securities and SMBC Nikko Securities each gained four percentage points or more of vote share in Japanese equity research and advisory services during in 12-month period...

The Asian equity market is attracting fierce competition from a large and diverse group of brokers looking to capture a share of the region’s recovering institutional research and trading business.

Trading volume increased in 2013.

Although Asian banks have been capturing large corporate clients from European rivals, the latest research from Greenwich Associates shows that HSBC has established itself as the leading bank in the region in terms of both number of relationships...

BNP Paribas has established itself atop the European corporate banking market by securing relationships with 56% of the largest European companies.

Thirty-nine percent of fixed-income desks reported a year-on-year budget increase and 30% are considering a change in the providers of their order management systems (OMS) or execution management systems (EMS).

Low interest rates and market volatility continue to frustrate intermediaries , challenging them to provide suitable investment options to end-clients, as well as underpinning investor reluctance to fully re-commit to markets and ultimately defining...