Market making in U.S. equity markets has changed significantly in the last two decades.

After bracing for a coming chill, investment management professionals are instead enjoying an unexpectedly favorable climate in terms of year-end compensation. But make no mistake: Winter may be coming, so asset management firms and professionals...

Fixed-income dealers are spending $15-$20 billion a year on RegTech, or regulatory technology, that helps them comply with the raft of regulations covering their trading desks. 

The MiFID II directives will surely bring significant changes to the financial industry. With increased scrutiny and a brighter spotlight shining on established investment processes, every affected party will have to adapt—a daunting prospect.

Not all benchmarks and, perhaps more importantly, not all benchmark calculations are alike and while always important, several macro factors have added additional complexity to the task of benchmark selection.

Dramatic advances in artifical intelligence (AI) are quickly changing this technology from a banking buzzword to a critical capability that helps drive better outcomes for clients.

If providing technology to enable electronic trading of corporate bonds was the first phase of the market’s evolution, then gathering, analyzing and putting data to work is phase two.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting all parts of the economy and our daily lives, from self-driving cars to personal digital assistants. Financial institutions, of course, will not be exempted from this disruption.

Continuing innovation in the cryptocurrency space has led to increased transaction volume, trading volume and skyrocketing valuations. As market participants realize that bitcoin and its crypto brethren are not just a passing fad but rather an...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should abandon the failed Tick-Size Pilot in small-cap stocks to free up time and resources for other experiments in equity market regulation, such as the proposed Access Fee Pilot Program, stock exchange...