For European fixed-income market participants, 2017 was the “year of compliance.” MiFID II has arrived and, as one of the most significant regulatory changes in the history of the financial industry, it impacts nearly every facet of the fixed-income...

For centuries, corporate and consumer lending has followed a traditional model in which financial institutions act as centralized counterparties, making loans funded by deposits. 

Transaction cost analysis (TCA) is now an essential tool on most equity desks, where traders leverage it to help them understand trading performance, optimize routing, and to see how they stack up against their peers.

The current method for developing and deploying software within large financial services institutions has changed little over the last twenty years and is archaic when compared to the rapid innovation that is delivered seamlessly to our consumer-...

After nearly a decade of disruption and uncertainty, buy-side trading desks are finally finding a new equilibrium.

Given the myriad benefits that algos offer, FX traders currently not using algos (and not considering them) may soon have to determine whether they’re putting themselves at a disadvantage by not leveraging all the available tools...

While the U.S. stock market roared last year, growing by around 20%, other aspects of the equities market were much more muted.

While the EFM software looked compelling in sales presentations, too often these products have failed to live up to the promise—even after companies spent a year or more to install the software and up to three years to fully implement the system.

As investment needs and regulatory requirements become more complex, insurance companies globally are increasingly turning to external asset managers for help with specific investment strategies and solutions.

After millions of hours and euros (and dollars) spent in preparation, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) has finally taken effect.