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Euromoney: "The smartest banks are increasingly focused on speed-to-market rather than touting a 100% in-house solution,” said Chris McDonnell.

The Trade: A Coalition Greenwich report has found that the uptake in algo trading in FX during the pandemic could be here to stay permanently.

FT: "Some of this is just hype around a new technology. I’m not sure it’s quite as revolutionary as it’s sometimes made out to be," said Kevin McPartland

Bloomberg: In May, 37% of investment-grade and 26% of high-yield trading volume was on electronic platforms, according to a Coalition Greenwich report...

IFR: “BNP Paribas’s plans to develop a full-service equities franchise are ambitious,” said Michael Turner. “However, this is a journey that should make them more rounded and improve RoE over the cycle..."

IFR: he top 12 global investment banks are projected to report second-quarter revenues of roughly US$50bn across fixed income, equities and investment banking, according to preliminary estimates from analytics firm Coalition Greenwich.

MarketsMedia: Kevin McPartland, head of research for market structure and technology at consultancy Coalition Greenwich, said in a report that 84% of corporate bond investors believe there is value in the buy side providing liquidity.

Bloomberg: Wall Street banks’ rates-trading units deal in products tied to interest rates, such as government bonds and derivatives. The industry reported a “significant improvement in revenues” last year amid the turmoil brought on by the...

Financial News: A coming golden age for investment banking, which the analysts predict will see 5% growth a year, comes after a period where over 15,000 frontline jobs have been lost since 2012, according to data provider Coalition Greenwich.

Finextra: According to a recent study from Greenwich Associates, around one third of US buy-side firms are now actively looking to outsource some or all of their front office trade execution activities to third parties.