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S&P Global: "Virtu will be looking to see what they can do to create synergies in the acquisition," said Richard Johnson.

Markets Media: Kevin McPartland said in the report, Trust and Data Drive Fixed Income Dealer Growth, that investing in technology is the top priority for bulge-bracket banks, and second only to organic growth among middle-market dealers.

Global Investor Group: A Greenwich Associates survey found Goldman Sachs to be the leading broker in North America, JP Morgan in Europe.

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The Trade News: Research from Greenwich Associates has stated that emerging market bond traders in the US have predicted a rise in volumes next year, with a portion of that volume expected to be traded electronically.

The Desk: A new report from Greenwich Associates has found that electronic trading of emerging market (EM) bonds has reached 70% amongst US asset managers.

The Trade: Greenwich Associates research suggests emerging market bond trading will rise next year, with a portion of that volume tipped to be executed electronically.

Bloomberg: The stakes are high for DBS, which is among the five biggest trade finance banks in Asia by market share, according to Greenwich Associates research.

Business Insider:  Investment banks will be earning about 20% less on their European equity research — a drop of about $300 million — by the start of 2019 according to Greenwich Associates.

The Desk: Ken Monahan warns that the biggest mechanical issue is for extant derivatives contracts in the event that LIBOR ceases to exist or becomes an unreliable benchmark.