
“ New best execution requirements and pending regulatory mandates like MiFID II will force firms to demonstrate they can effectively store, analyze and report on their execution data,” said Richard Johnson, VP Market Structure and Technology at...
“ New best execution requirements and pending regulatory mandates like MiFID II will force firms to demonstrate they can effectively store, analyze and report on their execution data,” said Richard Johnson, VP Market Structure and Technology at...
The more things change, the more they stay the same. And when it comes to U.S equity market structure issues and fixes, the buy-side wants to see some answers. And so far – nothing of any substance. That’s according to a recent report from...
Despite years of strenuous effort by regulators to clean up equity research by stopping fund managers paying for it out of their clients' pockets, research still accounts for half of all trading commissions paid to banks by larger fund managers.
Trading actions. UBS s’est maintenue en tête du classement des courtiers sur les actions en Europe cette année, montre une enquête réalisée par le consultant Greenwich Associates. La banque suisse bénéficie de ses points forts dans l’analyse...
UBS held on to its position as Europe's top equities broker in 2016, according to Greenwich Associates, helped by its strength in algorithmic trading and research. With a market share of more than 10 percent, the Swiss firm, which relies more...
UBS has defended its position as the top broker in European equity trading.The Greenwich Associates Share Leaders report for 2016 revealed UBS held the largest trading and algorithmic share in European equities at 10.4% and 13.9% respectively.
Global capital markets should see the first live blockchain-based platforms in the second half of 2017, according to industry experts. “A lot of companies are doing proofs-of-concepts,” said Richard Johnson. “We will likely see it move into...
Insurance companies can invest premiums in the funds while waiting to pay out claims. In recent years they’ve suffered from low interest rates because their portfolios are mostly composed of bonds. In 2014, only 26 percent of the firms had their...
"The group of banks just below the bulge bracket are seeing opportunities in the bulge bracket's pullback from certain businesses and clients," Kevin McPartland told Business Insider. "They can in many cases provide higher-touch service to clients...
Investors have been warming up to bond ETFs. In a recent survey, Greenwich Associates found that 68% of institutions—insurers, investment managers, advisors, and institutional funds—increased their use of bond ETFs over the last three years. For 84...