People in The Trade

Feb 15, 2013

Tech focus key to LSEG strategy

Developing innovative technology solutions to deal with regulatory change is core to the ongoing evolution and diversification of stock exchanges trying to keep pace with market structure reform, explains Antoine Shagoury, COO of the London Stock Exchange Group. read more>

Feb 08, 2013

MAD's makeover

The newest version of the Market Abuse Directive will place a greater focus on trading intent and the tools needed to monitor trading activity across fragmented markets, Matthew Coupe, director of regulation and market structure at risk and compliance software provider NICE Actimize, explains. read more>

Feb 01, 2013

Revolutionising broker relationships

As the use of commission sharing agreements among buy-side firms continues to grow, the use of technology that measures the success of sell-side research will shape the new broker-buy-side relationship, Tom French, business strategy director at TIM Group explains. read more>

Jan 25, 2013

A new approach to algo monitoring

Regulators scrambling to implement rules to bring algorithmic trading under stricter supervision should take note of an innovative solution put forward by Lars-Ivar Sellberg, executive chairman of Swedish trading technology provider Scila. read more>

Jan 18, 2013

ESMA guidance not enough to spur interoperability

As the debate on clearing interoperability grinds on in Europe, the key turning point for progress remains convincing exchanges of the commercial benefits, Diana Chan, CEO of EuroCCP believes. read more>

Jan 11, 2013

OTC reforms prompt CDS mispricing risk

Credit default swaps will form a significant proportion of the OTC derivatives eligible for central clearing under new legislation, but the potential for inaccurate valuations has been neglected and could pose serious challenges, says Interactive Data's Anthony Belcher. read more>

Jan 04, 2013

New year offers new hope for equities

High volatility and continued macroeconomic uncertainty has sunk equity trading to new lows over the past couple of years, but 2013 offers renewed hope for institutional investors, believes James Hilton, co-head of Advanced Execution Services sales, EMEA at Credit Suisse. read more>

Dec 14, 2012

Make your voices heard!

The buy-side must be more vocal on regulatory issues concerning market structure and technology, according to Ari Burstein, senior council for capital markets issues at global fund trade association ICI Global. read more>

Dec 07, 2012

Are regulators missing the point?

European equity markets have changed a lot in 20 years, but no one should forget their core purpose, says Rainer Riess, outgoing head of Deutsche Börse Xetra cash market. read more>

Nov 30, 2012

Algo prudence on the rise for the buy-side

European buy-side traders want tighter controls on algorithmic trading and are divided on key elements of MiFID II, according to Anita Karppi, managing director of Alpha Trader Forum. read more>