Nov 30, 2012European 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>
Nov 23, 2012If you’re starting out in the analytics and risk management software business, what’s the best way to undercut the competition and guarantee uptake? Give it away for free. read more>
Nov 16, 2012The wave of regulatory change in the US and Europe is sparking a revision – and rationalisation – of buy-side trading systems, according to Tom Driscoll, managing director, global, for technology provider Charles River Development. read more>
Nov 12, 2012The increasingly intense struggle for Nordic market share between Oslo Børs and Nasdaq OMX Nordic could become the norm in Europe, according to Jan Jonsson, vice president for product management at Stockholm-based execution services provider Neonet. read more>
Nov 02, 2012The low-volume equity trading environment presents new
opportunities to tailor products to firms looking to expand execution and cut costs, according to Andrew Morgan, the recently promoted co-head of equities
trading for EMEA at Deutsche Bank. read more>
Oct 26, 2012Block trading venue Liquidnet is moving
beyond its traditional focus with the development of a commission management
tool to support buy-side firms in what chief operating officer John Kelly calls
the "golden age" of the head trader. read more>
Oct 19, 2012With changes to over-the-counter derivatives trading
and clearing approaching in the US and Europe, Hamish Purdey, CEO of technology
provider FFastFill, has seen buy- and sell-side firms boost risk analysis
capabilities. read more>
Oct 12, 2012A substantial portion of equity trading doesn’t result
in shares changing hands, due in part to a disproportionate focus by exchanges
on high-frequency trading activity, according to Peter Randall, CEO of retail-focused
trading venue Equiduct. read more>
Oct 05, 2012As OTC derivatives reforms in Europe and North America draw
closer, Alain Pochet, head of clearing, custody and corporate trust
services at BNP Paribas Securities Services, believes the changes could actually lead to cost-savings for the
buy-side. read more>
Sep 28, 2012Chris John, CEO of Bonaire, a company providing payment solutions for asset managers, says buy- and sell-side firms are making sweeping changes to reduce costs across their business. read more>