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Pay is a thorny issue, especially on the sell-side, where it is down significantly from pre-crisis levels and continuing to trend lower, according to a speaker at Thursday’s Asia Pacific Trading Summit, held in Hong Kong. read more>
A 'mini flash crash' that wiped out the value of a US stock has again suggested US market structure distress, days after a roundtable saw captains of the finance industry agree that regulators should be careful not to interfere with a well-functioning system. read more>
An initiative bringing together UK buy-side firms to exchange perspectives on broker services, such as payments for research, led by consultancy Investit, will take place in coming weeks as key firms have signed on. read more>
Market confidence has been dwindling since the 'flash crash,' but a new report shows the recent Twitter fiasco that sent markets on a free fall last month had relatively little impact on participants' outlook. read more>
Stronger input into MiFID II should be a priority for the UK's new regulatory body, the Financial Conduct Authority, theTRADEnews.com's April poll has found. read more>
Tuesday's Twitter-inspired mini-crash confirmed the US equity market's vulnerability to misinformation in the social media age, but a rapid rebound suggested the resilience of trading systems, industry experts have stated. read more>
Emerging markets are showing distinct trends that intrinsically set them apart from developed markets, experts debated at the TradeTech 2013 London conference this week. read more>
A breakdown in the consensus over market structure has left investors confused in conditions of “near savagery” as they scour the margins for advantage, according to California-based Jones Trading. read more>
Market changes driven by regulation and technology offer opportunities that should not be stifled by uninformed fear of the unfamiliar, regulators and stakeholders agreed on the opening morning of TradeTech 2013 in London today. read more>
A "healthy deterrent" is needed to discourage high-frequency trading firms from cluttering the market with thousands of orders that are never executed, Investment Company Institute's Ari Burstein told TradeTech's high-frequency trading event in London yesterday. read more>