Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Swap Execution Facilities are game-changers. We knew that.
What we didn’t know is how unprepared the industry feels about the arrival of SEFs and regulation dust-settling. In a recent IPC questionnaire surveying the front-, middle-, and back-office, 62% of participating firms said they were not prepared. A number magnified by 36% who said they didn’t even have a plan in place for when the impending SEF-storm does hit.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
If you’ve been around the world of institutional trading for any period of time you’ve certainly witnessed many changes relating to the use of technology to assist with trading automation. Everyone has these stories, and mine starts back in the early 1990’s on the equities side where everything was a phone call. From placing the order, to getting fill information, to providing account allocations for the block trade. Since that time we’ve witnessed major technology and process improvements across the trade cycle such that when looking in the rear-view mirror the past is just a blur.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Today, FX markets account for more than $4 trillion in trading volume worldwide. To put it into perspective – that’s more than the annual, combined GDPs of Canada, Spain and Indonesia – traded every day. But what does this vast growth mean at the granular level? How can trading firms exploit this opportunity, taking advantage of unfamiliar ground as it were, while remaining in compliance, staying transparent and, at the end of the day – still making a profit?
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
The recent drop in China’s GDP growth has raised concerns with many who hoped the country’s economy would underpin a global financial recovery. For China’s government, the speed at which it becomes a ‘new entrant’ in the global financial markets needs to be balanced by its necessity to protect the region’s economic stability.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
It’s that time of the year again – when badge scanners, tchotchkes, industry leaders and new ideas fill a massive room with vendors and capital market firms alike. Yes, I’m talking about tradeshows.
With the highly anticipated event, TradeTech Europe, just around the corner, I thought why not recap one of their sister events that I recently attended in New York? The “Institutional Equity Trading and Technology” Conference was two days of knowledge sharing and thought leadership. The small setting helped create an intimate space, making it more manageable to exclusively speak to other attendees. All of the booths were confined to a single area, making it convenient to visit the exhibitors in an efficient manner. Best of all, the food was quite good too.
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Monday, February 06, 2012
Interest in direct investment in emerging market equities is increasing but has always been difficult due to regulations on foreign ownership and capital controls. The most relevant of these markets is the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), a collection of the largest of the emerging markets.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
I recently attended a conference hosted by IPC called Emerging Markets: Opportunities and Obstacles. At the event, the Tabb Group presented some of their latest research on trading in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe and Asia. Then a panel of speakers discussed a range of topics related to trading in these markets. The conference also introduced IPC’s new financial extranet, Connexus. Here are some of the insights I took away from the fascinating panel discussion.
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Monday, January 09, 2012
Investing in emerging markets used to be akin to riding a roller coaster. No longer, judging by new metrics from investments in those regions. I previewed some of Tabb Group’s recent emerging markets research, and with their permission, am sharing a few nuggets ....
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- Michael Speranza, SVP, Product Management and Marketing
- Kevin Acott, SVP, Managing Director, EMEA
- David Brown, SVP, Global Network Operations
- David Dodd, SVP, Managing Director, APAC
- Simon Jones, Senior Product Marketing Manager
- Ganesh Iyer, Senior Product Marketing Manager
- Jonathan Morton, VP Product Marketing
- Matthew Parker, Product Manager, Trading Systems
- Bart Bartolozzi, Senior Product Marketing Manager
- Brett Berkowitz, Senior Manager, Product Management
- Bob Williams, Research Director-Capital Markets Practice, CEB TowerGroup
- David Anderson, RTTRT Program Director, FISD
- E. Paul Rowady, Jr., Senior Analyst, TABB Group
- Tim Carmody, VP, Global Network Engineering
- Matthew O'Donnell, Director, Product Management
- Joe Esposito, Director, R&D Services
- Robert Simpson, Vice President, Global Financial Compliance, Verint
- Kathleen Walsh, Vice President, Global Customer Service
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