Brokerage Archive

The collapse of MF Global could strengthen US laws and accelerate the implementation of MIFID II after a judge in New York last week approved a bankruptcy plan for the collapsed brokerage, according to buy-side firms. read more>

Economic instability in Cyprus is causing some firms to re-evaluate relationships with Russian brokers that use the island as a tax-friendly route to Russia, despite the minimal impact the uncertainty will have on equity trading. read more>

Citi has reshuffled its global equities management team and appointed Dan Keegan to lead the investment bank's US equities team. read more>

Goldman Sachs has confirmed it will combine two separate broking entities in a bid to offer more streamlined equity trading services to clients. read more>

Everbright Securities and GF Securities have joined NYSE Technologies' fully managed FIX-based trading community Marketplace, broadening the China-based brokers buy-side members can trade with. read more>

Investment research and trading house State Street Global Markets (SSGM) has confirmed the appointment of buy-side veteran Daemon Bear. read more>

A number of buy-side firms have begun picking brokers to meet their trading and clearing needs for the new OTC derivatives era, but what will be the most important factors driving counterparty selection? read more>

Knight Capital has revealed plans to combine its sales trading and electronic execution businesses. read more>

Renaissance Capital's electronic trading group CEO Damian Bunce says a prospective takeover of the emerging markets-focused investment bank by Russian private investment fund Onexim will let the firm tap into capital to support its trading ambitions. read more>

Citi plans to offer a wider range of emerging market instruments on its new fixed income trading platform but will not extend the offering to corporate bonds due to fears of liquidity fragmentation. read more>