Brokerage Archive

Buy-siders are keen to see integrated high- and low-touch services from brokers and enhancing synergies between the two roles will be key for broker development in coming years, according to new research from consultancy Woodbine Associates. read more>

Handling and aggregating large volumes of trade data is becoming a critical issue for hedge funds, industry experts have warned. read more>

Newly formed European agency broker Kepler Cheuvreux has integrated its operations and will leverage its Continental presence and CA Cheuvreux's execution tools to drive trading operations. read more>

Execution consultants need to get a better handle on how their algorithms work in order to secure business, according to buy-sider participants. read more>

Brokers need to adapt their business models to better reflect the evolving needs of institutional clients and "radically" cut their cost bases, according to a raft of research released this week. read more>

Asset managers across Europe increasingly seek opportunities in Eastern Europe, which has spurred one regional broker to join a global buy-side connectivity network. read more>

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>