Buy-Side

Reducing the human touch

Buy-side priorities have been historically dominated by regulatory concerns, but a survey of senior FX buy-siders carried out by Worldwide Business Research suggests that automation is now taking over. Hayley McDowell examines the benefits, challenges and progress as asset managers look to reduce the human touch on trading desks.

Financial firms searching for control amid Brexit chaos

With less than a year until the United Kingdom is due to officially depart from the European Union, Hayley McDowell examines where the financial services industry stands in the swirling Brexit chaos as the clock ticks down to 29 March 2019.