Global buy-side firms to adopt MiFID II unbundling
Large buy-side firms will not be implementing separate strategies for different regions for research consumption.
Buy-Side
Buy-side seek algos to measure info leakage
ITG survey finds buy-side want more outcome-focused reporting algos.
State Street calls on buy-side to increase female board members
SSGA has called on 3,500 companies to increase the number of women on corporate boards.
Trade like a girl
Trading desks in the asset management industry are dominated by men, but this patriarchal trend is beginning to shift as women on the buy-side are uniting to encourage others to join the sector.
Buy-side weather VM storm by managing in-house
Buy-side firms managing collateral in-house were able to overcome the 1 March go-live for the variation margin rules.
Standard Life and Aberdeen confirm £660 billion merger
Proposed merger would create one of the UK’s largest asset management firms.
Asset managers failing to oversee best execution, says FCA
FCA urges buy-side firms to implement strategies to ensure best execution is monitored efficiently.
Buy-side brace for further regulatory scrutiny
Regulators are set to shift focus from large banks to asset managers, according to a recent report.
Buy-side trading desks boost bond budgets
Buy-side firms increased fixed income trading desk budgets in 2016, as equities trading desks budgets fell.
Buy-side confused over SI role in fixed income
Fixed income participants are still unaware of how SIs will affect their trading, according to panellists at The TRADE’s MiFID II pop-up event.