Anthony Belcher, head of EMEA, ICE Fixed Income & Data Services, argues that passing the test on market abuse regulatory obligations will increasingly mean being ‘data fit’.

Gareth Exton, head of EMEA execution and quantitative services distribution at Liquidnet, explains how combining low participation rate algo strategies such as VWAP and POV with Liquidnet Smart Blocks can help traders realise the benefits of dark block liquidity.

Rob Watts, head of equity business development for trading solutions at FactSet, tells The TRADE about the impact of the latest technologies and trends on institutional traders.

Chris Childs, managing director, head of repository and derivatives services at DTCC, and CEO and president of DTCC Deriv/SERV, tells The TRADE about the industry’s need for a new approach to derivatives reporting.

Euronext is matching its pace of growth with a focus on innovation across its businesses. After a year as chief operating officer for the exchange operator, Georges Lauchard, talks to The TRADE about the Group’s approach to technology, scalability and its services in an ever-changing regulatory landscape.

Jason Rand, global head of electronic trading and distribution at Berenberg, provides a stark warning on the impact of rising market data and technology costs on the buy- and sell-side, and argues fees must be more representative of production costs.

Laurence Jones, director of post-trade strategy at CME Group’s Traiana, explains how post-trade processing remains fragmented and manual in nature, but 2021 is the year that firms should focus on optimising efficiency of payments and settlements.

Ryan Spencer, senior director and head of securities business development at Traiana, looks at the challenges buy-side clients faced during the pandemic and outlines how automation and centralised processes can revolutionise the equity swaps market.

Global head of sales at ISS LiquidMetrix, Henry Yegerman, considers which trading strategies preform best when markets are at their most volatile in this in-depth execution analysis.

David Bull, director of data management and strategy at Refinitiv, analyses what needs to be addressed during the LIBOR transition, including identifying a suitable replacement, LIBOR legacy issues, and why the financial services industry needs to act sooner rather than later.