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Over the last 30 years, the amazing pace of innovation in electronic trading has completely transformed global capital markets. One could argue that the changing regulatory landscape has played a meaningful role in initiating various aspects of today’s market structure evolution. But other factors—such as the growth of the internet and cloud computing, advancements in trading technologies and...

Bloomberg’s acquisition of Broadway Technologies follows on the heels of AxeTrading being acquired by Trading Technologies and the 2021 acquisition of LIST Group by ION. With so much activity in this space in recent years, you may be wondering, “Why all the interest in fixed income connectivity solutions?” The surge in fixed income electronic trading has significantly increased the importance...

Changing product dynamics, fee compression, geopolitical unrest, weaponization of commodities, and an aggressive regulatory agenda have been recurring drivers in the capital markets industry. As the broader capital markets ecosystem enters 2023, it is tempting to think the same long-term trends will shape the coming year, and perhaps they will. But Aite-Novarica Group believes there are more...

Recent data shows that in the first nine months of 2022, investors in Europe favored “dark green” investment funds with specific sustainable investment objectives over those that broadly integrate or promote environmental, social, and governance (ESG) characteristics. The EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) lays out three categories for investment funds to identify with...