Articles from the print editions of Best Execution.
Yann Couellan, Head of FICC Trading at BNP Paribas Asset Management assesses how fixed income is and will change going
Mazy Dar, CEO and Adam Toms, CEO Europe at OpenFin explain how they are bringing the traders’ desktop into the
GENERATION Z WON’T NEED YOU! It is less than six months to Brexit, the volume of transactions in Bitcoin is now
THE PROMISE OF DLT. Heather McKenzie looks at the latest developments and whether the technology will live up to the
TRANSPARENCY THROUGH BETTER ALGORITHMS. Getting access to proprietary liquidity, from high-frequency trading firms and brokers, is now a key differentiator
MOVING FROM THE DARK SIDE. Gill Wadsworth looks at how the industry is adapting to a brighter post MiFID II world. If
LIQUIDITY LANDSCAPE IN EUROPE POST MIFID II. Big xyt shares independent insights on European trading derived from a consolidated view
TO BE OR NOT TO BE AN SI: THAT IS THE QUESTION. By Umberto Menconi, Business Development & Market Structure,
CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK. Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the rise of block trading in the post MiFID II
ELECTRONIC BLOCK TRADING IS NOW A FEATURE OF THE MARKET. Dr Robert Barnes, Chartered FCSI, Global Head of Primary Markets
DATA WILL TRIGGER THE CHANGE EVERYBODY HAS BEEN PREDICTING. By Silvano Stagni, Managing Director of PMCR – Perpetual Motion Consulting
ADOPTION OF CRYPTO ASSETS INTO THE INSTITUTIONAL MAINSTREAM. By Sean K. Ristau, Co-Chair Digital Currency/Blockchain Working Group, FIX Trading Community
Andrew Simpson, Advisor to BME (Bolsa y Mercados Españoles) In the book Freefall, 2001, Joseph Stiglitz says that, “the only
As the sagacious Richard Balarkas points out in these pages, ‘Competition is the best policy’ and it was with this
Lynn Strongin Dodds looks back at the post-2008 world and how MiFID has altered the landscape. Long before the financial
Richard Balarkas advocates lighter touch regulation as the take-away lesson from the last ten years. Richard Balarkas is considered a
Rob Boardman, CEO EMEA at agency broker ITG offers his account of the impact of the global financial crisis and
Best Execution spoke to Carl James, Global Head of Fixed Income Trading at Pictet Asset Management, Christophe Roupie, Head of
SVP, Head of Digital Product Development and Innovation, State Street What was your career journey? Looking back, I do not
Independent Consultant and former Deputy Global Head of Trading and Securities Financing at AXA IM Tell us about your career
Having led from the front in many innovative market developments, Alasdair Haynes, CEO of Aquis Exchange reveals the keys to delivering
By Andy Ross, CEO, CurveGlobal The shockwaves of the deepest financial crisis in living memory are still reverberating globally. Ten
Michael Sparkes, Director, ITG Analytics looks at how the TCA industry has developed and what the future might hold. The
CEO, Market Structure Partners Can you please tell us about your career journey? Was this the field you had intended
Global GM, Head of Insurance, Finance, Payments & Post Trade Sectors & Products at BT Tell us about your career
Head of EMEA Market Structure & Strategy, Liquidnet Tell us about your career journey? My original career plan was to
Co-Founder, Seismic Foundry Tell us about your career journey? Was this the field you had intended to go into? I
Co-Founder, RSRCHXchange Can you please tell us about your career journey? Was this the field you had intended to go into?
Julia Streets, CEO, Streets Consulting Which came first, the buzzword or the bandwagon? I’ve always argued that fintech innovation was
Seth Merrin, founder and CEO of Liquidnet, explains how he has leveraged opportunities over the past ten years and more,