The use of execution algorithms on the buy side has been inching higher in recent years, especially since the eruption of the benchmark-rigging scandal in foreign exchange, which saw several liquidity takers look for ways to gain more control over...
Large institutions are shifting trading volume to algorithmic avenues of execution as the overall commission pool remains flat. These were the finding of a new study from marketing research firm Greenwich Associates. Greenwich Associates...
The fact that IEX already operates a dark pool should help it grow once the lit exchange is up and running, said Richard Johnson, vice president, market structure and technology, at Greenwich Associates, Stamford, Conn. “There's an audience already...
"The old way of doing business doesn't result in long-term, profitable relationships anymore," Kevin McPartland, principal in market structure and technology at Greenwich Associates, told Business Insider. "Not to mention, the buy side holds...
This is why big banks are scrambling to explore new applications, such as unforgeable records of identity, to achieve straight-through processing, with transactions automated completely with no human intervention. Greenwich Associates, a market...
“One of the reasons we haven’t seen a meaningful drop-off in consultant usage is every year there are new and different challenges,” said Sara Sikes, vice president of Greenwich Associates’ investment management practice. “As a result, institutional...
Regarding the execution of brand management through social channels, Courtney Fischbach, vice president of social media at Legg Mason and panelist at TSAM said, “No one has a locked down strategy—you have to just try something and see if it works....
Greenwich Associates argues that there is a limit to the degree of automation the market will tolerate. “Most cars are bought with a handshake and a signature, not with an online payment. When purchases are expensive and complicated, we generally...
Dan and Anthony chat with Richard Johnson, vice president of market structure and technology at Greenwich Associates, about his recent report "Blockchain Adoption in Capital Markets"
As banks adapt to stricter regulation by stepping back from foreign-exchange market making, firms including hedge funds and proprietary traders are moving in to provide more liquidity, according to a survey by Greenwich Associates published in May.
