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MTFs versus Incumbent Exchanges, Round One

There were two more great discussions during TradeTech that compared and contrasted the incumbents with the new MTFs. The first focused upon attracting liquidity and what that means; the second on the likely view for the future of trading venues. The first discussion was a debate amongst a panel comprising: Hirander Misra, COO, Chi-X Europe;…

Order routers not providing Best Execution

I said my favorite presentation was Mark Howarth’s yesterday because my favorite subject is the new alternative exchanges – the Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) – that have emerged in Europe as a result of the Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID) implementation. Chi-x began trading two years ago, soon to be followed by Turquoise, BATS, NASDAQ…

Order routers not providing Best Execution

I said my favorite presentation was Mark Howarth’s yesterday because my favorite subject is the new alternative exchanges – the Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) – that have emerged in Europe as a result of the Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID) implementation. Chi-x began trading two years ago, soon to be followed by Turquoise, BATS, NASDAQ…

Order routers not providing Best Execution

I said my favorite presentation was Mark Howarth’s yesterday because my favorite subject is the new alternative exchanges – the Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) – that have emerged in Europe as a result of the Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID) implementation. Chi-x began trading two years ago, soon to be followed by Turquoise, BATS, NASDAQ…

FSA Liquidity Reporting to cost up to £2 billion

Just received an interesting note from PJ Di Giammarino, Chair of our Capital Markets Chamber (who meet this Thursday**) and building on his comments from last week. He’s been looking through the lines of the FSA’s latest “Strengthening Liquidity Standards 2”, which we debated last month, and finds that Chapter Seven suggests that the 661…

Why regulators find it so hard to regulate

I hosted a fascinating dinner last night which built upon the comments made yesterday about regulators being unable to regulate. The theme was around how to make the G20 supervisory framework work with regulators, compliance heads, bank directors and a CIO in attendnace. All in all a nice crowd, and a convivial conversation. However, I…

Can regulators really regulate?

I blogged a while ago about David Doyle, expert on all things in finance with a Brussels flavour. David and I regularly tag-team on MiFID and the PSD, and in the wider context of Europe's Financial Services Action Plan. In particular, he has an inside track on all this stuff and presented the latest updates…

Who caused this crisis and what’s next?

We're about to take an Easter holiday and so I thought I would leave you with food for thought until Tuesday. There are some fascinating ideas floating around about this crisis over the last six months: from nationalise all banks to hang all bankers; from the collapse of capitalism to the collapse of the world;…

David Li CDS Formula

Banks should be cannibals

After my blog about the multichannel myth last week, it made me realise that banks need to become cannibals. Banks should launch new channels that eat their old ones alive, rather than trying to bolt these new channels onto their old bank. Banks can only be brilliant at one channel – the branch, the call…

Africa’s mobile financial revolution

I know that the theme of mobile banking is appearing a lot at the moment, but it is hot, hot, hot! A bit like Africa, and this is the story of a great success in Africa. And no, it’s not M-PESA, although that one’s a goodie too. This one’s ABSA Bank in South Africa. ABSA…

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