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August 23, 2021

A CEO’s Perspective—What’s Driving Technology Investment in Capital Markets?

Our CEO Mike Powell gives his perspective on the rapid growth across technology investment in capital markets.

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November 26, 2020

The State of Capital Markets Tech – 5 Key Takeaways

Discussing the state of capital markets tech In the unusual world we find ourselves, catching up with industry peers via…

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September 2, 2020

The Seventh Wave…What Next in Electronic Trading Innovation?

According to surfing folklore, the seventh wave is the largest of the set. This is perhaps a fitting metaphor for…

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June 25, 2020

Competing for Order Flow—The Differentiation Dilemma

What does competing order flow mean to you? The economics of providing sell-side execution services have become increasingly challenging since…

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June 4, 2020

Trading Platform Strategy for a Faster Changing World

Rapid Addition CEO Mike Powell explores how the traditional barriers to platform modernisation can and need to be broken down…

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May 6, 2020

Rethinking ‘Buy or Build’

Best-Execution speaks to Rapid Addition CEO, Mike Powell about market trends and the launch of their new trading technology platform.…

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March 9, 2020

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Europe’s institutional sell-side firms have had a tough time in recent years. As well…

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December 11, 2019

A Match Made in Heaven? The Growing Importance of Systematic Internalisation

It’s easy, and perhaps convenient, to forget the mad scramble to be ready for MiFID II. Many firms struggled to…

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November 20, 2019

Beware the Onboarding Nightmare in the Battle for Client Order Flow

Regulatory scrutiny of buy-side broker selection and best-execution benchmarking, together with research unbundling rules, have led many asset managers to…

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November 1, 2019

Standing Out From the Pack or Reinventing the Wheel?

Last week our CEO, Mike Powell, took part in a panel exploring the much debated issue of whether firms should…

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October 17, 2019

Living with Giants—Tough Times for the Institutional Sell-side Market

The institutional sell-side market has had a tough time over recent years. Concerns over economic outlook, shrinking commissions and rising…

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October 7, 2019

Fluid Dynamics—The Evolving Shape of European Market Liquidity

Nearly 2 years after the implementation of MiFID II, the equity market landscape is now taking shape. What was initially…