28 Nov 2018
There are many synergies with the Formula-E concept and the financial markets. Both operate in a fast-moving market and parallels can be drawn between between drivers and traders; both are in some way high-speed pilots. Traders seek efficiencies and high performance in trying to generate alpha, looking for the ultimate advantage to make the differ...
18 Oct 2018
Every day, several trillion dollars of securities are traded around the world, often executed in fast-moving volatile markets, as we have seen this week. Between 2000 and 2013, the size of the debt markets grew from $33 trillion to over $90 trillion, and the U.S. treasury debt doubled from $4.5 trillion in 2007 to over $12 trillion in 2014. The dai...
01 Jun 2018
Earlier this week, I was in Paris speaking to Traders, Heads of Desks and other people on the floor from various part of the financial ecosystem in France and Europe overall: institutional investors, asset managers, brokers, and investments banks to name a few. There were numerous discussions about technology, innovation and digital transformation...
17 Jan 2018
Over the last 10 years, I have seen significant changes in global capital markets. Faced with technological disruption and regulatory forces, buy-side and sell-side participants, custodians, and market infrastructure and financial technology providers have all been forced to readdress their business strategies. With this in mind, I wanted to share...