Despite a slowdown in Europe's equity markets in July, dark trading has reached its highest level under MiFID II, accounting for 9.6% of all on-exchange activity. Liquidnet enjoyed a particularly strong month, with total notional daily volumes of €454m, its third-highest total since January 2017.
Read MoreAdam Sussman tells Traders Magazine that there are enormous benefits to AI when used properly, despite the fact that only 10% of Portfolio Managers are using it in the investment process.
Read MoreLiquidnet's Natasha Shamis, Global Head of Product, winner of the 'Rising Star' award at the '2017 Women in Finance Awards', sits down with Markets Media to talk about her background, her current projects, and women in finance in general.
Read MoreFlexTrade discusses the uncertainty asset managers in the US are facing around competing with global firms that adopt MiFID II rules. Sandra Delmore, Global Head of Commission Management at Liquidnet, says that unbundling may affect the ability of smaller firms to compete against larger asset managers.
Read MoreMarkets Media breaks down a Liquidnet report, which details that although most asset managers are using both structured and unstructured data, fewer than half are seeing any impact from AI on their investment processes. Liquidnet talked to 42 industry participants to discuss how they are changing their approach to data and technology.
Read MoreThe FT reports on EU market regulations, which have restricted Wall Street firms from trading freely across Europe, forcing fund managers to turn to specialist trading platforms like Liquidnet. Dan Mathews, Co-Founder of data company BestExHub, says it’s notable that firms like Liquidnet are being mentioned more than traditional brokers.
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal discusses trade-data aggregator Algomi’s new feature to allow clients to trade directly on Liquidnet’s platform. Constantinos Antoniades, Global Head of Fixed Income at Liquidnet, say that speeding up logistics will give traders more time to develop trading ideas.
Read MoreThe Trade reports on Liquidnet’s recent acquisition of NLP leader Prattle, whose analytics predict the market impact of publicly available content and inform trading strategies. Brian Conroy, President of Liquidnet, says that Prattle will help asset managers discover insight from the vast amount of unstructured data in the capital market space.
Read MoreWaters Technology reports on Liquidnet’s plans to build out a platform which will use AI to adapt to individual users and thereby predict recommend actions and trading preferences, similar to the model used by streaming services.
Read MoreSeth Merrin, CEO of Liquidnet, discusses how fund firms overlook the value-creating qualities of the trading desk, concluding that in this competitive world, no form of potential alpha generation should be overlooked.
Read MoreThe FT reports on Liquidnet’s acquisition of RSRCHXchange, an investment research distribution platform, which will allow Liquidnet to provide a new level of research and analytics to the investment process. Brian Conroy, President of Liquidnet, says the purchase reflects the growing role of technology in investment research.
Read MoreBanks are trying to help facilitate direct electronic trading with their clients, forgoing the need for electronic marketplaces. Constantinos Antoniades, Global Head of Fixed Income at Liquidnet, discusses the extent of the threat to electronic marketplaces.
Read MoreThe FT debates the initial reception of MiFID II, using research provided by Liquidnet’s Rebecca Healey, Head of Market Structure & Strategy, EMEA, and discusses how, more than a year on from implementation, calls to amend it are growing louder.
Read MoreThe Trade reports on Liquidnet’s recent launch of Ecosystem Pro to add customisable trader intelligence tools to its Liquidnet 5 platform.
Read MoreChris Hall asks whether brokers can tailor their models to meet customer demand. Chris Jackson, European Head of EMEA Equities, highlights that clients want greater levels of transparency and Liquidnet’s combination of advanced analytics and AI in the existing algo capabilities provides this.
Read MoreBest Execution provides insights on geo-political tensions and changing investment habits that are influencing equity trading. Adam Sussman, Global Head of Market Structure, comments on the rise of passive investing and how more discussion is needed.
Read MoreMarkets Media shares insights on a recent report by Rebecca Healey, Head of EMEA Market Structure, that reviews transaction cost analysis in fixed income.
Read MoreLiquidnet’s Natasha Shamis, Global Head of Product, won Technology Leader of the Year, at the Women In Technology & Data Awards in London.
Read MoreFinancial News reports on Liquidnet’s recent research on how there has been a move to periodic auctions and systematic internalizers.
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