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Asset managers not prioritising research budgets as prospect of rebundling looms, study finds

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As a result, in 2023, asset managers are consuming increasingly more from their core bulge bracket providers as they aim to be cost efficient and manage budgets in what has turned out to be a challenging market environment for active managers. since 2022 – now at 54.6%. decrease under the same parameters.

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Challenges for the buy-side and research providers become a reality as SEC allows ‘no-action’ research letter to lapse

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To resolve the disconnect in approaches, in its 2017 no-action letter to SIFMA, the SEC advised that it would not recommend enforcement action to broker-dealers accepting cash payments for research from investment managers which are required by Mifid II to pay for research from its own money as opposed to client commissions or ‘soft dollars’.

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The prime brokerage pie is growing, which means bigger slices for everyone

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Data from Convergence tracking the top 25 prime brokers showed their market share grew from 83.3% The bank also highlights to us how “as a global multi-asset class prime broker, we are structured to deliver the widest range of services regardless of strategy type or product complexity”. in April 2023, to 92% in 2024.

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Fireside Friday with… Stifel’s Raymond Powell

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That is something that the mid and smaller brokers can access relative to the bulge bracket who don’t really see that as an important USP for the business right now. It’s pushing high touch and marginalised brokers into a smaller section of the market. The path of travel is very clear.

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Trading at the frontier

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Given the liquidity landscape can often be more sparse or difficult to navigate, the use of local brokers alongside the bulge brackets is something Willis thinks is essential to minimise market footprint. But sometimes you want to go to the road less trodden, and that’s when you make use of local brokers,” he says. “My

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The 20 greatest trading innovations

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Usually hosted by bulge bracket banks, SIs are an internalising mechanism that allow banks to execute flow over the counter or off exchange. In years gone by, buy-side firms have placed orders via a sell-side broker to be traded on exchange. TCA can be done in-house but is also offered by third party providers.

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