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Repo trading becoming an increasing priority for the buy-side

The TRADE

Erik Müller, chief executive of Eurex Clearing described repo as “the oil in the wheels of financial markets,” and a key priority for the business going forward. It’s education, it’s product offering, and marketing potentially as well [that will boost retail trading].

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AI? Patience young grasshopper

The TRADE

Expect the unexpected The current state of play across capital markets is firmly in a ‘growth’ stage, with tentative AI innovations being touted by firms and providers, and regulators themselves in the midst of intensely educating their workforce as they look to stay ahead of artificial intelligence’s rapid development.

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State Street Global Advisors and Galaxy Asset Management collaborate on new digital asset-based strategies

The TRADE

“We believe that the digital assets landscape is so much more than the single crypto components and that crypto native companies are best equipped to understand that ecosystem and its correlation with financial markets,” said Anna Paglia, chief business officer at State Street Global Advisors. “We

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Fireside Friday with… DTCC Digital Assets’ Nadine Chakar

The TRADE

What impact has digital assets had on traditional financial markets? If we were having this conversation just three months ago, I’d tell you that the digital and traditional markets are operating in entirely different universes. Tokenisation can bring many benefits to nearly every corner of the financial markets.

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The TRADE predictions series 2024: Market volatility

The TRADE

Daniel Morris, chief market strategist, BNP Paribas Asset Management   Volatility has become the new normal, bringing opportunities for active managers, and 2024 is likely to see a continuation of the profound and often unanticipated change in the global economy and financial markets that typified 2023. Central

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Elevating Expertise: Senior Advisor Spotlight, Bob Bicksler

Focus Investment Banking

The companies I represent are often a life- long endeavor of their owners, so I take as much time as needed to educate them on how to navigate this very unique process. I advise them to be realistic about timetables, financial expectations, even the reality that after the sale, they won’t be directly overseeing their employees anymore.

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“Dumb Money” Review: A Worthy Addition to the Classic Finance Movie Roster?

Mergers and Inquisitions

The Fed and other central banks cut interest rates to 0% and printed massive amounts of money to support the “fiscal stimulus” that was allegedly required to counteract the pandemic; this created a bubble in the financial markets. If you want an educational finance movie that explains complex ideas well, watch The Big Short.

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