Posts by: Chris Brown

Chris Brown is a thought leadership content specialist. He has been writing and editing financial news for more than 20 years.

ION’s Chris Barnes looks back at early August’s market jitters: Just how bad were trading conditions?

In a recent ION Markets ConversatION podcast, Chris Barnes, product…

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ION’s Bruce Roberts says new derivatives platforms must be tech-savvy, seamless, and scalable to succeed

ION executive Bruce Roberts and Stephen Bruel from Coalition Greenwich…

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ION’s Edoardo Pacenti says technology adoption key to improving execution

Buy-side needs more adoption of automation tools to reduce risk …

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ION AM’s Steven Strange discusses tackling regulatory compliance for NBFIs

Steven Strange, ION Group’s head of product for asset management,…

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On-premise or SaaS? The decision asset managers must make for effective compliance

One of the biggest investment decisions asset managers make is…

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Getting to grips with the complexities of compliance in Asia

Getting to grips with the complexities of compliance in Asia

Asia is jurisdictionally heterogeneous, and when it comes to keeping…

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ION FX’s Eugene Markman discusses the challenges and opportunities of data and AI

ION executive Eugene Markman and Colin Lambert from The Full…

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European asset managers buckle up for a bumpy compliance ride

Asset management in Europe, like in North America and Asia,…

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T+1 settlement has arrived! How we got here, adapting to new realities

After much anticipation, and not a little global concern, the…

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Will Japan’s new interest rate trajectory change repo dynamics?

On the surface, the Bank of Japan’s raising of its…

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Asset tokenization: the next revolution in securities?

BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, in March took a…

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The benefits of deploying API solutions in FX trading

Foreign exchange traders have a wealth of technology options at…

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Assessing the impact of electronification on sell-side markets

Markets have changed greatly over the past two decades, and…

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How NBFIs can prepare for closer regulatory oversight

Non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs), colloquially referred to as “shadow banks”,…

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Implementing digital workflows: balancing innovation and compliance in capital markets

ION Group’s head of fixed income product development, Tommaso di…

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Retail brokers in Europe poised to expand derivatives as regulatory challenges mount

Changes are afoot in the derivatives industry as retail brokers…

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Capitalizing on the cloud in a fast-changing FX market

Foreign exchange is the largest financial market in the world,…

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India’s ambitious move to same-day settlement and beyond

Confidence is high, and Indian authorities are in no rush…

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The rise and future of credit portfolio trading

It’s a credit strategy that was off the radar several…

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Deciphering the meteoric rise of India’s capital markets

India is on the move and it’s moving fast. That’s…

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2024: How technology is revolutionizing the securities finance industry

APIs, artificial intelligence, DLT, data harmonization, Cloud and smart contracts;…

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Managing the nuances of securities finance in Asia

Securities finance in Asia is as diverse and complex as…

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Repo: The heart of the global financial system and why the SEC took action

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 13 December…

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