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 Marco Frangi discusses machine learning in financial trade surveillance
Chris Brown | November 15, 2024 In a recent episode of the Markets ConversatION podcast, Marco…
ION’s Sandeep Sabnani and DSP’s Anil Ghelani discuss the rise of ETFs in India
Chris Brown | November 11, 2024 The rise of passive investment strategies, and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)…
ION’s Chris Barnes looks back at early August’s market jitters: Just how bad were trading conditions?
Chris Brown | October 25, 2024 In a recent ION Markets ConversatION podcast, Chris Barnes, product…
ION’s Eugene Markman and CME Group’s Paul Houston discuss platform migration, market fragmentation and innovation in FX
Chris Brown | October 14, 2024 ION executive Eugene Markman recently appeared on The Markets ConversatION…
ION’s Bruce Roberts says new derivatives platforms must be tech-savvy, seamless, and scalable to succeed
Chris Brown | October 11, 2024 ION executive Bruce Roberts and Stephen Bruel from Coalition Greenwich…
ION’s Edoardo Pacenti says technology adoption key to improving execution
Chris Brown | September 10, 2024 Buy-side needs more adoption of automation tools to reduce risk …
ION AM’s Steven Strange discusses tackling regulatory compliance for NBFIs
Chris Brown | July 16, 2024 Steven Strange, ION Group’s head of product for asset management,…
On-premise or SaaS? The decision asset managers must make for effective compliance
One of the biggest investment decisions asset managers make is…
Getting to grips with the complexities of compliance in Asia
Asia is jurisdictionally heterogeneous, and when it comes to keeping…
ION FX’s Eugene Markman discusses the challenges and opportunities of data and AI
Chris Brown | June 21, 2024 ION executive Eugene Markman and Colin Lambert from The Full…
European asset managers buckle up for a bumpy compliance ride
Asset management in Europe, like in North America and Asia,…
T+1 settlement has arrived! How we got here, adapting to new realities
After much anticipation, and not a little global concern, the…
Keeping repo markets relevant through deeper liquidity and diversification
Having access to deep pools of liquidity and a diverse…
Will Japan’s new interest rate trajectory change repo dynamics?
On the surface, the Bank of Japan’s raising of its…
Asset tokenization: the next revolution in securities?
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, in March took a…
The benefits of deploying API solutions in FX trading
Foreign exchange traders have a wealth of technology options at…
Assessing the impact of electronification on sell-side markets
Markets have changed greatly over the past two decades, and…
How NBFIs can prepare for closer regulatory oversight
Non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs), colloquially referred to as “shadow banks”,…
Implementing digital workflows: balancing innovation and compliance in capital markets
Chris Brown | March 27, 2024 ION Group’s head of fixed income product development, Tommaso di…
Retail brokers in Europe poised to expand derivatives as regulatory challenges mount
Changes are afoot in the derivatives industry as retail brokers…
Capitalizing on the cloud in a fast-changing FX market
Foreign exchange is the largest financial market in the world,…
India’s ambitious move to same-day settlement and beyond
Confidence is high, and Indian authorities are in no rush…
The rise and future of credit portfolio trading
It’s a credit strategy that was off the radar several…
Deciphering the meteoric rise of India’s capital markets
India is on the move and it’s moving fast. That’s…
Derivatives in 2024: Tech investment critical to competitiveness amid regulatory headwinds
Know your acronyms! This year promises to be full of…
2024: How technology is revolutionizing the securities finance industry
APIs, artificial intelligence, DLT, data harmonization, Cloud and smart contracts;…
Managing the nuances of securities finance in Asia
Securities finance in Asia is as diverse and complex as…
T+1 and FX: The opportunities and challenges of a shorter settlement cycle
28 May 2024 is set to be a pivotal moment…
Repo: The heart of the global financial system and why the SEC took action
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 13 December…