Welcome to FragINSIGHT
Our team of analysts has come up with a great new information source on fragmentation which we hope you’ll find useful. Having piloted FragINSIGHT last month we had a great response and lots of positive feedback so we decided to publish it on a regular basis – every couple of months to begin with – and make it freely available to all. As well as providing in-depth analysis of fragmentation patterns across the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia and... Read More
The R word
In Episode 4 of FragVision we look at the R word – Regulation. Pretty much whatever your role in financial markets these days you will be faced with a wall of regulatory noise that needs to be interpreted and acted upon. This episode looks at how the original intentions of some of these proposed regulations have been hijacked by the politicians and who is likely to be better off at the end of it all. It also provides a few tips for the regulators... Read More
Too close to call – er maybe not then
So the LSE/TMX deal is no more – it is deceased, it is an ex deal. Last night the LSE broke off talks with Canada’s TMX group as it became obvious that their proposed merger was never going to get the required support of TMX shareholders. So, if you include recent events in Australia, the latest score is National Self Interest 2 – Common Sense nil. So, what now – is the LSE pining for another deal and will the Maple Group bid go... Read More
Too close to call? LSE v Maple Group
This week is supposed to be crunch time in Canada as investors in the TMX Group vote either to throw their lot in with the London Stock Exchange or retrench within their national borders and develop as the Maple Group. An article in the Financial Times today questioned whether either deal was actually a good one. On the one hand the Maple Group deal looks challenging as the new entity would end up with very high levels of debt and so could be restricted... Read More
Best execution: fact or fiction?
In this episode of FragVision we take a look at how continuing fragmentation of the world’s capital markets is affecting the buy-side. Using the Fidessa Tradalyzer, we examine the challenges that buy-side participants face in post-trade best execution analysis, and look at some of the issues around the potential introduction of a European consolidated tape. Content on this page requires Adobe Flash Player, click here if you cannot see the video. Click... Read More
