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BlogTechnology Trends
12 Jan, 2021

Cash Equities Trading Landscape: 6 Trends to Watch in 2021

Over the last decade, cash equities trading has experienced a high degree of technological and business consolidation, driven by the downward pressure on margins in cash equities brokerage.
Dariush Hessami
BlogDigital Industrialisation & Transformation
11 Dec, 2020

Beyond High-touch vs. Low-touch: What Investment Banks & Non-bank Brokers Need to Run their Trading Business

Since the installation of first transatlantic undersea cable, trading technology providers were tasked with simple mandates: Deliver information faster, from as many sources as possible and help investors and market…
Dariush Hessami
BlogRegulations
10 Dec, 2020

Utilising Third-Party Technology Products & Services to Boost the Operational Resilience of Investment Banks

Despite experiencing unprecedented circumstances in 2020, financial institutions are required to remain compliant with regulatory mandates that were designed for quite different operational conditions.
Dariush Hessami
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News

News
20 Jun, 2018

Preparing for the Post-Brexit Landscape

The British decision to withdraw from the EU represents the most significant shift in UK politics in a half-century. Although the terms for a successful withdrawal are not yet finalised,…
Dariush Hessami
News
5 Jun, 2018

Can Agile Methods Be Applied to the Enterprise?

Can Agile Methods Be Applied to the Enterprise? To expand Agile principles from individual IT teams throughout large multidisciplinary organisations is possible but the crucial first step must come from…
Dariush Hessami
News
23 May, 2018

GreySpark Highlights ‘Prevention Is Better Than Cure’

GreySpark Highlights 'Prevention Is Better Than Cure' Recent events have amply demonstrated the continuing need for rigorous testing and quality assurance processes within financial institutions. Current IT implementation issues affecting…
Dariush Hessami
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Press Releases

Press Releases
12 Aug, 2020

TCA is No Longer Sufficient: Buyside Firms Now Need TQA

New research produced by GreySpark Partners, a leading global capital markets consultancy, makes the case for a new form of pre- and post-trade TCA reporting that utilises a breed of…
Dariush Hessami
Press Releases
29 Nov, 2019

Smart Data Analytics Set to Play Key Role in Reducing Buyside & Sellside Trading Costs

New GreySpark Partners research outlines the significant potential for financial markets firms to transform huge quantities of Big Data into actionable information – Smart Data – through specialised analytics
Dariush Hessami
Press Releases
4 Sep, 2018

Despite Lack of Real-money Investors, the Cryptocurrencies Marketplace is Institutionalising

A new, freely available report from GreySpark Partners, a leading global capital markets consulting firm, shows how key characteristics of the global cryptocurrencies trading landscape are now maturing to a…
Dariush Hessami
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