The report finds that although e-commerce has become prevalent in most asset classes and despite the increasing sophistication of the tools deployed by the sellside, actual e-commerce approaches have changed very little since the pioneering days. In an overwhelming majority of cases, single-dealer platforms (SDPs) still focus on research and execution for a specific asset class. As a result, a typical global investment bank inundates its clients with a multitude of user interfaces, platforms or Internet applications; this is both inefficient and confusing.
SDPs are now at a critical junction: they can either keep packing more features into a limited form-factor, or they can focus on the user’s experience and productivity. Additionally, the power to choose with whom to trade is shifting away from the banks towards the buyside. Investors have, more than ever, the power to decide where, with whom and how to trade. In that context, GreySpark comments on the characteristics of the new generation of banking platforms – the upcoming Digital Investment Banking. In particular, it looks at a new solution from UBS – Neo.
Digital Investment Banking – Beyond Single-Dealer Platforms was produced in partnership with UBS Investment Bank. The report is a buyside-focused spin-off from GreySpark’s research series Trends e-Commerce and Electronic Trading
