There is a clear argument emerging that one of the key differentiators of performance between fund managers is not necessarily what assets they pick, but rather how efficiently they pick them. This allows them to reduce their costs and thus increase the returns they can extend to their investors.
One of the key ways of doing this is for the buyside to adopt electronic trading technologies and systems According to participants at a Sibos panel discussion including a broker dealer, and three sell side institutions, what the buyside needs to think about is how to get the most from these electronic services rather than just adopting the new, new thing.
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