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Portfolio trading is on the up but only some can make it pay

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billion in total portfolio trading volume in Q3 2023, up 11.1% Almost three quarters of respondents in Acuiti and Valantic’s report said they were making workflow adjustments around more dynamic hedging tools to provide competitive portfolio trading services to clients, while 45% said they were upgrading risk management systems.

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UBS and Credit Suisse: The Next Shoe to Drop in the Financial Crisis of 2023?

Mergers and Inquisitions

I explained the reasons for Silicon Valley Bank’s failure in last week’s article : incompetent risk management, massive losses on HTM securities, and a run on the bank that created the need to sell securities at a loss and get cash to cover the withdrawals. By contrast, Credit Suisse barely had any HTM securities.

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The prime brokerage pie is growing, which means bigger slices for everyone

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billion in 2023. Meanwhile, with regards to equities, revenue deriving from prime brokerage compared to trading shifted from a 30% versus 70% ratio a decade ago, to 40% to 60% in 2023. Dominic Rieb-Smith, managing director, international head, prime services sales, JP Morgan, refers to the past year as “a standout”.

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