Buy-Side Firms Intensify Focus On Measuring Trading And Research Costs, According To TABB Group - First Of Three-Part Annual U.S. Institutional Equity Trading Study Reveals An Unprecedented Drive By Buy-Side Firms To Implement New Technology As They Face Increased Regulatory Scrutiny

Compliance with global regulatory regimes and market structure changes is leading traditional asset managers and hedge funds to take a holistic approach to measuring trading and research costs. Uncovering trends and drivers from interviews with 100 U.S. buy-side head traders, TABB Group has published part one of the 12^th annual benchmark study, “US Institutional Equity Trading 2016: Buy Side Emancipation or Purgatory.” The report examines buy-side firm’s top initiatives, commission wallets, execution channels, broker lists and unbundling of trading and research costs.