If one trend defines the ETF landscape in 2026, it’s the accelerating rise of active strategies. Once dominated by passive exposures, the ETF market is now seeing a clear shift that is redefining product development, investor demand, and competitive dynamics. Active...
The move to a T+1 settlement cycle in the US, Canada and Mexico offers investment managers a new opportunity to drive growth across their organizations through a wide range of process improvements. It starts with embracing automation to facilitate the internal...
Harnessing AI-driven Insights. The search of liquidity in fragmented fixed income markets has spawned over a hundred venues globally, some of which offer new trading protocols and approaches to liquidity discovery and trade execution. Charles River’s open...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finalized its rule that will require trade settlement one business day after execution, shifting from T+2 to T+1. The SEC’s rationale behind the shortened settlement time is to benefit market participants by reducing...
State Street Alpha has partnered with FactSet to give its clients access to a broad range of differentiated investment information. Data is one of the most important entities within the asset management industry. Without accurate and timely data, firms struggle to...
By: Alun Cutler, Director, Product Management, EMEA. Charles River has recently been honored as the recipient of “Best Fixed Income OEMS” in the inaugural European Markets Choice Awards. We’d like to share some thoughts on where we see the near-term future of fixed...
