The TRADE 63 - Q1 2020 | Page 5

[ C O N T E N T S ] IN-DEPTH 40 Reviving research As the AMF in France looks to revive the declining research market in Europe under unbundling, The TRADE finds out that providers who can supply high-quality ESG research could be the winners of an upcoming review of MiFID II. Leveling up 58 The best bad idea ever 64 SURVEY 73 As a new decade begins, The TRADE looks at how the role of the buy- and sell-side trader has evolved since the flash crash of 2010, and finds that while the buy-side has levelled up with brokers, progression has not always been smooth. Stock links and connects are highly contrived and usually unnecessary, but when they are needed, they tend to work well. The 2020 Algorithmic Trading Survey The long-only results of The TRADE’s 2020 Algorithmic Trading Survey show that dark pool access remains a key focus for asset managers, as providers see largest jump in score in connecting the buy-side to dark liquidity. FINAL THOUGHTS Front offices must evolve to achieve alpha in passive era 98 Ed Gouldstone, COO for Northern Europe at Linedata Asset Management, outlines three areas where active managers and hedge funds can deploy technology in the front-offices to achieve a market edge. Issue 63 // thetradenews.com // 5