Technology on the Sell Side: Will Investment Banking Follow the Path Mapped by Trading? : Market Research Report

Technology on the Sell Side: Will Investment Banking Follow the Path Mapped by Trading?

Published by: TowerGroup

Published: Jan. 8, 2007 - 7 Pages

TowerGroup Take-Aways
Report Coverage
Comparing Investment Banking and Institutional Trading
Categories of Investment Banking and Securities Trading: Exhibit 1 Typical US Securities Sell-Side Business Structure (2006)
Revenue Contributions: Exhibit 2 Selected Broker-Dealer Revenue Contributions by Business (2001-06E)
Contrasting Worlds
Key Technology Distinctions: Exhibit 3 Characteristics of Investment Banking and Trading Functions at Large US Sell-Side Firms (2006)
Summary

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The two main sell-side capital markets businesses, trading and investment banking, operate under the same structure, but their IT and operations functions are quite different. Investment banking lags trading by a wide margin in absolute IT expenditure as well as in spending on new development and innovative technology. This TowerGroup ViewPoint explores some of the key differences between these two businesses, highlights the technology implications of those differences, and examines whether the evolution of the trading function can serve as a model for the evolution of the investment banking function.

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Technology on the Sell Side: Will Investment Banking Follow the Path Mapped by Trading?

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