Most asset managers have outsourced some of their trading, or plan to do so.
Trading across asset classes and regions requires resources that managers may not have in-house.
Once the purview of hedge-fund startups, outsourcing is increasingly viable for mid-sized asset managers.
Outsourcing "is no longer a taboo word," Linedata EVP Anup Kumar says.
Demand for outsourcing is growing independent of macro events, practitioners say.
Asset managers turn to brokerage specialists to do what they do best -- execute trades.
With Gianluca Minieri, Deputy Global Head of Trading, Amundi Intermediation
Pete Cherecwich, president of Northern Trust Asset Servicing, looks to protect the business’ future.
The firm has signed up 17 clients since last October.
