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Ops Consolidation Could Ease Cost Pressures for Firms

Cost pressures are dominating the agenda for many securities firms and they are likely to be seriously considering new ways to consolidate their post-trade operations, says Brian Collings, CEO of Torstone Technology, via a new FTF Exchange podcast. The new consolidation can take several forms and will be impacted by major market changes such as the push for shorter, T+1 and T-0 settlement, Collings says. There can be an operations consolidation across assets such as a common middle office for equities and fixed income instruments. There could also be a consolidation across countries and…

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