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Nasdaq: Rapid growth in the electronic trading of currencies has slowed, Greenwich Associates said.

Markets Media: There is a slow but steady march towards integrated order and execution management platforms, according to recent research published by industry analyst firm Greenwich Associates.

MarketsMedia: “The assets – stocks, bonds or other instruments – are traded in a separate, pre-existing market, and DLT is integrated after the trade to aid in the reconciliation and settlement process," added Richard Johnson

Financial Times: A survey of 120 European institutional investors published in May by Greenwich Associates showed that 45 per cent of participants used fixed income ETFs in 2017, up from 38 per cent the previous year.

ETF.com: According to a Greenwich Associates study of 120 European institutional investors, 45% of respondents used bond ETFs in 2017, compared to 38% in 2016.

Nasdaq: According to Greenwich Associates budgetary spending for blockchain in the financial sector rose by an amazing 67 percent in 2017 to reach a spending level of $1.7 billion for the year.

AsiaTimes: Global banking sector is increasing its annual blockchain spend by almost 70% while doubling the people assigned to blockchain-related initiatives.

WSJ: Banks still generate more than $4 billion in the U.S. annually from notes and other engagements with their armies of analysts, according to estimates by Greenwich Associates.

Financial Times: The improvement in the ease of buying and selling odd lots is also illustrated by Greenwich Associates study of asset managers on corporate bond trading.

PYMNTS.com: Financial firms are investing $1.7 billion annually on blockchain technology per research from Greenwich Associates.