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BharatBook.com : UK Securities Brokerage Industry : An Analysis
BharatBook
The UK securities brokerage industry mainly constitutes establishments that provide services related to buying and selling of securities for a fee or a commission. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the UK securities brokerage industry and its various segments. Apart from deploying the PEST framework for analysis, this report also offers a Value Indicator Metrics exercise to compare the scope of operation as well as the customer services offered by the industry players. Our industry analysis profiles the leading securities brokerage industry players from the UK such as Close Brothers' Winterflood Securities, ICAP, Collins Stewart, Barclays Stockbrokers, E*trade UK, Stocktrade, TD Waterhouse, Squaregain, IWeb, Hargreaves Lansdown and Internaxx. Against the backdrop of emerging industry trends, we also provide a detailed insight on the strategies adopted by these players as well as their competitive positioning.
Executive Summary
The face of UK securities brokerage industry is changing as key players are consolidating through mergers and acquisitions. This trend of consolidation is likely to continue in the near future as large players snap up niche boutiques in new product areas, and as mid-size players merge. Today, the UK is a leading center for trading in international bonds, including Eurobonds and foreign bonds. With issues totaling US$181 billion 45% of the record issuance in Europe worth US$398 billion the UK has been at the forefront of European securitization since 2005. The UK is also the world leader in the fast-growing derivatives market. But concerns over misuse of margin facility in online trading; loss of the US clients due to stringent and complex tax procedures in the US, and a changing business model leading to unbundling of services comprise some of the challenges faced by securities brokerage players in the UK. The future of the securities brokerage industry in UK will be mix of electronic and voice broking. Here, technologies such as speech recognition will have a far-reaching impact on customer service and cost structure of the UK securities brokerage players.
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1/23/2008
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