Our markets today are more volatile than ever before. Recent factors, such as the credit crunch and resulting uncertainty, have severely impacted the appetite for risk. However the need to invest, and invest wisely, remains a core business of the industry’s client base.
As a result, professional managers and advisors are confronted by enormous challenges in advising sophisticated clients who want to make well informed investment decisions instantaneously. The expansion of the exchange market place to include ECN’s and dark pools has resulted in shrinking margins and increased execution risk. What distinguishes one transaction from another is not necessarily the function it provides, but the value it can deliver compared to the capital required.
Clients have come to expect a bespoke service, requiring the ability to deliver services via differentiated channels. Each solution requires its own business process, with differing levels of functionality and automation, as well as user interface.
For the majority of market participants, strategic focus is placed on achieving direct market access with maximum speed and accuracy. The evolution of new technology has rationalised business workflow by reducing costs, increasing efficiencies and providing competitive differentiation. The focus of operational management teams has moved to exception processing, regulatory reporting and risk management.
At Lucsan Capital (LC) we strive to be at the forefront of evaluating and scrutinizing the key changes that affect the industry, as a result we are positioned to assist our clients in capitalising on them to acheive future innovation and growth.