All things global (TT April04 p26-29)

Everything these days is ‘global’ – global business, global communications, global entertainment, global news. It is perhaps the most exhausted adjective in the English language, tacked on to virtually any word to make it that much more trail-blazing, innovative or powerful. This is particularly true in the world of financial services, where terms such as global infrastructure, global connectivity and global reach are kicked around as often as a kid’s football. But what does it truly mean to be a ‘global liquidity provider’?