When asked to name a financial technology company, ITG might not be the first institution that comes to mind. But that is how the agency brokerage's recently installed chief executive wants the firm to be known. In fact, Frank Troise believes ITG was a financial technology company long before the term came into vogue.

After joining from JP Morgan in January, Troise is mapping out a new strategy for the US-headquartered firm by attempting to build on its agency-broking roots but also going beyond them, and technology appears to be the way forward.