MARKET NEWS
Dealers face crunch on platform trading costs
As bid-ask spreads tighten and fees rise, dealers question making markets in credit.
It does not take a quant to understand that tighter bid-ask spreads...
BNY goes live with Dublin EU trading desk
BNY has established a trading desk in Dublin, supporting EU-based clients across global fixed income and equity markets. Bianca Gould, head of EMEA equities...
BlackRock veteran Neeraj Seth to depart
Neeraj Seth is departing BlackRock after almost 18 years with the company. He is currently chief investment officer and head of APAC fundamental fixed...
Iulia Nastasoiu joins Mizuho
Iulia Nastasoiu has joined Mizuho as a vice president in the European Treasury division. She is based in London.
Nastasoiu has close to 15 years...
Barclays names Brad Rogoff global research head
Barclays has appointed Brad Rogoff global head of research, effective 1 October 2024.
Currently the head of FICC research, Rogoff is based in New York...
End-of-year optimism high across fixed income firms
Fixed income market optimism has soared, according to valantic FSA and Acuiti’s Q3 2024 Fixed Income Expert Network report, with more than three quarters...
FEATURES
Matt Howell: Building a centre of excellence for derivatives trading
Matt Howell reveals how T Rowe Price optimised its derivatives trading capabilities ahead of the expected boom in trading activity this year.
How are the...
US vs Europe: The transatlantic divide for corporate bond traders
The DESK examines the different sizes, protocols and feedback traders can use on each side of the Atlantic to execute corporate bond orders.
While US...
When not to use portfolio trading
Portfolio trading cannot please all of the people all of the time.
The success of portfolio trading (PT) as a protocol has taken bond markets...
The DESK: Systematic trading
The DESK discusses effective systematic trading, the benefits to end investors, and the skills needed to create and run systematic workflows with Chris Minck,...
Primary ignition – at both ends
Politics are being sidelined in the battle for efficiency in primary markets for buyers and for issuers
The top operational priority for buy-side traders in...
Meet the consolidated tape contenders
Europe’s development of a consolidated tape for trading data now has clear front runners and benefits.
Three firms have confirmed they will compete to be...
PROFILES
RESEARCH
August: US Treasuries record first trillion-dollar ADNV
US Treasuries had their first trillion-dollar month in August thanks to a surprise rate hike from the Bank of Japan and ongoing fiscal uncertainty...
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Ediphy Markets launches Ediphy Credit
Ediphy Markets has launched Ediphy Credit, a service to help institutional asset managers access better liquidity in corporate bonds. Ediphy Credit combines data analytics...
Survey: Are there missed opportunities in fixed income TCA?
Based on their own view of TCA success, buy-side traders could apply analytics to support trading and execution goals.
The DESK has found that fewer...
Marc Wyatt, T. Rowe Price: On Reputation
Marc Wyatt, head of Global Trading at T. Rowe Price explains why, in an industry under pressure, standing up to your commitments is fundamental...
Is US investment grade market-making starting to fray?
In US credit, mean bid/ask spreads are skewing upwards from the median, indicating that a greater proportion of larger spreads are in some cases...
Daniel Collins swaps gold for rates at Aurel BGC
Daniel Collins has joined Aurel BGC to head up its futures and options (F&O) rates team in Dubai, a month after winning a gold...
On The DESK: Tobi Molko, Bridgewater Associates
Talent acquisition, automation and the protection of trade data in the year ahead are key priorities for Tobi Molko, head of trading execution at...
Examining the (Thames) Water fall
In 2013 when markets still looked precarious amid the fallout from the financial crisis, utilities were a good investment.
With a near cast-iron cashflow...
EBA launches consultation on regtech
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched an industry consultation to identify the main barriers and risks of deploying RegTech and potential ways to support...
Exclusive: TS Imagine connects with TDS Automated Trading for muni market-making
Trading systems provider, TS Imagine, has connected to municipal bond market maker TDS Automated Trading (TDSAT), through its TradeSmart Fixed Income execution management system...
Absorbing Gilt
The year after next, the UK is set to issue £305 billion gilts to support the government’s spending programme. The high level of issuance...
Tradeweb launches enhanced RFQ functionality for credit markets
Tradeweb has launched an enhanced functionality for request-for-quote (RFQ) trading in US credit markets. RFQ Edge deploys Tradeweb’s advanced portfolio trading analytics to its...
Scott Kirkby joins Houlihan Lokey
Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has appointed Scott Kirkby as a managing director of the European financial services and technology team, part of its...
