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Central clearing for bonds?

Central clearing for bonds?

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The lack of dealer liquidity provision during the March 2020 sell-off has triggered several proposals for market structure reform, not least in the US...
FICC revenues climb as US banks capitalise on volatility

FICC revenues climb as US banks capitalise on volatility

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Wall Street banks posted US$18.8 billion in fixed-income trading revenues in Q2, driven by their activity in macro products, particularly rates and currencies. JP...
RUSD IB eyes growth with new hire

RUSD IB eyes growth with new hire

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Labuan-headquartered Islamic investment firm RUSD Investment Bank has named Maxim Shashenkov as a managing director. Based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Shashenkov is responsible for the...
Chappell leaves Nordea IM as head of fixed income trading

Chappell leaves Nordea IM as head of fixed income trading

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Brett Chappell has left Nordea Investment Managers as head of fixed income trading, with his role being filled temporarily by Jakob Jessen, executive director...
FILS 2022: SFDR adds ESG onus to new fund launches

FILS 2022: SFDR adds ESG onus to new fund launches

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The EU’s new regulatory framework for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing has caused confusion among the fixed income market, but is putting more...
Technology : Order management systems : Dan Barnes

Technology : Order management systems : Dan Barnes

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Will buy-side firms build the OMS they need? Complaints about order management system performance still dog the fixed income markets, increasing the likelihood of in-house...
Quantum computing ‘breakthrough’ has “more red flags than a People’s Liberation Army parade”

Quantum computing ‘breakthrough’ has “more red flags than a People’s Liberation Army parade”

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The claim by HSBC that noise in an IBM quantum computer helped deliver a 34% improvement in algorithmic trading performance has been disputed by...
Parameta Solutions becomes an authorised benchmark administrator

Parameta Solutions becomes an authorised benchmark administrator

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Parameta Solutions, the Data & Analytics division of TP ICAP, has become a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorised benchmark administrator, which it claims makes...
Stanley Sheriff starts trading at Balyasny

Stanley Sheriff starts trading at Balyasny

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Stanley Sheriff has started running risk as a macro portfolio manager at Balyasny Asset Management in Dubai after having been poached last year from...
MiFID II: What could go wrong

MiFID II: What could go wrong

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Keep an eye on these potential points of failure, writes Dan Barnes. For trading desks the impact of the new Markets in Financial Instruments Directive...
Genesis launches web-based middle-office solution for fixed income trading

Genesis launches web-based middle-office solution for fixed income trading

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Genesis Global, a financial services software development company, has launched a web version of its multi-asset class middle-office solution, Trade Allocation Manager (TAM). Genesis...
Massaad Scott leaves Nomura as new London prop desk closes, again

Massaad Scott leaves Nomura as new London prop desk closes, again

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Sources have confirmed to The Desk that Pamela Massaad Scott has left Nomura following the closure of the bank’s proprietary trading desk in London,...