On the DESK : Cathy Gibson : Royal London
The buy side must be an active participant in shaping market structure if investors are to achieve the best returns, says Cathy Gibson.
Biography: Cathy...
FENICS USTreasuries launch : Howard Lutnick : BGC Partners
Howard Lutnick: Revolutionising Treasury trading
Adapting its interdealer expertise for a buy‑side market, BGC is creating a unique trading mechanism to modernise the cash Treasury...
Viewpoint : The impact of technology : Mike du Plessis & Mark Goodman
AI angst: keeping up with the robots
By Mike du Plessis, Managing Director, Global Head FX, Rates and Credit Execution Services and Mark Goodman, Managing...
Technology : Order management systems : Dan Barnes
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...
Viewpoint : Best execution : Constantinos Antoniades & Rebecca Healey
A global gold standard of best execution – moving beyond MiFID II
By Constantinos Antoniades, Head of Fixed Income, and Rebecca Healey, Head of EMEA...
Industry viewpoint : MTS : David Parker
All-to-all trading: the corporate bond market revolution
By David Parker, Head of Sales at MTS
The promise of an increase in electronic trading in the less...
SEC committee proposes TRACE block trading delay
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory committee met on 9 April 2018 to discuss a proposed pilot for a...
Lead : Crossing trades & best execution : Dan Barnes
The best ways to cross‑trade
Crossing trades between funds is operationally complex but rewarding for investors and asset managers; using platforms to standardise the process...
TradingScreen integrates Bondcliq data
TradingScreen, the order and execution management system (OEMS) provider, has partnered and integrated with TradingScreen,, the corporate bond market system. The integration of BondCliQ’s...
Industry viewpoint : SIX Swiss Exchange : Frédéric Messein
Better interdealer execution generates natural liquidity
Banks’ reticence to trade with clients is a consequence of the cost of carrying risk; SIX Corporate Bonds de-risks...
