Q3.2020

Meet the new market makers

The DESK profiles six of the major electronic liquidity providers. Non-traditional market makers were seen to offer liquidity when many dealers pulled back in 2020....

Louise Drummond – Honesty, trust and common sense

As global head of investment execution at Aberdeen Standard, Louise Drummond has risen through the ranks to become an industry leader and ambassador for the...

Buy-side fights back against primary market pressure

As new platforms promise to increase efficiency in bond issuance, buy-side firms are looking for leverage to drive change, and not only through technology. The...

Knowing the lifetime cost of a derivatives trade

A partnership between Cassini Systems and IHS Markit is enabling investment firms to build a deeper understanding of their derivatives trading costs into pre-trade...

Risk – Redemption shock

If funds are not given daily liquidity by the market, can they support daily redemptions for clients? Chris Hall reports. When pandemic-fuelled panic hit the...

TORA launches into fixed income

Global consultancy & analyst firms have called for innovative approaches to trading desk technology in fixed income. Now, David Tattan, Managing Director & Head...

Electronic trading for corporate bonds – enhancing efficiency and addressing brokerage costs

By Frank Cerveny, Global Head of Relationship Management, MTS Markets Electronic trading has been on the rise, driven in large part by automation, greater transparency...

Euronext and UBS partnership boosts bond liquidity access

Expanding the liquidity pool through partnership creates a wider net of counterparties to benefit buy and sell-side. Euronext has launched its Liquidity Distributor Initiative, with...