Positive reception of FCA consolidated tape plans keeping pace with Europe
A consultation on plans for a consolidated tape of fixed income prices, announced by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has drawn support from...
Hunt: UK to set pension investment targets, launch market platforms and rebundle research payments
Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has set out the UK's plan for regaining its initiative in capital markets at his Mansion House Speech....
Research: Analytics use in trading workflow increases by 72% over three years
Effectiveness for reporting and desk performance assessment improves year-on-year.
The DESK’s latest research into trading analytics has found its use growing within the trading workflow,...
On the Desk: Engineering better trading
Honing the trading function is an art; it requires an engineer’s eye for improving systems but a leader’s eye for putting the team first.
How...
Exclusive: Bloomberg and S&P Global Market Intelligence collaborate on bond issuance
Bloomberg and S&P Global Market Intelligence have launched an integrated solution to streamline the syndicated primary bond market lifecycle. Bond market issuance has historically...
ChatGPT: What are traders asking in Nashville?
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be a major topic of conversation at the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit (FILS) in Nashville this year, with its potential...
Research: TCA use in bond markets
New research of 36 buy-side firms has found that 81% of respondents find fixed income TCA effective for assessing broker performance, 77% for regulatory...
Worsening credit conditions battle improving trading capabilities
Both defaults and rerating of bonds are more likely in a high rate environment, and for trading desks this means finding efficient ways to...
European Markets Choice Awards 2023 – are you a finalist?
Markets Media Europe is delighted to announce the finalists for the 2023 European Markets Choice Awards.
The Instinet Positive Change Awards will headline the EMCAs...
Ediphy launches automated bond liquidity discovery tool
Fixed income technology provider Ediphy has launched a tool, Liquidity Checker, which allows fixed income market participants to automate the monitoring of bond liquidity....