Trading: Are bond markets broken?
Stressed events – like the gilt market turmoil – are proving too much for the secondary markets to handle.
Behind closed doors, senior traders are...
Tradeweb launches iNAV calculation service with BlackRock onboard
Multi-asset marketplace operator, Tradeweb, has launched a market data service to calculate real-time Indicative Net Asset Values (iNAVs) for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). BlackRock became...
Technology: Educating data
Can better pre-trade data really unlock liquidity in frozen fixed income markets?
If buy and sell-side bond traders are to see real benefits from the...
Exclusive: Carl James to leave Pictet Asset Management
Carl James, global head of fixed income trading at Pictet Asset Management is leaving the firm in April to take his first non-buy-side role...
Market structure: The alternatives in market making
The DESK profiles five of the major electronic liquidity providers.
Given the strains on market making in fixed income, it is vital that buy-side desks...
On The DESK: Kirstie MacGillivray, CEO and head of investment dealing, Aegon AM UK
As CEO of Aegon UK and its head of investment dealing, Kirstie MacGillivray has a unique perspective across the front office and the board room...
Research: Trading Protocols Survey 2022
In comp vs non-comp trading polarises across electronic and voice.
The DESK’s Trading Protocols Survey 2022 has found a continuing movement of corporate bond trades...
Schleifer: “Explosive growth” for desktop interoperability as Finsemble goes solo
Cosaic is spinning off its desktop interoperability platform, Finsemble, following the sale of its Chart IQ to S&P Global, as a new company. The...
Veiner and Vara named co-heads of global trading at BlackRock
BlackRock has promoted Dan Veiner and Jatin Vara to co-heads of global trading, replacing Supurna VedBrat, who will leave the firm.
“The actions we announced...
The Agency Broker Hub: Exchange traded derivatives – key European trends
Carmine Calamello, Head of Brokerage Desk, Market Hub – Intesa Sanpaolo Group
Some argue that the origin of derivatives contracts can be traced back to...
