Dealers face crunch on platform trading costs
As bid-ask spreads tighten and fees rise, dealers question making markets in credit.
It does not take a quant to understand that tighter bid-ask spreads...
Matt Howell: Building a centre of excellence for derivatives trading
Matt Howell reveals how T Rowe Price optimised its derivatives trading capabilities ahead of the expected boom in trading activity this year.
How are the...
Analysis: BNP Paribas / AXA IM merger as French AMs roll up
The BNP Paribas Group has entered into exclusive negotiations with AXA to acquire 100% of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), representing close to €850...
Charlie Enright joins Symetra
Charlie Enright has joined insurance and retirement specialist, Symetra, as a credit trader.
Enright spent nearly seven years at Genworth, a similarly focused buy-side firm,...
FILS USA: Whither electronic bond trading?
Jenny Xiao of BlackRock and Chris Concannon of MarketAxess discuss the trends that are reshaping credit and rates markets in the Industry Crystal Ball...
FILS USA: Growing disparity in liquidity ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’
Panellists at this year’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit agreed that industry collaboration, experimentation and greater competition are needed to improve liquidity across the fixed...
On the Desk: David Walker – Trading with your feet on the ground
David Walker, head of fixed income trading at M&G Investments, discusses no-ego trading, the importance of direct contact with markets, and strong banks relationships.
How...
EXCLUSIVE: abrdn’s automation journey sees no-touch jump
Louise Drummond, global head of investment execution at abrdn, discusses the firm’s path towards workflow automation – an achievement that has been almost a...
Bigger / smaller: What sizes are optimal for electronic trading?
Credit trading has been transformed by evolving electronic execution, which has allowed buy-side desks to express investment ideas in to the market using more...
Federated Hermes trades “less than 5%” on e-trading platforms
The chief investment officer (CIO) of asset manager Federated Hermes investments (FHI), which has US$758 billion in assets under management, has said the firm...
