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Izzy Conlin & Bryan Knapp: On cutting through complexity

There is nothing simple about the task facing BlackRock’s dealing teams, who trade for some of the world’s largest fixed income positions. For Izzy...

The DESK BENCHmark 2017: Mid-sized buy-side have diverse trading

Mid-sized asset managers champion electronic trading - The DESK’s BENCHmark research has found mid-sized firms use electronic trading and a wider range of brokers than...

Hermes Investment Management chooses IHS Markit for TCA

By Flora McFarlane. Hermes Investment Management has chosen IHS Markit’s TCA platform ahead of incoming best execution obligations under MiFID II. The technology provider’s TCA platform...

JP Morgan chooses Mosaic fixed income data analytics platform

By Flora McFarlane. In a move to increase the efficiency and efficiency across its FICC sales and trading division, JP Morgan has contracted Mosaic Smart...

Algomi taps bonds held in custody to release liquidity

BNY Mellon and HSBC are each partnering with pre-trade bond data specialist Algomi, to expand corporate bond trading opportunities for their custody clients and...

Fixed income: The unexpected consequences of change

By Mark Goodman, Managing Director, Global Head of Electronic Execution – FX, Rates, Credit & Futures at UBS Investment Bank. Our age’s fascination with technology...

Deutsche Bank fortifies its fixed income offering, announces systematic internaliser

By Flora McFarlane. Deutsche Bank has signalled its intent in the fixed income game, with the German bank the first to say it will register...

NNIP sees three areas of opportunity under moderate rate rise

By Flora McFarlane. With the Fed expected to announce a third interest rate hike in December, and European counterparts likely to follow suit, investors have...