US unbundling does not impose fiduciary execution rules on dealers
By Flora McFarlane.
US banks are able to unbundle trade execution and research payments without incurring fiduciary responsibility for trade execution. Following a lengthy process...
SEC forms Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee
By Flora McFarlane.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the formation and first members of its Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee.
The committee,...
Swap market participants begin using DSB
It appears that swap market participants are beginning to use the service in increasing numbers as the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) reports a rise in...
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...
FIX issues guide for MiFID II reporting of bond trades
By Flora McFarlane.
FIX Trading Community, which sets the messaging standard for trading messages sent between buy-side and sell-side firms, has published the final Recommended...
What is best execution and how can firms achieve it?
Gareth Coltman, Head of European Product Management, MarketAxess Europe offers his insights.
There is no doubt that MiFID II will have a profound and lasting...
PLSA: Absorbed research costs must not impede transparency for investors
By Flora McFarlane.
The majority of large asset managers are opting to absorb research costs rather than pass them onto clients, but investors must investigate...
Major concerns raised about repo
By Flora McFarlane.
Several buy-side practitioners have voiced warnings about the outlook for the ‘broken’ repo market, warning that European regulators needed to address the...
Kempen chooses SimCorp Coric for legacy client reporting
By Flora McFarlane.
Dutch asset manager, Kempen, has selected SimCorp Coric for its reporting solutions, replacing its legacy reporting technology, in response to increasing regulation...
