Teamwork makes the dream work: Traders can add alpha
There is room for improvement in the relationships between portfolio managers and traders, and without taking advantage of their potential funds could miss out...
Deming joins CalPERS from Allianz GI
Amy Deming has been named investment director with responsibility for investment controls and operational risk at California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the US...
SEC fines Bloomberg US$5 million for failure to disclose single quotes as BVAL source
Market operator and data provider, Bloomberg, has been fined US$5 million by US market regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to...
On The DESK : Alex Brause : The central bank’s buy-side trader
Balancing leadership and discipline with greater autonomy in trading. Alexander Brause speaks to The DESK and explains his role as head of fixed income...
ESMA: Hundreds of bond funds suspended redemptions in record-breaking March sell-off
A new report by the European Securities and Markets Authority has laid out how systemic risk might be created through funds’ inability to process...
European Women in Finance : Julie Becker : Going the extra mile
Julie Becker talks to Shanny Basar about sustainability, success and strategy
Julie Becker has accelerated through the ranks since joining the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE)...
Sam Knight named director of global e-trading at Fidelity International
Sam Knight, a senior trader at Fidelity International, has been made director of global e-trading. His promotion takes him to director level, less than...
FILS 2021: Overcoming barriers to automation
Implementation costs are among the biggest hurdles for buy-side fixed income desks hoping to increase efficiency workflows.
Addressing delegates at the Fixed Leaders Summit in...
TS Imagine EMS integrates with Appital’s bookbuilding platform
TS Imagine, the trading, portfolio and risk management solutions provider, has integrated its multi-asset execution management system (EMS) with Appital’s bookbuilding platform to provide...
MTS and Wematch.live launch digital marketplace for interest rate swaps
MTS, the European electronic fixed income platform owned by Euronext, and Wematch, the tech firm that provides buy- and sell-side firms' dealing workflow systems,...
Is US investment grade market-making starting to fray?
In US credit, mean bid/ask spreads are skewing upwards from the median, indicating that a greater proportion of larger spreads are in some cases...
Dealers struggle to unpick impact of runs sent to rivals
Sell-side firms say that analysis of the accidental distribution of dealer runs, which happened on 4 December via Bloomberg’s Message service, is proving challenging....
