More EM platform consolidation amid liquidity challenges
Emerging markets have offered a strong opportunity for yield in recent years, albeit with greater credit risk and FX volatility, however getting access to markets...
Coalition Greenwich’s deep dive into fixed income TCA
A report by analyst firm Coalition Greenwich has set out the tough but potentially rewarding path for increased adoption of transaction cost analysis in...
Neptune providing real-time bond inventory data to Charles River
Charles River Development and Neptune Networks are collaborating to provide buy-side clients of Charles River’s Order and Execution Management System (OEMS) with aggregated, real-time...
Buy-side fights back against primary market pressure
As new platforms promise to increase efficiency in bond issuance, buy-side firms are looking for leverage to drive change, and not only through technology.
The...
Bond trading disrupted as ICSDs close to ruble settlement
International central securities depository (ICSD) Euroclear has announced it will no longer settle ruble-denominated transactions from 1 March 2022 until further notice.
The firms reported...
S3 helps buy side analyse counterparty performance
By Flora McFarlane.
S3 has added contra reporting functionality to its Fixed Income Execution Quality Suite in order to provide greater insight for clients into...
Consolidated tape is welcome, but MiFIR still needs tweaks
The inclusion of a consolidated bond tape in the MiFIR review is welcomed, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) says, but refinements need to...
Research Profile: Neptune
In the 2024 Trading Intentions Survey, 53% of respondents reported being users of Neptune’s electronic axe distribution platform, with 24% counting themselves ‘major users’,...
Amber Wright picks up EMEA sales role at RJ O’Brien
Futures brokerage and clearing firm RJ O’Brien has appointed Amber Wright as head of EMEA sales. She takes on the role in addition to...
On the DESK – Amy Flynn on the evolution of xBK
Amy Flynn is a managing director and the head of xBK, the buy-side fiduciary execution desk within BNY Mellon Execution Services. Amy has led the...
FILS USA 2022: Fixed income turbulence to continue says AllianceBernstein CEO
The turbulence in fixed income markets over the past six months likely will continue through the second half of 2022, according to Seth Bernstein,...
thinkFolio integrates Investor Access to support primary market workflow
IHS Markit's thinkFolio investment management platform has integrated with the firm's Investor Access primary market workflow tool, to provide fixed income issuance support within...
