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The Agency Broker Hub: Capital markets digitalisation is flying above the cloud

The Agency Broker Hub: Capital markets digitalisation is flying above the cloud

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Loris Buscaino & Paolo Ferracuti, Brokerage & Execution, Market Hub, Intesa Sanpaolo IMI CIB Division. Cloud-focused partnerships are initiatives that have gathered steam recently, due to...
“There is no liquidity”: Bond traders report market conditions never seen before

“There is no liquidity”: Bond traders report market conditions never seen before

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Buy-side bond traders are facing a considerable challenge in matching their investor’s demand for fixed income assets as equity markets plummet. Volumes are up,...
What is driving down EM trading costs?

What is driving down EM trading costs?

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Analysis of trade size and bid-ask spread data from MarketAxess’s CP+ pricing feed and Trax market data, which tracks activity across markets, indicates that...
Trading Intentions Survey 2018

Trading Intentions Survey 2018

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Greater dependence vs reduced choice The pipeline of growth is returning after MiFID II, with reliance on specific platforms increasing. In 2017 the appetite for onboarding...
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Liquidnet: 39% of buy-side firms rethinking use of TCA

Liquidnet: 39% of buy-side firms rethinking use of TCA

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By Flora McFarlane. Traditional transaction cost analysis (TCA) could be a casualty in the shifting landscape of pre- and post-MiFID II regulation, with 39% of...
European bond traders struggle with block trades and counterparties

European bond traders struggle with block trades and counterparties

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Analysis of the European and US corporate bond markets by Coalition Greenwich has found that block trades and counterparties are a far greater concern...
Bond trading boosts BNP Paribas’s FICC revenues

Bond trading boosts BNP Paribas’s FICC revenues

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BNP Paribas’s investment bank delivered double digit revenue growth in 2019, with revenues for Fixed Income Currencies and Commodities (FICC) up by over 30%....
Industry viewpoint : MTS

Industry viewpoint : MTS

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Work smarter with MTS Auto Execution – trade automation at your fingertips Paul O’Brien, Senior Product Manager at MTS Markets Automation has become so imbedded in our everyday...
Editorial: Asset managers wilt as banks impose hose-pipe ban

Editorial: Asset managers wilt as banks impose hose-pipe ban

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In the UK, during dry conditions, the government bans the public from using hosepipes in order to conserve water. In 2022, the sell side...
Investor Demand: European corporate debt plays second fiddle to the US

Investor Demand: European corporate debt plays second fiddle to the US

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Zachary Swabe, total return portfolio manager for European high yield and global credit at UBS Asset Management, spoke to The DESK about the current...
Allianz GI: On strength of voice

Allianz GI: On strength of voice

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Effectively communicating across trading desks, teams, counterparties and industry is allowing Allianz Global Investors to stand out amongst asset managers. The DESK talks to...
Traders call time on outsized European market open hours

Traders call time on outsized European market open hours

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Buy- and sell-side traders have called for Europe to review its equity market open periods, which at eight and half hours is over 30%...