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Declaration of dependence

Declaration of dependence

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US president to oversee financial institution regulation amid deregulation drive. Executive orders signed by US president, Donald Trump, have given him oversight of all US...
EquiLend to launch Swaptimization platform in EU

EquiLend to launch Swaptimization platform in EU

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Securities finance specialist, EquiLend, will be launching its Swaptimization platform in the autumn for financial institutions in the European Union.  The EU launch of Swaptimization,...
Europe’s incongruous drop in IG bid-ask spreads

Europe’s incongruous drop in IG bid-ask spreads

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European investment grade (IG) credit traders will have seen average bid-ask spreads declining since April, with the median average (typically about €0.03 cents lower...
FILS 2022: Itaú selects Genesis Global for new trade automation

FILS 2022: Itaú selects Genesis Global for new trade automation

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Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform for financial markets organisations, will provide a new trade automation and client portal system for Itaú Securities.  The...
Alignment Systems expands team to support demand for front office analytics

Alignment Systems expands team to support demand for front office analytics

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Front office technology specialist Alignment Systems has expanded its team to better support buy-side client who are striving to use data more effectively in...
FILS USA 2023: Macro effect on trading; BlackRock says higher rates ‘not fleeting’

FILS USA 2023: Macro effect on trading; BlackRock says higher rates ‘not fleeting’

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The macro environment is having a major effect on the attractiveness of certain instruments, noted Sonali Pier, managing director and portfolio manager at PIMCO,...
FILS 2021: Tapping into the ‘data revolution’

FILS 2021: Tapping into the ‘data revolution’

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Data integration, the acceleration of electronification and the incorporation of environmental, social and governance factors in fixed income were highlighted as the big issues...
Concannon to take the reins at MarketAxess

Concannon to take the reins at MarketAxess

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Market operator, MarketAxess, will see current CEO and chairman Rick McVey become executive chairman from 3 April 2023 as Chris Concannon, currently president and...
Country focus: India’s bond markets in an election year

Country focus: India’s bond markets in an election year

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India has an upcoming election on 19 April, which the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is widely...
Tradeweb accelerates government bond benchmark closing price publication

Tradeweb accelerates government bond benchmark closing price publication

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Tradeweb will now publish FTSE UK Gilt and European Government Bond Benchmark Closing Prices at 4:30 PM. This change has been made in response to...
Why US and European exchanges face very different landscapes

Why US and European exchanges face very different landscapes

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While European authorities try to push more trading back onto stock exchanges, which have entered a period of consolidation, US regulators are angling for...
Massive buy-side appetite for alternative data as 90% see return on investment

Massive buy-side appetite for alternative data as 90% see return on investment

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By Flora McFarlane. Nearly half of asset managers and three-quarters of hedge funds intend to increase spending on alternative data sources in 2018, with 90%...