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Central clearing for bonds?

The lack of dealer liquidity provision during the March 2020 sell-off has triggered several proposals for market structure reform, not least in the US...

BNP Paribas streamlines pre-trade client workflow with ipushpull

BNP Paribas is streamlining its manual workflow for non-standard, complex trades, to support its global asset manager client base. Using technology developed by ipushpull, a...

Intercontinental Exchange makes strategic investment in BondLink

Market operator and data provider InterContinental Exchange (ICE) has made a strategic investment in BondLink, a financial technology company that provides cloud-based debt management...

Katana launches on Bloomberg

Katana, the pre-trade analytics tool that helps to identify relative value opportunities for bond market dealers and asset managers, is live on the Bloomberg...

Primary markets : Discretion is the better part of bond issuance

The US regulator has raised questions over bank control of new issuance automation – the question is whether banks behave with valour. A recent report...

Trading : Intertwining electronic trading of credit and rates

Electronic market operators are bringing together credit and rates trading platforms in an effort to deliver more efficient execution for traders. The interplay between the...

The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2021

This year sees tighter pipelines for new business and a wider array of trading protocols. Executive summary One year on from the sell-off in Q1 2020,...

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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...

Women in Finance : Supurna VedBrat : Being on point

Supurna VedBrat, Global Head of Trading at BlackRock, talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about strategic planning, diversity of thought and transferable skillsets Although Supurna VedBrat,...