NNIP sees three areas of opportunity under moderate rate rise
By Flora McFarlane.
With the Fed expected to announce a third interest rate hike in December, and European counterparts likely to follow suit, investors have...
Greenwich Associates: Dealer fixed income technology draws in buy-side
By Flora McFarlane.
Technology spending by sell-side firms is a key factor to keeping and growing market share, according to a Greenwich Associates Report, entitled:...
Schroders’ former head traders return to senior roles
Rob McGrath, former global head of trading at Schroders, and Nick Robinson, former head of trading for Fixed Income and Active FX at Schroders,...
US Treasury recommends HFT firms be identified in TRACE data
By The DESK.
In a review of market structure issued on 6 October 2017, the US Treasury has recommended closing the gap in the granularity...
PLSA: Absorbed research costs must not impede transparency for investors
By Flora McFarlane.
The majority of large asset managers are opting to absorb research costs rather than pass them onto clients, but investors must investigate...
Demotivated dealers
By Flora McFarlane.
Sell-side bond trading is losing its lustre for traders, according to Greenwich Associates research. Increasing automation and regulatory changes may be the...
Trumid launches continuous bond pricing platform
By Flora McFarlane.
Trumid has announced the launch of its new service, the Fair Value Model Price (FVMP), for continuous bond pricing which produces a...
Major concerns raised about repo
By Flora McFarlane.
Several buy-side practitioners have voiced warnings about the outlook for the ‘broken’ repo market, warning that European regulators needed to address the...
Massive buy-side appetite for alternative data as 90% see return on investment
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%...
Three quarters say buy-side main source of liquidity in fixed income
By Flora McFarlane.
Ahead of the November Fixed Income Leaders Summit, WBR research has found 75% of buy-side firms consider the main source of liquidity...
