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Bond platforms report record trading volumes for March

The March 2020 numbers are in for bond trading platforms MarketAxess and Tradeweb and both have seen record results, in a period that has...

ESMA relaxes best ex reporting

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has pushed back reporting of best execution by execution venues and trading firms, which are regulatory requirements...

Chappell and Nuyts launch European outsourced trading centre

A new outsourced trading and advisory firm, Sherpa Edge, will launch operations on 1 April led by two highly experienced traders Bart Nuyts and...

Reform of TRACE reporting urged as portfolio trading rises

Portfolio trading, in which baskets of securities are exchanged with bank in single deals, has been growing in popularity as it gives certainty over...

Bond e-Trading prices still off; central banks adding to turmoil

Buy-side traders are still reporting “violent moves” in fixed income. In a liquidity crisis, investors are reliant on their asset managers’ traders to support...

Me the Money Show – Episode One

In this pilot episode, Markets Media Group editors Dan Barnes and Terry Flanagan discuss current conditions in institutional capital markets. Topics covered include how...

Portfolio trading is booming in liquidity crisis

Ongoing market volatility has led to a spike in popularity of portfolio trading according to trading platforms, dealers and buy-side traders. Market operator Tradeweb...

ICE freezes bond indices until 30th April

The Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE’s) ICE Data Indices (IDI) has postponed the rebalancing of all the ICE and ICE BofA indices for bond, preferred and...

Greenwich Associates: Fixed income desks see highest buy-side tech spend

Technology spend on buy-side trading desks rose 4% in 2019 from the previous year, to reach US$2.2 million on average, with fixed-income trading desks...