On The DESK: Kirstie MacGillivray, CEO and head of investment dealing, Aegon AM UK
As CEO of Aegon UK and its head of investment dealing, Kirstie MacGillivray has a unique perspective across the front office and the board room...
Implication of US bank downgrades on credit markets
Markets are truly feeling the economic pressures at present, with Moody’s downgrade to US financials on Monday following Fitch’s controversial downgrade of the US,...
Editorial: Asset managers wilt as banks impose hose-pipe ban
In the UK, during dry conditions, the government bans the public from using hosepipes in order to conserve water. In 2022, the sell side...
On the Desk: Malin Norberg on buy-side trading with a P&L
Norges Bank Investment Management’s almost unique position, managing a fund with a single owner, allows it a very innovative way of trading into the...
Review: Mixed bond trading revenues in choppy first quarter
Banks have seen mixed results from bond trading in the first quarter of 2023, across credit and rates, while electronic trading platforms have seen...
European Women in Finance 2022 – The Longlist
In 2020, Best Execution and The DESK hosted the first European Women in Finance Awards, following the model of Markets Media's long-established awards programme....
Research: Volatility has changed trading protocol choices in 2021
Buy-side trading desks have used markedly different proportions of trading protocols between passive and active portfolios this year compared to 2020.
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Analysis: Impact of diverging capital rules and higher rates on banking
A new paper by analysts from Morgan Stanley and Oliver Wyman has identified two main drivers for change within wholesale banking over the next...
When not to use portfolio trading
Portfolio trading cannot please all of the people all of the time.
The success of portfolio trading (PT) as a protocol has taken bond markets...
The case for deferring reports of larger trades
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has published study consolidating fixed income trading data from numerous sources for the period of March...
