Update: How big is portfolio trading?
In November 2020, we assessed the prevailing research on the size of portfolio trading in the corporate bond market. A new report from Coalition...
Analyst firm Aité in merger to form Aite-Novarica Group
Analyst firms Aité Group and Novarica have merged to create the an advisory firm focused on helping executives from banks, payments providers, insurers, securities...
GreySpark: Buyer’s guide for cross-asset e-trading tools sets new expectations
Analyst firm GreySpark has released a new report on vendor-provided cross-asset e-trading solutions as a buyer’s guide to help traders, resetting expectations for the...
Aladdin users gain Cassini support for derivatives trading
BlackRock has partnered with Cassini Systems, the pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics provider, to integrate Cassini analytics into BlackRock’s Aladdin order and...
Fixed income e-trading in review with Burton-Taylor
A new report by analyst firm Burton-Taylor entitled ‘US Corporate Bond Electronification’ has found that the different electronic execution systems and platform providers in...
Greenwich: Nearly half of bond trading desk budgets now spent on technology
New research by Coalition Greenwich has found that the proportion of budget for fixed income trading desks spent on technology grew to 46% in...
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...
Traders note FCA ‘rebundling’ exposes misunderstanding of bond market
The UK market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a consultation paper (CP) on existing MiFID II rules, which includes a proposed...
Symphony names Levy CEO
Capital market communication firm Symphony has announced that David Gurlé will step down on 31 May 2021 and has appointed Brad Levy, current president...
Refinitiv Lipper Research: Investors looking to reduce interest rate risk
A new report on the first quarter of 2021 from Refinitiv Lipper Research has found that fixed income funds posted a return of negative...
