Asset managers ‘not investment firms’ under MiFID II?
By Flora McFarlane & Dan Barnes.
Several European investment managers have reportedly claimed that they will not be classified as investment firms under the revised...
ESMA: Confusion over TO/TOTV to be resolved “within weeks”
By Aulia Beg
In the coming weeks, the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) has said it will provide greater clarity around the definition of Trading...
Ipreo positive on FCA primary market consultation
By Flora McFarlane.
Primary market platform provider Ipreo has welcomed the consultation on primary markets by UK market regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
“The FCA’s...
Buy-side firms warn on herding effect of QE
By Aulia Beg.
Portfolio managers have expressed concern about the ‘herding’ behaviour within the investment community, resulting from central banks’ quantitative easing (QE) programmes.
In a...
Video: Trends in Fixed Income Trading: Metamodern Meditations on the Future Market Structure
Russell Dinnage, managing consultant at GreySpark Partners, talks about how the structure of trading in the fixed income market could change over the next...
Industry viewpoint : All-to-all markets : Mark Goodman
FROM THE VILLAGE TO THE CITY.
MAXIMISING THE BENEFITS OF THE ALL-TO-ALL MARKET.
By Mark Goodman, Managing Director, Global Head of Electronic Trading – FX, Rates and Credit...
ICAP and the buy side – the beginning of something?
A consensus-led approach has allowed the interdealer broker to overcome political challenges, as brokers open a channel for their investment management clients. Dan Barnes...
Pension funds take on trading
When retirement funds bring fixed income investment in-house, they have to re-engineer the trading process. Dan Barnes finds out how.
Many pension funds are weighing...
Industry viewpoint : Mike du Plessis : UBS
COMING TO TERMS WITH THE NEXT PHASE OF MARKET TRANSFORMATION.
By Mike du Plessis, Managing Director, UBS Global Head of FX, Rates & Credit Execution...
How to get a better OMS
Electronification of bond trading makes order/execution management systems vital, yet traders feel they are having to push providers to keep pace. Dan Barnes reports.
If...
