Technology: Can the EMS become a desktop trading venue?
Direct streaming of dealer prices could allow traders to bypass third party venues, if their desktop systems can be used to execute direct streams...
Tangible returns from bond trade automation
Adoption of automated trading continues apace across several bond markets and within different grades of instrument. Gareth Coltman, global head of automation at MarketAxess,...
Capital Group appoints Carpenzano to fixed income team in Europe
Capital Group, which has more than US$441 billion in fixed income assets under management (AUM) of its total US$2.4 trillion AUM, has hired of...
Internal crossing for US bond trading needs ‘principles-based’ approach
Buy-side firms have roundly supported Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposals to allow internal crossing of fixed income trades in the US market, however...
FlexTrade Systems integrates with BMLL
Execution and order management system provider FlexTrade has integrated the BMLL Data Feed into the FlexTRADER EMS.
Data and analytics provider BMLL Technologies’ Level 3...
Ediphy’s consolidated tape initiative sees positive response from the market
Chris Murphy, CEO and co-founder of Ediphy, says his fintech business will seek to provide a consolidated tape for European bond markets, using a...
BNP Paribas streamlines pre-trade client workflow with ipushpull
BNP Paribas is streamlining its manual workflow for non-standard, complex trades, to support its global asset manager client base.
Using technology developed by ipushpull, a...
Intercontinental Exchange makes strategic investment in BondLink
Market operator and data provider InterContinental Exchange (ICE) has made a strategic investment in BondLink, a financial technology company that provides cloud-based debt management...
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...
On The DESK : Alex Brause : The central bank’s buy-side trader
Balancing leadership and discipline with greater autonomy in trading. Alexander Brause speaks to The DESK and explains his role as head of fixed income...