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Greenwich Associates: 54% expect increased spend on consolidated data feeds

The onset of the COVID-19 crisis is highlighting the importance of market data infrastructure for both buy-side and sell-side firms, with pricing data feeds...

Traders call time on outsized European market open hours

Buy- and sell-side traders have called for Europe to review its equity market open periods, which at eight and half hours is over 30%...

Brooksbank named senior portfolio manager at Vanguard

Vanguard has named Dale Brooksbank as senior portfolio manager. Brooksbank has a long career as a well-respected and senior buy-side trader, with a strong...

BlackRock veteran Mitchelson to join Bloomberg

Multiple sources have confirmed that Rob Mitchelson, formerly Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) head of fixed income and FX trading at BlackRock, is to...

MSCI and MarketAxess collaborate on liquid fixed income indexes, portfolio construction and ESG

MSCI and MarketAxess are entering into a strategic collaboration to create portfolio analytics solutions and co-branded fixed income indexes incorporating MarketAxess liquidity data. MSCI plans...

UBS CIO: Ways to find income in a low rate world

Mark Haefele, chief investment officer for Global Wealth Management at UBS has provided guidance, alongside a team of strategists, on where investment opportunities exist...

Neptune adds MUFG to its network

By Flora McFarlane. Neptune has announced that MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) is the latest bank to join its fixed income network, bringing the total number...

Analysis: BNP Paribas / AXA IM merger as French AMs roll up

The BNP Paribas Group has entered into exclusive negotiations with AXA to acquire 100% of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), representing close to €850...

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,...