Tradeweb executes first electronic SONIA swaps vs Gilt futures
Fixed income market operator Tradeweb has facilitated its first electronic execution of SONIA swaps against Gilt futures for institutional investors. The electronic transaction was...
MiFID II: Five concerns
Chris Hall explores the five primary concerns that credit traders have about MiFID II.
“MiFID II is not yet in force, but its impact is...
Coalition: Sell-side FICC productivity levels rocketed in Q1
Research by analyst firm Coalition has found investment banking revenues reaching a five-year high in the first quarter of 2020, while headcount dropped significantly,...
Greenwich Associates: Fixed income desks see highest buy-side tech spend
Technology spend on buy-side trading desks rose 4% in 2019 from the previous year, to reach US$2.2 million on average, with fixed-income trading desks...
Katana expands instrument universe by 30,000 bonds
With a reported accuracy of 91%, Katana uses machine learning algorithms and the latest big data technologies to analyse live and up to ten...
Now the buy side can sell bonds to the Fed – via MarketAxess
Bond market operator, MarketAxess, has been designated as an Eligible Seller for the central bank's Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) by the Federal...
DirectBooks live with euro and sterling investment grade deals
Sell-side consortium DirectBooks, is now live with Euro and Sterling Investment Grade bond deal announcements on its bond issuance platform. The platform launched in...
Smart deployment of tech is key to boost FI desk effectiveness
Mehmet Mazi, Managing Director and Head of Credit Trading at HSBC, gives his expert insight into optimising the trading desk.
Where are the greatest risks...
Tradeweb sees volume drop in June
Bond market operator, Tradeweb, has reported its average daily volume (ADV) in June was US$780.9 billion (bn), a decrease of 8.9% year-on-year (YoY), largely...
Hermes Investment Management chooses IHS Markit for TCA
By Flora McFarlane.
Hermes Investment Management has chosen IHS Markit’s TCA platform ahead of incoming best execution obligations under MiFID II.
The technology provider’s TCA platform...
