CSDR mandatory buy-in delay welcomed
Umberto Menconi, head of Digital Markets Structures, Market Hub, Banca IMI, Intesa Sanpaolo Group
Since the financial crisis waves of new regulation and the need...
Tackling the cost challenge in fixed income trading
In today’s highly competitive and cost-conscious fixed income market, small and medium sized institutions can struggle without the efficiencies of scale which large institutions...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2020 : Tradeweb
TRADEWEB.
A real innovator in the trading protocol space, Tradeweb is constantly vying for the top spot with Bloomberg and MarketAxess.
Its pioneering of portfolio trading...
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Repo market stress prompts calls for central bank support
Could central bank intervention bypass sell-side intermediaries, if they only act as agents not risk takers? David Wigan reports.
The stresses in the US repo...
Liontrust – The trading team built for growth
Matt McLoughlin, partner and head of trading at Liontrust Asset Management, explains why expanding trading capabilities to match AUM and asset class growth needs...
Power to the people
New trading protocols can create paths to best execution or confound it through complexity. Chris Hall reports.
“Every nation gets the government it deserves” was...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2020 : Streamed dealer prices
STREAMED DEALER PRICES.
Streaming prices from dealers provide a key perspective on the market, but unless they are executable they have limited value for trading....
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Europe’s liquidity rules are holding up… for now
New guidance on fund liquidity has followed redemption concerns in European equity and bond funds, writes Lynn Strongin-Dodds.
The risk that funds are unable to...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2020 : Bloomberg
Bloomberg has a strong position as data provider, interface into the market and a trading venue.
The ubiquitous terminal allows it to build new services...
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Pre-trade data: The next generation
The first generation of pre-trade analytics are consolidating; the second generation of price and liquidity providers such as Bondcliq and Katana will need to...














