Q3.2020

Knowing the lifetime cost of a derivatives trade

A partnership between Cassini Systems and IHS Markit is enabling investment firms to build a deeper understanding of their derivatives trading costs into pre-trade...

Data – Can buy-side firms share bond-trading data?

Asset managers agree they need access to more trading data, but have struggled to share it effectively between themselves. The paucity of access to bond...

MarketAxess: Changing liquidity conditions will impact the need for data

Data demands change as liquidity ebbs and flows, creating risks for buy-side traders as they seek to use more data to support their activity...

Meet the new market makers

The DESK profiles six of the major electronic liquidity providers. Non-traditional market makers were seen to offer liquidity when many dealers pulled back in 2020....

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Electronic trading for corporate bonds – enhancing efficiency and addressing brokerage costs

By Frank Cerveny, Global Head of Relationship Management, MTS Markets Electronic trading has been on the rise, driven in large part by automation, greater transparency...

TORA launches into fixed income

Global consultancy & analyst firms have called for innovative approaches to trading desk technology in fixed income. Now, David Tattan, Managing Director & Head...

Risk – Redemption shock

If funds are not given daily liquidity by the market, can they support daily redemptions for clients? Chris Hall reports. When pandemic-fuelled panic hit the...

Louise Drummond – Honesty, trust and common sense

As global head of investment execution at Aberdeen Standard, Louise Drummond has risen through the ranks to become an industry leader and ambassador for the...

Buy-side fights back against primary market pressure

As new platforms promise to increase efficiency in bond issuance, buy-side firms are looking for leverage to drive change, and not only through technology. The...