Regulation

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...

EC to review mandatory buy-in rules under CSDR

The European Commission has stated that it will review the mandatory buy-in rules under the Central Securities Depository Regime (CSDR). The comments were made...

Europe’s pension fund managers face rising margin costs as EU clearing exemption deadline looms

European pension fund managers are facing rising margin costs thanks to the increased cost of financing additional collateral payments just as the EU’s clearing...

Greenwich Associates: Streaming prices boost buy-side bond liquidity in 2019

By Pia Hecher. Market intelligence provider Greenwich Associates has announced this year’s market structure trends, reporting that markets will remain volatile and exchanges will become...

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Hahn vows to continue drive for EU bond sovereign status

Johannes Hahn, commissioner responsible for budget and administration at the European Commission (EC) has said the organisation intends to continue its push for bonds...

SEC finds market liquidity minimally impacted by regulatory reforms

By Flora McFarlane. A paper by the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has found that...

The big changes to watch in fixed income market structure through 2024

Next year will bring new developments in market structure, stemming both from regulatory and political change. The DESK asked Jennifer Keser, head of market...

JP Morgan chooses Mosaic fixed income data analytics platform

By Flora McFarlane. In a move to increase the efficiency and efficiency across its FICC sales and trading division, JP Morgan has contracted Mosaic Smart...

Natwest Markets trading desk automating fixed income trading workflow with ipushpull

Natwest Markets has implemented a new PPQ (Pushpull Quotes) workflow system to streamline manual workflow around non-standard, complex trades such as fixed income trading. Matthew...