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...
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“Complete misunderstanding … or try[ing] to baffle people”; Lutnick counters Duffy
BGC Group’s Q2 earnings call this week wasted no time at all before addressing the ongoing spat between CEO Howard Lutnick and CME CEO...
Ex-RBC director joins ItauBBA emerging markets team
Conor Hails has joined the emerging markets rates and foreign exchange sales team at ItauBBA. He is based in New York.
ItauBBA, part of the...
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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Raiffeisen partners with AxeTrading and Integral to boost bond trading efficiency
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has partnered with AxeTrading, the fixed income trading software company, and Integral, the FX technology provider, to deliver a new...
European Markets Choice Awards 2022 – The Winners
Last night, Markets Media held its first in person European Markets Choice Awards event in London to celebrate the accomplishment of everyone who works...
In 2021 we see record secondary markets trading for European Government Bonds
By Emile Figueiras, European Government Bond Product Specialist, MarketAxess
Secondary market volumes in European government bonds (EGBs) have grown significantly over the last 2 years....
Research: Analytics use in trading workflow increases by 72% over three years
Effectiveness for reporting and desk performance assessment improves year-on-year.
The DESK’s latest research into trading analytics has found its use growing within the trading workflow,...
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Viewpoint : Beyond MiFID : Gherardo Lenti Capoduri & Umberto Menconi
Thinking beyond MiFID II: a new role for the fixed income broker
By Gherardo Lenti Capoduri, Head of Market HUB, and Umberto Menconi, Business Development &...
Leveraged loan market ripe for innovation after 2023 revenue bump
US dealer revenue hit US$900 million in 2023, representing a 16% increase against 2021 and a 29% bump on 2022, attributed to a renewed...
Big names out at BGC
Interdealer broker BGC Partners has made a wave of job cuts, as announced in April, which combined with recent departures has removed several heads...
Key trends in emerging markets debt issuance in 2024
Emerging market debt is seeing the effects of government reforms in both democracies and autocracies this year, with stability being the watch word for...
