Adroit wins Invesco, connects to LedgerEdge
Adroit Trading Technologies, a trading system provider for institutional buy-side managers, has been mandated as an execution management system (EMS) across over the counter...
AFME confirms HY deals on par with pre-Covid levels
In a new report on high yield (HY) bonds and leveraged loans, the Association of Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has found that since...
Finanstilsynet: Portfolio manager “abused his position” by flipping bonds and self-trading
The senior portfolio manager for Norwegian investment firm Kraft Finans, Øivind Thorstensen, was piggy-backing on client investment in new bond issues, in order to...
Etrading Software to provide UK bond CT
Etrading Software has been awarded the consolidated tape provider (CTP) contract in the UK.
The £4.8 million contract (£4 million excluding VAT) is estimated to...
SSGA: Treasuries, convertibles and EM on the cards for 2019
By Vineet Naik.
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is predicting that US Treasuries, convertible bonds and emerging market (EM) debt will see increased investment in...
Viewpoint: Nichola Hunter – The next big evolution in rates trading
Q&A with Nichola Hunter at MarketAxess.
What were the drivers behind the MarketAxess expansion into rates?
There were two main drivers. One was to provide, primarily...
FILS 2022: Market endures despite liquidity squeeze; strong dollar remains safe haven
The macroeconomic fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will continue to constrict liquidity for Europe’s fixed income markets and dictate central bank monetary policy...
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“Fundamentally flawed […] inadequate”; SIFMA slams SEC’s best execution proposal
In a recent post from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), former chief economist and director of the Division of Economic and...
This Week from Trader TV: Paul Flood, Newton Investment Management
Newton IM: Growth optimism drives markets, but valuations and liquidity risks loom
Equity markets have been rallying on renewed U.S. growth expectations and broad market...
Sukh Bachal hired by Neovest as co-head EMEA
Order/execution management system (OEMS) provider Neovest has hired Sukh Bachal as co-head Neovest EMEA and head of EMEA business development. Bachal was until recently...
Exclusive: Katana’s intellectual property up for sale
The intellectual property of Katana, which provides trade ideas to bond investors, has been put up for sale by Hilco Streambank. Developed in-house at...
Industry viewpoint : ETFs : Ganesh Iyer & Steve Mickle
ETFS: HOW THE BUY-SIDE TRADER BENEFITS FROM THE NETWORK EFFECT.
Fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are increasing in popularity amongst buy-side traders. To realise their...
