FIX Trading Conference in September will be virtual and global
FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body will deliver its EMEA Trading Conference, scheduled for the 18 September 2020, in an immersive virtual...
MeTheMoneyShow – Episode 26 (Women in Finance Awards 2020)
Dan Barnes and Terry Flanagan discuss some of the highlights of the sixth annual Markets Media, Women in Finance Awards.
To view the virtual awards...
Greenwich Associates: 54% expect increased spend on consolidated data feeds
The onset of the COVID-19 crisis is highlighting the importance of market data infrastructure for both buy-side and sell-side firms, with pricing data feeds...
Buy-side firms warn on herding effect of QE
By Aulia Beg.
Portfolio managers have expressed concern about the ‘herding’ behaviour within the investment community, resulting from central banks’ quantitative easing (QE) programmes.
In a...
Yven Scholz promoted at Allianz Global Investors
Yven Scholz has been named head of electronic trading & services at Allianz Global Investors. Prior to his promotion, Scholz was a multi-asset derivatives...
ING spins out AI bond tool for commercial buy-side use
ING has spun out Katana, its artificial intelligence (AI) platform for bond pricing, into a London-based standalone company called Katana Labs. ING Ventures will...
ESMA: Confusion over TO/TOTV to be resolved “within weeks”
By Aulia Beg
In the coming weeks, the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) has said it will provide greater clarity around the definition of Trading...
Michelle Neal: On taking great responsibility
Having managed the market divisions at several top-tier financial institutions, Michelle Neal is now responsible for supporting the most significant fixed income market in...
2023: US govies down 6.3%, corporates up 5.4% YoY
US Treasury issuance was estimated to be almost US$4 trillion across 2023 and Q1 2024, a 305.7% increase on the historical average, with Treasuries...
Daniel Fields named as TP ICAP’s new CEO of Global Broking division
TP ICAP, the interdealer broker, electronic trading, data and market infrastructure, has appointed Daniel Fields as CEO of its Global Broking division, reporting directly...
The mob turns against equitisation
A fierce defence of bond markets against ‘equitisation’ was mounted by Mike Poole, fixed income dealing manager at Jupiter Asset Management and David Walker, head...
MarketAxess rolls out open trading for local currency bonds
MarketAxess has built out its open trading offering with the launch of open trading for local currency bonds. The first tranche of local currency...
