Bank of England to embrace repo for liquidity management
Moving away from crisis-driven monetary actions, the Bank of England plans to manage liquidity through repurchase agreement (repo) practices rather than by purchasing large...
Ediphy launches automated bond liquidity discovery tool
Fixed income technology provider Ediphy has launched a tool, Liquidity Checker, which allows fixed income market participants to automate the monitoring of bond liquidity....
Buy side reports price movement risk in Treasury trading
Automated trading and derivatives are changing the way US Treasuries are traded, exposing the buy side to high-frequency trading strategies. Chris Hall reports.
If big...
ICMA responds to digital securities sandbox proposals
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has suggested a number of amendments to the FCA and Bank of England’s proposal to implement and operate...
Peter Metcalfe and David Matheson named co-CIOs at RPIA
RPIA, a Toronto-based fixed income specialist asset management firm has appointed Peter Metcalfe and David Matheson as co-chief investment officers (CIOs), effective 1 June,...
Mike O’Brien made co-director global income at Eaton Vance
Michael O’Brien has been promoted to co-director global income at Eaton Vance, from his role as director of global trading, which he held since...
‘Tis better to give than to receive? How ELPs affect credit trading
In a Christmassy spirited theme, The DESK considers how the advantages of electronic liquidity provision can support credit markets – and how the reception...
Do banks want credit trading to look like FX?
The end game of market making commoditisation is that a smaller number of players provide a vast volume of liquidity to the majority of...
Investor Demand: Fixed income securities holdings fall in November; equities spike
Fixed income securities holdings fell by 80 basis points in November, according to State Street Holdings Indicators.
November results show that long-term investor allocations to...
CMSA – The drive to change industry dialogue in corporate bond markets
To create a wider dialogue around industry change, the Credit Market Structure Alliance (CMSA) is building an event with a democratic agenda.
The DESK: Why...
Managing human capital in fixed income trading
As the fixed income industry evolves, so do the skills needed to succeed — and emotional intelligence is increasingly at the forefront of how...
Bloomberg to buy Broadway Technology in boost to rates trading
Bloomberg has entered into an agreement to acquire Broadway Technology, a fixed-income execution management system (EMS) provider. This acquisition will help Bloomberg to...
