Electronic liquidity providers push for reform
The buy side relationship with alternative liquidity providers was strained five years ago after the high-frequency traders and their reputations – and business models...
TMPG warning on failed trades for US Treasuries settled outside US
The Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) has released an updated version of the group’s Frequently Asked Questions: TMPG Fails Charges to clarify two issues.
The...
Rathbone Funds adopts Charles River IMS and State Street Alpha Data Platform
Rathbone Funds, the London-based subsidiary of Rathbones Group, has selected the Charles River Investment Management Solution (IMS) to support their equity, fixed income and...
Report: China’s pension stress represents opportunity for global buy side
Global asset managers should take note of the investment opportunities presented by China’s pension fund market as the space embraces much-needed reform and technological...
Exclusive: Mediobanca’s rapidly growing credit business adds Marco Cravero as head of flow
Marco Cravero has joined Mediobanca in Milan as executive director and head of fixed income flow, as the bank seeks to expand its existing...
UBS CIO: Ways to find income in a low rate world
Mark Haefele, chief investment officer for Global Wealth Management at UBS has provided guidance, alongside a team of strategists, on where investment opportunities exist...
FILS USA 2023: High net worth clients are ‘wildly bearish’ but still at risk
Despite having a risk-off mentality, global high net worth clients are still heavily into holding cash and tech stocks, and could do with diversifying...
Simon Bevan promoted at ING
Simon Bevan has been promoted to global head of eTrading at ING.
Bevan has 15 years of industry experience and has been with ING as...
Daniel Mayston leaves BlackRock
Daniel Mayston has resigned from BlackRock after nearly 20 years at the world’s largest asset manager, according to sources close to the company.
Mayston was...
Beyond Liquidity: Rebundling Research Will Not Increase Demand for UK SMEs
With the implementation of MiFID II in 2018 came the unbundling of payments for investment research from trading commissions. The perceived benefit of unbundling...
StoneX becomes largest US FCM
StoneX has completed its acquisition of futures brokerage and clearing firm R J O’Brien, making it the latest non-bank futures commission merchant (FCM) in...
DirectBooks names team and launches advisory committee
DirectBooks, a sell-side consortium designing systems for the primary bond market, has named Yvonne Wang as chief operating officer, and Christopher Rodriguez as global...
