Charlie Collins named head of European credit at Trumid
Fixed income market veteran, Charlie Collins, has been named head of European credit at Trumid. Collins was most recently a managing director at Tradeweb,...
PLSA: Absorbed research costs must not impede transparency for investors
By Flora McFarlane.
The majority of large asset managers are opting to absorb research costs rather than pass them onto clients, but investors must investigate...
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FCA promotes retail access to corporate bonds
The FCA has acted on unifying the disclosure standard and removed follow-on listing hurdles to promote smaller, retail-friendly bond issuances.
Without clearer definitions and smaller...
MarketAxess claims X-Pro boosts trader efficiency by 20%
MarketAxess has presented its new X-Pro trading interface as delivering a significant efficiency boost to bond traders.
Speaking with analysts on the firm’s Q4 2023...
High demand for effective trading protocols
Buy-side traders, whether heavily reliant on voice trading or moving to a more electronic execution model, say they are keen to find effective protocols that...
Long running CMA investigation concludes with 4 banks fined £100m
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has completed its investigation into anti‐competitive information exchanges in the UK government bond market, no names or details...
Regulation: innovation sees European corporate bond market’s electronification outpace US
When it comes to electronic trading, Europe’s corporate bond market is racing ahead of its US counterpart, with two thirds of European investors looking...
FILS 2021: Portfolio trading up threefold
Portfolio trading in fixed income has grown threefold in two years, data from Flow Traders reveal.
Speaking at the 2021 Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS)...
Credit Market Structure Alliance conference fights to bypass commercial debate
Now in its second year, the CMSA conference fights for the right to maintain integrity on stage.
ViableMkts is hosting the next installment of the...
Ryan Mitchell joins Verition Fund Management
Verition Fund Management has appointed Ryan Mitchell as a portfolio manager, based in South Carolina.
Mitchell has more than 20 years of industry experience and...
“There is no liquidity”: Bond traders report market conditions never seen before
Buy-side bond traders are facing a considerable challenge in matching their investor’s demand for fixed income assets as equity markets plummet. Volumes are up,...
S3 helps buy side analyse counterparty performance
By Flora McFarlane.
S3 has added contra reporting functionality to its Fixed Income Execution Quality Suite in order to provide greater insight for clients into...
