Just 23% of buy-side firms confident in preparedness for MiFID II
By Flora McFarlane.
A new report by block-trading specialist Liquidnet says that MiFID II will drive automation in trading, but firms face many complexities and...
Agency Broker Hub : A look under the broker review hood
In this Agency Broker Hub column, Michelangelo Gigante, head of Execution Desk at Eurizon Capital SGR and Gherardo Lenti Capoduri, head of Market Hub,...
Overbond, SS&C Eze partner to provide AI bond trading analytics
Overbond, a provider of AI-driven data and analytics and trade automation solutions for the global fixed income markets, has partnered with SS&C Eze to...
On The DESK: Leaders in bond trading pinpoint risks and opportunities
We asked the buy-side traders we have profiled on The DESK for the past ten years to discuss the biggest changes they thought had...
Ellipsis AM boosts convertible management team
Convertible management specialist Ellipsis Asset Management, a subsidiary of the Kepler Cheuvreux group, has acquired Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management’s convertible bond management business.
Through...
Coalition Greenwich: “E-trading in HY is only just getting started”
Average daily notional volumes were up 4% year-on-year (YoY) to US$51 billion in US credit this October, with average daily trade sizes rising by...
Buy side challenges SEC liquidity proposals
A number of buy-side firms have challenged Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposals that would require open-ended mutual funds, excluding money market funds and...
What traders need to know about inflation and volatility
Significant rises in inflation have not been seen within the careers of many traders – this is what they need to know.
As inflation increases,...
TS Imagine reports surge in fixed income electronification on TradeSmart platform
First quarter data shows strong growth in automation, protocol usage, and trading volumes on TS fixed income platform.
TS Imagine has published new data from...
Primary markets: The choices facing buy-side traders
Ted Douglas, Co-Head of Global Fixed Income, Capital Formation at IHS Markit spoke to The DESK about the dynamics of bond issuance for the...
Fixed Income Automation Surge: 60% of Credit Traders Now Use Robots
The electronification of fixed income markets is accelerating, driven by increased adoption of automated trading systems, with 60 per cent of credit market participants...
FILS in Barcelona: What will help traders best adapt to the new bond market?
Although the basic function of a trader – price and liquidity formation – has remained the same over the past two decades, the level...
