UK to allow shorting of government debt and sovereign CDS
The UK Government has said it will remove requirements currently placed on investors when taking out short positions in sovereign debt or sovereign credit...
Lower market volumes hitting platforms hard in June
Electronic platforms saw tough market conditions hitting volumes, reflecting lower trading volatility overall in the market, although Tradeweb was able to post net average...
Diligent and S&P Global Market Intelligence launch insights reporting service
Governance, risk and compliance software firm Diligent has partnered with S&P Global Market Intelligence to launch Diligent Market Insights Reporting.
The service provides reports on...
Lynn Challenger: Riding out historical volatility
UBS AM’s trading team is designed to engage by choice, not necessity, allowing it to move in heavily directional markets for the advantage of...
US credit jitters do not spill over to Europe, ICE data shows
In an environment of rapid market shifts and mounting uncertainty, recent ICE data reveals that while volatility in U.S. credit markets has surged, European...
Viewpoint: Rating changes increase appetite for trading desk data
Dan Barnes asks Emil Parmar, Director of Credit Trading Solutions at London Stock Exchange Group how the better provision of analytics drives more effective...
How to gear up for derivatives trading in 2022
Investment managers looking for better access to credit derivatives see next year as an opportunity to test new products. The DESK speaks to David...
Investortools expands pricing capabilities with ficc.ai integration
The Investortools Dealer Network is set to expand its pricing capabilities by integrating ficc.ai’s live municipal pricing data.
By connecting to ficc.ai, clients will be...
Charles River using Finsemble to expand third-party application integration
Charles River Development, the State Street owned order and investment management system (O/IMS), is collaborating with Cosaic, to use the latter’s Finsemble platform to...
Brian Hickey joins LedgerEdge as firm deepens bench
Brian Hickey, a veteran buy-side trader with a long tenure at State Street Global Advisors (SGGA), has joined bond market and distributed ledger specialist,...
FILS USA 2022: Behind the scenes
The buzz at FILS this year reflects the three-year hiatus from in-person events – and the amount of change that has occurred since then....
Case Study – BlueCove’s expansive view of fixed income markets
BlueCove’s expansive view of fixed income markets.
Recognising the need for smarter ways to assess market dynamics and connect with pools of liquidity, BlueCove has been...
