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MIFID II: Gaps still exist in best execution
Despite the best efforts of regulators, buy-side trading desks will need to be careful in their application...
MeTheMoneyShow: Robinhood IPO; US Treasury Trading Issues
In this podcast Dan Barnes speaks with Terry Flanagan about Robinhood's recent IPO and how the retail brokerage app fits in the market ecosystem. They...
Tradeweb, FTSE Russell to develop fixed income pricing and index trading products
Tradeweb and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) subsidiary, FTSE Russell, have partnered to develop a range of fixed income pricing and index trading products...
Bajaj Finserv Asset Management adopts Bloomberg AIM
Bajaj Finserv Asset Management Limited (BFAML), has adopted AIM, the Bloomberg order and investment management system (O/IMS).
BFAML reportedly selected Bloomberg AIM in an effort...
Volumes drop off as Q1 ends, but liquidity still cheap
A broad decline of trading volumes across European & US corporate bond and emerging market debt trading coincided with end of the first quarter...
How much credit should dealers get – and for how much risk?
There is a tension between best execution obligations and the longer-term value of a dealer supporting liquidity provision. Buy-side traders are aware that their...
RPMI Railpen confirms trading to be insourced
RPMI Railpen, which represents the UK’s railway workers pension fund, has confirmed plans to internalise its trading desk, which is expected to be operational...
The Atlantic divide over high yield – is private credit biting?
Issuance of USD versus Euro high yield debt shows a significant split, based on Dealogic data, with US markets in 2024 issuing more than...
In retail fixed income, trust trumps education
Fixed income markets are complex and esoteric compared with equities.
Retail market participants are more interested in bonds than they had been for years, given...
Automating the fixed income workflow: data is king
Automated trading is fast becoming the new normal in the global fixed income markets. Once considered too complex and nuanced for automation compared with...
Money markets begin to tail off as rates fall
Reviewing the second quarter activity in primary markets and fund flows, we see the total notional outstanding in US fixed income totalled US$45.3 trillion,...
Prioritising investment on the high yield trading desk
When we look at the priorities of trading desks in developing more automated tools, we can consider the longer term market trends as a...