Tackling the cost challenge in fixed income trading
In today’s highly competitive and cost-conscious fixed income market, small and medium sized institutions can struggle without the efficiencies of scale which large institutions...
What FINRA’s trade reporting changes tell us about consolidated tapes
Understanding the difference between commercial and public data offerings is crucial for data users. A good example of this difference can be found with...
E-trading stumbles in US credit
E-trading in high yield (HY) US credit reduced year-on-year (YoY) in February, despite rising average daily trade sizes.
After taking almost a third of traded...
MiFID II Review: EC could allow payment for order flow in Europe
An ongoing review of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) has seen debate on...
LedgerEdge integrates with thinkFolio
Trading ecosystem provider LedgerEdge has integrated with thinkFolio, the multi-asset class investment management platform from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The integration of the two...
Chart of the week: Trading into Europe
Following our analysis of when to trade into US markets, we examine spreads for European rates markets across the day. For overseas traders working...
Fixed income e-trading in review with Burton-Taylor
A new report by analyst firm Burton-Taylor entitled ‘US Corporate Bond Electronification’ has found that the different electronic execution systems and platform providers in...
Corentine Poilvet-Clédière appointed CEO of LCH SA
LCH Group has named Corentine Poilvet-Clédière as CEO of LCH SA, the European counterparty clearing house (CCP) based in Paris, effective 1 October 2023.
Poilvet-Clédière...
Nick Taylor joins KNG Securities
KNG Securities International has hired market veteran Nick Taylor as an EM credit sales-and-trading specialist in London.
Taylor arrives after three years as an emerging-markets...
Perpetual selects State Street’s Charles River to manage front office ops
State Street subsidiary Charles River Development has been tapped by Perpetual Group to manage its front office operations for the firm’s Australian asset management...
Investor Demand: Geopolitical risk an evolving threat, but not discouraging risk taking
Geopolitical risk is top of mind for institutional investors, with close to 50% saying that there are too many in play for them to...
Strong counterparty relationships drive performance for buy side
Maintaining strong relationships with counterparties is essential for buy-side firms to enhance their performance, agreed panellists at this year’s CMX event, and is something...
