AFME welcomes political agreement over CSDR mandatory buy-in
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has welcomed political agreement regarding the European Union's refit of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR)....
Research: Volatility has changed trading protocol choices in 2021
Buy-side trading desks have used markedly different proportions of trading protocols between passive and active portfolios this year compared to 2020.
The DESK’s Trading Protocols...
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Gensler confirmed to depart SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that its 33rd Chair, Gary Gensler, will step down from the Commission effective at 12:00 pm on...
US markets seeing risk implied in bid-ask spread
While US stock markets are in turmoil, US investment grade bond markets are also reflecting the greater uncertainty caused by an erratic approach to...
Will the EC ban electronic bilateral bond trading?
The broadening definition of ‘multilateral’ is at risk of capturing all trading if traders do not speak out.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)...
SEC fines ten broker-dealers US$289m for recordkeeping violations
Ten sell-side firms have been fined a combined US$289 million by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violating recordkeeping provisions.
The...
Is portability via indirect clearing under threat?
As sell-side relationships are harder to come by, indirect clearing offers hope for smaller buy-side firms, but without mandated asset segregation many may find...
Daniel Collins swaps gold for rates at Aurel BGC
Daniel Collins has joined Aurel BGC to head up its futures and options (F&O) rates team in Dubai, a month after winning a gold...
Bloomberg unveils fully automated basis trade and reporting workflow
Bloomberg has rolled out a fully automated electronic workflow for the trading and reporting of EUR interest rate swap (IRS) v bond future contracts...
TP ICAP launches new brand for trading data and analytics
Interdealer broker, market operator and data provider TP ICAP Group has launched the brand Parameta Solutions as the new identity of its data, analytics...
CFTC proposes changes to swaps reporting
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has put forward two proposals, the first to amend certain rules regarding the reporting and information regulations applicable...
The Agency Broker Hub: The hybrid approach in fixed income brokerage
The hybrid approach in fixed income brokerage - How brokers better comply with clients’ execution models.
Umberto Menconi, head of Digital Markets Structures, Market Hub, Banca IMI,...
