Science vs. art: Where TCA adds value in fixed income
Picking the right transaction cost analysis methodology might improve best execution, but qualitative assessment must balance the quantitative, writes Flora McFarlane.
MiFID II obliges buy-side...
Bitcoin, blockchain and the DLT chimera
The uncertain promises of distributed ledger technology for financial markets. By Ferdinando Ametrano, Banca IMI (Intesa Sanpaolo).
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) is at a very...
S&P Global: European bonds slump to lowest first-half volume since financial crisis
By Thomas Beeston
European high-yield bond issuance is set for the lowest first-half total since the global financial crisis, as volatile interest rates and fears...
This Week from Trader TV: Michael Warlan, Third Avenue Management
Third Avenue Management: US Government shutdown fuels market uncertainty, while buy-side overhauls core tech systems.
As markets enter the fourth quarter of 2025, the US...
FCA warns on permissions needed for MiFID II
By Sobia Hamid.
Firms who need to change their regulatory permissions as a result of MiFID II, in effect from 3 January 2018, are advised...
OpenYield opts for RBC Clearing & Custody
Bond marketplace OpenYield has joined the RBC Clearing & Custody platform, the first alternative trading system (ATS) to do so.
OpenYield, launched in 2022, provides...
Trump’s SEC backs crypto with Uyeda as acting chairman
Mark Uyeda has been named acting chairman of the SEC.
The Republican commissioner replaces outgoing chair Gary Gensler, and is expected to be in place...
Taiwan and Philippines enhance capital market collaboration
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote and enhance cooperation between...
Shorted dated issuance reflects investor appetite
The analyst team at CreditSights has spotted that the tenor of investment grade bonds being issued in the US primary market Q1 2021 has...
European Women in Finance: Tricia Chan & Lucy Brown, MarketAxess
Staying one step ahead
Tricia Chan, Hong Kong Sales Manager, and Lucy Brown, ETF & Hedge Fund Sales at MarketAxess talk to Lynn Strongin Dodds...
Industry viewpoint: Optimising the data pipeline for buy-side trading desks
Buy-side bond traders can enhance execution through a flexible data offering.
The DESK spoke with Mark Heckert, ICE’s Chief Operating Officer of Fixed Income and...
July 2023: Tradeweb sees total credit ADV jump 30% YoY in July driven by...
At Tradeweb, in July 2023, fully electronic US credit ADV was up 34.8% YoY to US$4.8 billion and European credit ADV was up 38.6%...
