LMAX Exchange picks pension fund veteran for Canadian FX sales
LMAX Exchange has named pensions veteran Daniel Lavigne as head of buy-side sales for Canada as it continues to build its FX trading business...
Bloomberg Bridge: The low-lift, high-value all-to-all trading model
Bloomberg’s new ‘Bloomberg Bridge’ offering has launched in Europe and, supported by dedicated Goldman Sachs intermediation desks, has scaled its enabled user base into...
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...
EquiLend to launch Swaptimization platform in EU
Securities finance specialist, EquiLend, will be launching its Swaptimization platform in the autumn for financial institutions in the European Union.
The EU launch of Swaptimization,...
Putting cash to work: How bond ETFs reached flow parity with their equity counterparts
This year was a record start for bond exchange traded funds (ETFs), with US$170 billion of flows pushing assets under management to just over...
Enhanced execution through automation
Andrew Cameron, Automation Solutions at MarketAxess, discusses the benefits of automation in trading.
Automation technologies have revolutionised so many aspects of our lives that it’s...
Acuiti: Sell-side not confident on compulsory clearing timeline
Sell-side players are not confident in the introduction of clearing markets across cash Treasury and repo markets, concerned that deadlines are unfeasible, infrastructure is...
TORA integrates Neptune to boost fixed income OEMS
Trading technology provider, TORA, is integrating its leading order/execution management system (OEMS) with Neptune Networks, the pre-trade data connectivity source. The new connection enables...
The Book: Clearwater Analytics releases commercial paper issuance tool
Clearwater Analytics has released a commercial paper (CP) issuance tool, aiming to improve firms’ efficiency by providing a real-time view of issuances.
With the goal...
Tradeweb launches enhanced RFQ functionality for credit markets
Tradeweb has launched an enhanced functionality for request-for-quote (RFQ) trading in US credit markets. RFQ Edge deploys Tradeweb’s advanced portfolio trading analytics to its...
Natwest Markets trading desk automating fixed income trading workflow with ipushpull
Natwest Markets has implemented a new PPQ (Pushpull Quotes) workflow system to streamline manual workflow around non-standard, complex trades such as fixed income trading.
Matthew...
EU lawmakers push for more stringent bond rules
The European Union is looking to tighten the region’s planned green bond standards to mitigate greenwashing from issuers of environmentally-friendly debt.
It calls on sellers...
