US regulators battle to define bond market structure
US market regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has engaged in a series of initiatives that could collectively bring more structure and standardisation...
Low issuance volumes may impact the momentum to reform primary markets
Platforms keen to emphasise longer term commitment to electronification and greater automation.
Multiple platforms have been launched to drive increased efficiency in managing bond issuance,...
Dark trading limits to apply from March after reporting failures
*Update* The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will only apply the double volume cap (DVC) mechanism for trading European equities from March 2018,...
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...
Tradeweb poaches Daniel Swaby from Trumid
Tradeweb, a fixed income, derivatives and ETF electronic trading platform, has hired Daniel Swaby as director.
Swaby, formerly at Trumid where he worked in emerging...
Sukh Bachal hired by Neovest as co-head EMEA
Order/execution management system (OEMS) provider Neovest has hired Sukh Bachal as co-head Neovest EMEA and head of EMEA business development. Bachal was until recently...
FILS 2022: Deferral times priority for consolidated tape plans – EC’s Lueder
Plans for a consolidated tape for fixed income markets in Europe hinge on the “urgent priority” of harmonising post-trade publication windows – keeping them...
Christine Kenny announces retirement
Christine Kenny, strategic project leader and Loomis, Sayles & Company and a board member for Natixis International Funds has announced her retirement after nearly...
valantic FSA invests in low-code technology provider Velox
valantic Financial Services Automation (FSA), a provider of cross-asset electronic trading and automation solutions, has completed an investment in Velox Financial Technology, to support...
Data: Are you part of the data disenfranchised?
Where some firms advocate ‘democratising’ data others struggle to capture, process or access data which is crucial to supporting the business.
Creating access to data,...
Qontigo adds CDS and increased factor coverage to credit spread model
Qontigo, the risk, analytics, and index solution provider, has added credit default swaps (CDS) and increased factor coverage to its Axioma Credit Spread Factor...
GreySpark: Smart data analytics key in reducing trading costs
A new piece of GreySpark Partners research has found that spending by investment banks and asset managers on markets and transaction data in the...
