ICE: Creating clarity in the MBS market through better data
The highly fragmented nature of mortgage asset components has historically translated into a lack of granular data for investors. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) aims to...
Argentina’s battle for control
Argentina’s bond markets have been notoriously challenging for investors. Twenty years after the country underwent a major debt restructuring, and just five years after...
Greenwich Associates: Fixed income desks see highest buy-side tech spend
Technology spend on buy-side trading desks rose 4% in 2019 from the previous year, to reach US$2.2 million on average, with fixed-income trading desks...
Janus Henderson: On the psychology of the trade
Janus Henderson’s senior fixed income traders, led by Andy ‘Mungo’ Munro, discuss the psychology of trading, transferring experience and effective leadership.
How are your trading desks...
Fear of job loss harming traders’ mental health
Exchanges are calling for 24-hour trading. Firms are working with less resources. Markets are increasingly complex. And traders are worried about job loss.
In the...
Viewpoint: What an institutional trader needs to know about FI ETFs and futures
Where instrument selection can be key, understanding cash and derivatives instruments and the interplay between them is invaluable.
The DESK spoke with Joyce Choi, director...
European Women in Finance : Nandini Sukumar : Finding a voice
Nandini Sukumar, CEO of World Federation of Exchanges talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about vision, strategy and consensus building.
In the five years since Nandini...
Interactive Brokers expands global bond offering
Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, has expanded its global bond offering within the IBKR Bond Marketplace, with regards to liquidity and trading...
Influx of buy-side support for Adamantia consolidated tape group
The Adamantia Consolidated Tape group has welcomed Allianz Global Investors, Amundi Asset Management, AXA Investment Managers, BayernInvest, Deka Investment, DWS, Invesco, MEAG, Union Investment,...
Piper promoted at Piper Sandler
Michael Piper has been promoted to head of fixed income at Piper Sandler, effective Q1 2026.
Based in Texas, he reports to the investment bank’s...
Jesse Forster joins Coalition Greenwich
Capital market analyst firm Coalition Greenwich has hired Jesse Forster as a senior analyst on its market structure and technology team.
In his new role,...
How e-trading connectivity has been fragmented by sanctions
Sanctions on the Russian regime, on associated firms and on individuals have restricted legal access to some instruments and counterparties, yet portfolio managers may...
