Tech, not tape, needed to harness fixed income data
Asset managers' lives could be made easier if they had access to a high quality source of fixed income data – and the technology...
Emerging Markets Focus Part 2: Illiquidity in numbers
When investment flows are heavily directional it can make trading more challenging, as most investment firms are selling into a downward market or buying...
CSDR: Settlement ‘discipline’ could punish market liquidity
A regulatory shadow hangs over the market as agencies battle to contain the impact. Chris Hall reports.
As part of the European Commission’s efforts to...
Is a liquidity crisis brewing in European HY?
Concern around liquidity in Europe’s high yield market has been rising over the past quarter as it is hit by a double whammy, falling...
FINRA publishes annual regulatory oversight report
FINRA has published its Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, providing member firms with insights and observations to help strengthen their compliance programmes. New topics covered...
BoE issues stablecoin regulation proposals
The Bank of England has issued a proposed regulatory regime for sterling-denominated systemic stablecoins, revising two elements of policy proposed in a 2023 discussion...
FCA tells asset managers to focus on liquidity risk after finding some firms lacking
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told asset managers to increase their focus on liquidity risk, stating gaps in liquidity management could lead...
This Week from Trader TV: Paul Flood, Newton Investment Management
Newton IM: Growth optimism drives markets, but valuations and liquidity risks loom
Equity markets have been rallying on renewed U.S. growth expectations and broad market...
Analysing concern around Japan’s government bond issuance and interdealer inefficiency
The appointment of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister has drawn comparisons with two of the...
Charlie Enright joins Symetra
Charlie Enright has joined insurance and retirement specialist, Symetra, as a credit trader.
Enright spent nearly seven years at Genworth, a similarly focused buy-side firm,...
AXA IM: Credit downgrades increases concentration and liquidity risk in index investment
A decrease in the average credit quality of fixed income indices and intensifying competition for high quality assets present increasingly serious challenges for UK...
Goss takes UK trading helm at First New York
Paul Goss is promoted at First New York as head of strategy and co-head of trading for London and Dubai.
Based in London, Goss is...
