On the DESK : Lee Sanders, AXA Investment Managers

On the DESK : Lee Sanders, AXA Investment Managers

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Lee Sanders, head of Head of Execution at AXA Investment Managers believes that increasing automation is the biggest issue on buy-side trading desks. How has...
Barclays names Brad Rogoff global research head

Barclays names Brad Rogoff global research head

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Barclays has appointed Brad Rogoff global head of research, effective 1 October 2024.  Currently the head of FICC research, Rogoff is based in New York...
Three things to consider when choosing a SIMM™ margin provider

Three things to consider when choosing a SIMM™ margin provider

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Samuel Hyman, Head of Americas, Cassini Systems If you trade bilateral OTC derivatives then you probably know by now that the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR)...
Low volatility hits Q2 MarketAxess earnings

Low volatility hits Q2 MarketAxess earnings

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Bond market operator, MarketAxess, reported revenues of US$176.3 million in the second quarter of 2021, down 4.6% against Q2 2020. “Second quarter results were heavily...
Tabb: Derivatives boosting access to liquidity into 2019

Tabb: Derivatives boosting access to liquidity into 2019

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By Pia Hecher. Analyst firm TABB Group reports the number of market participants using corporate bond index futures and bond index total return swaps (TRSs)...
CME Group to offer futures and options on Treasuries repo financing rate

CME Group to offer futures and options on Treasuries repo financing rate

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By Flora McFarlane. CME Group has announced that will launch futures and options based on the broad Treasuries repurchase agreement (repo) financing rate, set as...
Voice volumes not budging in US Treasuries

Voice volumes not budging in US Treasuries

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E-trading levels are remaining steady in the US Treasury market, hovering at 58% of notional volume in February. Ratios have returned to pre-election levels, Coalition...
The Agency Broker Hub : Evolution : Umberto Menconi

The Agency Broker Hub : Evolution : Umberto Menconi

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THE BROKER’S EVOLUTION - FROM TRADING FLOOR TO DIGITAL MARKETS. Stock exchanges have come a long way since the 17th century when the buying and...
MiFIR: Controversy around consolidated tape proposal for revenue sharing with venues

MiFIR: Controversy around consolidated tape proposal for revenue sharing with venues

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The Czechia presidency of the Council of the European Union proposed amending the Markets in Financial Instrument Regulation (MiFIR) on 16 December 2022, with...
ESMA’s Active Account Requirements proposals rebuked by FIA and ISDA

ESMA’s Active Account Requirements proposals rebuked by FIA and ISDA

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The futures industry association (FIA) as well as the international swap dealers association (ISDA) have published their concerns about the added burden and impact...
European Women in Finance 2022 – The Longlist

European Women in Finance 2022 – The Longlist

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In 2020, Best Execution and The DESK hosted the first European Women in Finance Awards, following the model of Markets Media's long-established awards programme....
ECB brings central bank money to DLT

ECB brings central bank money to DLT

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The European Central Bank (ECB) is planning to settle distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions using central bank money, announcing a long- and short-term initiative. The...