Allianz GI: On strength of voice

Allianz GI: On strength of voice

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Effectively communicating across trading desks, teams, counterparties and industry is allowing Allianz Global Investors to stand out amongst asset managers. The DESK talks to...
Revisiting corporate credit amidst market volatility

Revisiting corporate credit amidst market volatility

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By Edward Perks (Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions). In 2018, rising inflation, higher US interest rates and escalating trade tensions...
Origination: SocGen’s Sogecap issues €800 mil in perpetual notes

Origination: SocGen’s Sogecap issues €800 mil in perpetual notes

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Societe Generale’s life insurance company Sogecap has issued €800 million in restricted Tier 1 perpetual notes. Perpetual notes have no maturity date, and are non-redeemable....
Fink: BlackRock’s private credit strategy ties Prequin and Aladdin

Fink: BlackRock’s private credit strategy ties Prequin and Aladdin

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In BlackRock’s second quarter (Q2) earnings call, CEO and chairman, Larry Fink, has set out the firm’s vision of expansion into private credit markets. He...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2021

The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2021

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This year sees tighter pipelines for new business and a wider array of trading protocols. Executive summary One year on from the sell-off in Q1 2020,...
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Swinburne: Traders should beware of radical change in Europe

Swinburne: Traders should beware of radical change in Europe

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Brexit will mean that politics will take precedent over principal, when setting policy in Europe, warned Kay Swinburne MEP, speaking at the Fixed Income...
Research: Fixed Income TCA Survey 2022

Research: Fixed Income TCA Survey 2022

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Better integration into trading workflow The DESK’s execution research survey into fixed income TCA 2022. Our research took in 40 major asset management firms’ use...
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FINRA reporting change could support low-touch trading at size

FINRA reporting change could support low-touch trading at size

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A proposed pilot project for raising the size at which US bond trades must be reported, and delaying reporting for even larger trades, could...
Overbond and IPC partner on voice-to-AI supporting bond trading automation

Overbond and IPC partner on voice-to-AI supporting bond trading automation

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Overbond has partnered with IPC, the communications and cloud connectivity service provider, to integrate IPC’s point-of-trade voice transaction data into Overbond’s artificial intelligence (AI)...
Research profile: Neptune shines bright

Research profile: Neptune shines bright

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The DESK spoke with Byron Cooper-Fogarty, CEO of Neptune, to understand how it keeps delivering for buy-side users. Axe streaming service, Neptune, has continued to...
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CMSA – The drive to change industry dialogue in corporate bond markets

CMSA – The drive to change industry dialogue in corporate bond markets

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To create a wider dialogue around industry change, the Credit Market Structure Alliance (CMSA) is building an event with a democratic agenda. The DESK: Why...
FILS in Barcelona: If the future is futures, what happens when the market is closed?

FILS in Barcelona: If the future is futures, what happens when the market is...

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Moving liquidity from the spot or cash markets into futures is raising some concern amongst market participants. In FX, trading volume on the Thomson...