Oppenheimer builds out distressed debt team with ten new hires
Oppenheimer, an investment bank and wealth manager, has built out its fixed income division with ten distressed debt team hires, as institutional investors seek...
Viewpoint: Chris Murphy – The simpler path to better trading
Chris Murphy, CEO of Ediphy explains how traders can engage with the latest protocols and technology through a single access point.
Firstly, what has guided...
Coalition Greenwich: Dealers holding long-dated bonds again; net Treasury positions double
Dealers are holding positive levels of longer-dated corporate bonds in their inventories again, and treasury bills drove volume growth in H1 2023, according to...
Glimpse Markets and Wave Labs partner to deliver analytics dashboard
Buy-side bond data sharing service Glimpse Markets and Wave Labs, the execution management system provider, have formed a strategic partnership whereby Wave Labs will...
Are European exchanges allowed to rival size of US markets?
The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of Refinitiv by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) under the...
ESMA launches consultation to clarify boundaries of trading venues under MiFID II
The European and Securities Market Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on what constitutes a trading venue, and what can be considered a trading...
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...
Refinitiv report on fixed income trading finds strong appetite for automation
Refinitiv, part of the London Stock Exchange Group, and analyst firm Coalition Greenwich, have released a report on the evolution of trading in fixed...
Buy side hails positive development of STP for bond issuance
Risk warning lights flashing on buy-side trading desks could be assuaged thanks to industry collaboration on primary markets.
It seems incongruous that the 50-year old...
Investor Demand: BofA Global Fund Manager Survey sees bullish US investor appetite
The Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey (FMS) conducted Nov 1st-7th; post-US election, found that respondents have higher global and US growth expectations,...
TransFICC: The European bond market – changing by the microsecond
By Judd Gaddie, Co-Founder TransFICC
Advantages have always been sought by traders, often resulting in a race to obtain information before competitors. Incorporating new technology...
DTCC proposes equity settlement cycle be shortened to T+1 within two years
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the US post-trade utility has released a two-year industry roadmap for shortening the settlement cycle for US...
