ESMA lacks data to test bond market concerns
By Pia Hecher.
Regulators have acknowledged that bond market data is so sparse, even post-MiFID II, that they are unable to test execution quality concerns....
Viewpoint: Technology and the evolution of fixed income trading
Steve Toland, co-founder TransFICC
The fixed income and derivatives market is evolving, rapidly migrating away from the phone onto electronic venues. Electronic trading satisfies the...
Daniel Swaby rejoins Liquidnet
Daniel Swaby has returned to Liquidnet as a sell-side trader.
Swaby has almost 15 years of industry experience, most recently serving as a director at...
On the DESK: Making traders integral to the investment process
Sonali Pier explains how a trader can stand out, and be given a sense of owning the investment process through leadership.
How is trading built...
Not fighting the Fed on high yield flow
High yield bonds have seen electronic trading in the US increase, with liquidity enhanced by the Federal Reserve’s announcement on 9 April that it...
November’s bumper month for fixed income e-trading
Electronic trading platforms have reported a bumper November for fixed income trading, with CME reporting interest rate average daily volume (ADV) up by 42%;...
Credit : Falling through the gaps
Asset managers fight for high-touch coverage
Relationship management between buy- and sell-side firms is more necessary than ever, as the push to electronic trading risks...
Flow Traders loses Ramon Baljé
Ramon Baljé, the head of fixed income at Flow Traders, the prominent Dutch market maker, is leaving the firm after six years.
During his tenure,...
Bloomberg launches RMB-denominated Liquid China Credit Index
Bloomberg has launched the Bloomberg Barclays Liquid China Credit (LCC) Index, designed to track the liquid, tradable portion of the RMB-denominated credit bond market....
Investor demand: Real money bids appear in US long end
Real-money buyers have started to bid the long end of the Treasury curve as systematic funds keep up their selling, leaving the long end...
CFTC & SEC: JP Morgan manipulated Treasuries market during flash crash period
US market regulators the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have fined JP Morgan over US$920 million in penalties...
EMCA 2024 WINNER – Instinet Positive Change Visionary
EMCAs – Stacey Parsons, Winner of the Instinet Positive Change, Visionary award, 2024
Stacey Parsons, managing director of capital markets and head of fixed income...
