FCA warns on permissions needed for MiFID II
By Sobia Hamid.
Firms who need to change their regulatory permissions as a result of MiFID II, in effect from 3 January 2018, are advised...
Izzy Conlin & Bryan Knapp: On cutting through complexity
There is nothing simple about the task facing BlackRock’s dealing teams, who trade for some of the world’s largest fixed income positions. For Izzy...
Getting the measure of sell-side portfolio trading
In its recent report on investment banking activity in 2020, analyst firm Coalition observed that there had been substantial growth in sell-side portfolio trading,...
The Book: Barclays makes four investment banking appointments
Barclays has made a number of appointments within its investment banking division. By shoring up its investment banking business, the firm may be looking...
Michael O’Brien leaves Eaton Vance for new firm
Michael O’Brien, former director of global trading at Eaton Vance, has joined Artisan Partners Asset Management with several colleagues. Artisan has announced that O’Brien,...
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...
Tradeweb’s access to Bond Connect: A game changer for electronic trading in Asia
When you open up a market to a broader range of customers, you need to ensure the infrastructure is robust and efficient, with new...
Bank of England to buy bonds in effort to battle Sterling crisis
The Bank of England will carry out temporary purchases of long-dated UK government bonds from 28 September in an effort to restore orderly market...
Origination: Carlsberg issues more than €4 billion in notes programme
Carlsberg Breweries has issued €4 billion and £500 million in notes under its Euro Medium Term Notes programme.
Proceeds will go towards repaying bank debt...
Gensler “Just not feeling it”
Gary Gensler, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and self-styled ‘Market Daddy’ has said he will pull back on most of...
EU brings clarity to interim MiFIR data and reporting obligations
The European Commission has published a draft notice on the transitional provisions of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) review.
Designed to bring clarity...
Jamie Crank promoted at ASX
ASX has appointed Jamie Crank as group executive for technology and data, effective 9th September.
The appointment follows “an extensive external and internal search process”,...
