Fund location in a passive world
As hurricane Irma smashed into the British Virgin Islands (BVI) the headlines were correctly focused on the human impact. Yet in the financial markets...
Bond e-Trading prices still off; central banks adding to turmoil
Buy-side traders are still reporting “violent moves” in fixed income. In a liquidity crisis, investors are reliant on their asset managers’ traders to support...
Data analytics is nothing without the people who use it
We are in the midst of a data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) hype cycle. Every week yields a crop of new articles on...
Europe avoids tariff panic, awaits US open as currency wobbles
Edging closer to US open, European and Asian markets are resisting panic, according to Eric Boess, global head of trading at Allianz GI.
“I was...
October e-trading bond platforms; rates up, credit mixed
Electronic bond trading and data platform MarketAxess has reported its monthly trading volume for October 2021 was US$619 billion with credit trading down 4%...
Traders call time on outsized European market open hours
Buy- and sell-side traders have called for Europe to review its equity market open periods, which at eight and half hours is over 30%...
Overbond integrates Neptune Networks axe data
Overbond, an AI-driven fixed income analytics and trade workflow automation provider, has integrated Neptune Networks’ axe data to help buy-side traders more efficiently discover...
CME reports record SOFR futures volume and open interest
Market operator and infrastructure provider, CME Group, has reported that a record 396,421 SOFR futures contracts were traded on 18 October 2021, surpassing the...
The Agency Broker Hub – A history, by Gherardo Lenti Capoduri
The Agency Brokerage - Ten centuries of evolution
In the first of a new column focused on agency brokerage, reporting on the impact of market...
Front-to-back OMS providers change strategy
Dan Barnes investigates why big OMS providers are partnering with smaller players.
In 2018, following the acquisition of Charles River Development by State Street, it seemed...
FILS US 2023: Technology tipping point was years ago, says BlackRock research chief –...
Stefano Pasquali, head of liquidity and trading research at BlackRock, told Coalition Greenwich’s Bob Fink that when it comes to technology, the focus now...
Municipal mean reversion
Dealers are now committing more capital in the muni market but future tax reforms threaten buy-side demand. Chris Hall reports.
Is the US municipal bond...
