Morgan Stanley reports Q3 trading revenues down 14% year-on-year
Morgan Stanley has reported its Q3 results, with trading taking a hit. The firm saw trading revenue US$2.86 billion, down from US$3.33 billion in...
Wellington targets US wealth clients with interval fund
Responding to growing interest in alternative solutions, Wellington Management has launched its first interval fund.
Through the Wellington Global Multi-Strategy Fund, Wellington aims to provide...
S&P Global Ratings: European credit spreads still wide
In its latest ‘Europe Credit Markets Update’, S&P Global Ratings has painted a grim picture for European borrowers, notably in the high yield space,...
The DESK: Systematic trading
The DESK discusses effective systematic trading, the benefits to end investors, and the skills needed to create and run systematic workflows with Chris Minck,...
SEC – controversially – moves to standardise best execution rules for broker-dealers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing new rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to a broker-dealer’s duty of best...
E-trading stumbles in US credit
E-trading in high yield (HY) US credit reduced year-on-year (YoY) in February, despite rising average daily trade sizes.
After taking almost a third of traded...
Franklin Templeton bolsters SMA services
Franklin Templeton has selected IMTC for separately managed accounts (SMA) management.
“Over the next few years, we anticipate significant growth in the SMA space and...
CFTC taps Nasdaq for market surveillance services
To support its expanding regulatory remit, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has selected Nasdaq to provide market surveillance and fraud detection technology.
Nasdaq Market...
How Fed bond buying is impacting markets
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is hoovering up assets in order to support corporate borrowing in the US, and subsequently creating some...
Investor demand: China’s US$759bn Treasury holdings hang by a thread as tariff war escalates
A continued sell-off in Treasury bonds, exacerbated after a notably poor 3-year auction on Tuesday, 8 April, has sparked widespread speculation among market participants....
FCA fines three broker firms £4.7 million market abuse failures
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined interdealer brokers BGC Brokers, GFI Brokers and GFI Securities £4,775,200 for failing to ensure they had appropriate...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2021
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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