Loyer promoted at AXA IM
Yannig Loyer has been named global head of trading, securities financing and derivatives at AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). He was appointed ahead of...
2021 European Markets Choice Awards – The WINNERS
2021 European Markets Choice Awards – The WINNERS
We are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural European Markets Choice Awards. For some categories...
March sell-off has driven a longer-term shift towards all-to-all trading
Buyers and sellers were successfully finding opportunities in all-to-all trading as traditional liquidity tightened. Does that herald a permanent shift in behaviour?
All-to-all trading came...
Invesco: Kaizen and the art of trading
Running one of the leanest teams on the street, Ray Uy’s traders amplify their firm’s investment ideas by combining deep relationships, cutting edge technologies...
Little consensus on impact of more clearing in US Treasuries
ISDA has published the results of a survey on the US Treasury market, which provides views on the potential benefits and costs of increased...
Viewpoint: Why bond traders are changing their habits
Informed traders are discovering that newer approaches to executing trades are more successful than older, habitual paths.
The DESK spoke with Max Callaghan of MarketAxess...
Pre-fight analysis: The weigh-in for CME vs FMX
The launch of FMX, the derivatives exchange chaired by Howard Lutnick, CEO of interdealer broker and services provider BGC Group, sets out a potentially...
MAS fines JP Morgan over fee misconduct
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has fined JP Morgan S2.4 million (US$1.79 million) over relationship manager misconduct, which resulted in clients being overcharged.
For...
TransFICC: The Network is the Market – Improving access and automation in fixed income
By Steve Toland, co-founder TransFICC.
Remember Sun Microsystems’ tag line from 1984? “The Network is the Computer” – meaning computers should be networked, or they...
Research: OMS/EMS Survey 2022
Traders prioritise O/EMS analytics as liquidity dries up
OMS/EMS stacks need to help traders assess trading conditions in 2022.
The DESK’s research into buy-side execution and...
How does the collapse of refinancing affect bond trading?
It costs more to borrow money in the US right now, than it has for a long time. Even more so for companies in...
The week in summary: Credit Suisse; fixed income liquidity; ‘Who died?’
This week has been very challenging for buy-side trading desks as broker-dealers struggle to price bonds, and uncertainty gripped markets.
“I was off Monday, came...
