Greenwich Associates: Dealer fixed income technology draws in buy-side
By Flora McFarlane.
Technology spending by sell-side firms is a key factor to keeping and growing market share, according to a Greenwich Associates Report, entitled:...
FILS 2021: Boosting liquidity through market structure
The rise in bilateral streaming and the regulatory push towards central clearing can increase the diversity of trading counterparties and boost liquidity according to...
Vara leaves BlackRock
Jatin Vara has left BlackRock after 27 years with the company.
In 2023, Vara was named co-head of global trading alongside Dan Veiner. Prior to...
Derivatives – Viable alternatives
Tougher capital and liquidity constraints for OTC assets are boosting exchange-traded products appeal to the buy side. Anna Reitman reports.
As trading over-the-counter (OTC) for fixed...
Dealer Diversity in the Spotlight
By Tradeweb
The financial services industry has made enormous progress toward recognizing the importance of diversity over the last several years, but there is still...
How big is portfolio trading in corporate bond markets?
Recent reports from market participants have given slightly different estimates for the use of portfolio trading in US corporate bonds, however the consensus is...
Debt, Outstanding!
The rising level of outstanding debt in the US markets is remarkable – it hit 144% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 according...
Can primary markets deflate?
Inflation levels could have a direct impact on volume of work – and therefore operational pressure – on buy-side trading desks.
Managing the process of...
Ratings & Analysis: Fitch: US bank regulators converging with “informal alignments”
Executive actions have accelerated regulatory consolidation and centralisation between federal US bank regulators, according to Fitch Ratings.
These informal alignments, driven by executive orders rather...
JP Morgan reigns supreme in DCM, China banks dominate APAC
Competition in the global debt capital market (DCM) landscape has remained fairly similar to 2025, according to Dealogic’s most recent data – but in...
Origination: S&P prices major senior note issuance
S&P Global has priced a total US$10 billion in senior notes.
The offering is split into US$600 million 4.250% senior notes due 15 January 2031,...
Trading Intentions Survey 2025
The battle for pre-trade analytics
The 2025 Trading Intentions Survey canvassed 40 buy-side trading desks across asset managers headquartered in Europe (52%) and the US...
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