Why repo will not crash again
In December 2016 Europe’s repo markets crashed and burned. This year may look healthier than last but finding liquidity can still prove challenging. Lynn...
Wave Labs’ eLiSA successfully executes first ever trade with Groupama Asset Management
Wave Labs, a provider of credit execution solutions, has successfully executed its first ever trade on its Electronic Liquidity Seeking Application (eLiSA) with Groupama...
Dagmar Kamber Borens takes on new role at State Street
State Street has appointed Dagmar Kamber Borens as head of global markets for continental Europe at State Street Bank International.
Based in Zurich, she reports...
Broadridge’s DLT repo platform volumes boom
Volumes on Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform jumped from US$1 trillion to US$5.9 trillion between August 2024 and 2025, a 490% year-on-year increase.
DLR...
Europe IG credit trade size collapsed and has not recovered
Corporate bond traders has seen the average trade size reducing in Europe across both investment grade and high yield, suggesting that block trading is...
Italian engineering
The longstanding debt market in Italy offers a good source of insight into the impact of changing rules around best execution and transparency in...
FILS 2022: 7IM selects Bloomberg AIM and PORT to streamline trade workflow
Investment manager 7IM has adopted Bloomberg’s AIM order management system (OMS), to support the firm’s focus on achieving an efficient target operating model to...
FCA tells asset managers to focus on liquidity risk after finding some firms lacking
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told asset managers to increase their focus on liquidity risk, stating gaps in liquidity management could lead...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2020 : UBS Bond Port
Adopting an agency approach has allowed UBS to deliver a service that has eluded many other banks via Bond Port.
As a result, the...
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The Agency Broker Hub: A look at outsourced trading trends
By Loris Buscaino and Matteo Pezzutti – Market Hub, IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division, Intesa Sanpaolo
Outsourced trading is not a new concept, but...
Buy-side firms may dominate front office tech
Buy-side firms need to make secular decisions about whether to buy or sell technology to other asset managers. Dan Barnes reports.
In April, CEO of...
Fixed income up as investment bank revenues and headcount drop
Fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) revenues were up 3% year-on-year for investment banks in 2019, halting a two-year slide, according to the latest...
