Enhanced execution through automation
Andrew Cameron, Automation Solutions at MarketAxess, discusses the benefits of automation in trading.
Automation technologies have revolutionised so many aspects of our lives that it’s...
Bloomberg: Banks face FRTB data and modelling hurdles
Banks facing challenges in their implementation of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), the rules issued by the Basel Committee for Banking...
EMMI drops Euribor+ methodology due to low transaction volumes
The European Money Markets Institute (EMMI), a non-profit group established by national banking associations in the European Union, has dropped the Euribor+ methodology, designed to...
Rules & Ratings: France falls in Fitch’s ratings
France has suffered a blow to its credit ratings, downgraded by Fitch to AA- from A+ with a stable outlook.
A catalyst for this change...
AXA IM appoints Yannig Loyer as global head of trading
AXA Investment Managers has appointed Yannig Loyer as global head of trading. In a statement the firm observed this is a “key role given...
LatAm sees e-trading momentum with support for all-to-all
In Latin America, 46% of trading in corporate hard currency bonds is conducted electronically, according to research by analyst firm Coalition Greenwich, compared to...
Sidi Shatku poached by BofA
SMBC’s former head of Emerging Markets (EM) Credit Trading in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Sidi Shatku, has joined BofA’s EM credit trading...
Electronic liquidity providers push for reform
The buy side relationship with alternative liquidity providers was strained five years ago after the high-frequency traders and their reputations – and business models...
AXA IM: Credit downgrades increases concentration and liquidity risk in index investment
A decrease in the average credit quality of fixed income indices and intensifying competition for high quality assets present increasingly serious challenges for UK...
Templum One looks to drive alternative asset investment adoption
Templum has launched Templum One, a solution for private markets and alternative assets that connects issuers, investors, custodians, transfer agents and other market participants.
The...
Vedda moves from global trading role at DWS
Vincenzo Vedda has been named head of client coverage for EMEA ex Germany and global head of wholesale & digital coverage at DWS Group,...
Vincent joins Kepler Cheuvreux’s commercial paper development
Etienne Vincent has rejoined Kepler Cheuvreux as the firm expands its fixed income services.
Based in Paris, Vincent will develop Kepler Cheuvreux’s commercial paper (CP)...
