Liquidity recovery continues in European investment grade
The careful return to pre-trade-war bid-ask spread levels continues in European credit markets, according to data from MarketAxess TraX, which assesses trading across multiple...
MTS: Preparing fixed income participants for MiFID II
By Tom Harry, Regulatory Specialist at MTS
The upcoming implementation of MiFID II will have wide-ranging implications for fixed income trading. From 3rd January 2018, fixed income market...
SEC creates unit to tackle emerging risks
The Securities and Exchange Commission has created the Event and Emerging Risks Examination Team (EERT) in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE)....
SEC pushes back “unreasonable” broker-dealer compliance deadline
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed back the compliance date for amendments to its broker-dealer customer protection rule (15c3-3).
The amendments will now...
Viewpoint : Best execution in derivatives : Liam Huxley
Taking the proper steps
The DESK speaks to Liam Huxley, CEO of Cassini Systems about best execution in derivatives.
How well developed is the best execution process...
TransFICC: Portfolio Trading
Portfolio Trading – Technology is the Answer
Portfolio trading (PT) is transforming the Fixed Income market. It is no longer niche – in the US...
T. Rowe Price deploys Genesis’ primary bond custom tool
T. Rowe Price has gone live with Genesis global’s primary bond issuance (PBI) tool. It aims to standardise how its fixed income teams manage...
TP ICAP completes Liquidnet acquisition
TP ICAP has finalised the acquisition of Liquidnet, which will enable the interdealer broker to tap into significant growth in dealer-to-client rates and credit...
Volumes up, e-trading down in US rates
Average daily notional volumes in US rates jumped 11 percentage points year-on-year (YoY) in October, reaching US$989 billion. Volatility was down by 40%, with...
Sean Shanker swaps Citi for BTIG
Financial services firm BTIG has appointed Sean Shanker as a managing director for electronic trading.
In the New York-based role, Shanker will lead new initiatives...
UK proposes streamlined listing regime, confirms consolidated tape for bonds
UK market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has set out proposals aimed at making the UK’s listing regime more “accessible, effective, and competitive.”
In...
FCA says HFT firms exacerbate and profit from flash crashes
A paper published by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has said that high-frequency trading (HFT) firms and agency traders exacerbate flash crashes in the...
