What is best execution and how can firms achieve it?
Gareth Coltman, Head of European Product Management, MarketAxess Europe offers his insights.
There is no doubt that MiFID II will have a profound and lasting...
Perpetual selects State Street’s Charles River to manage front office ops
State Street subsidiary Charles River Development has been tapped by Perpetual Group to manage its front office operations for the firm’s Australian asset management...
CSDR warning for EM bond liquidity
The mandatory buy-in regime that will be introduced next year by Europe’s Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) could have negative consequences in the less-liquid...
Industry viewpoint : smartTrade : Benjamin Becar
Finding solutions
Benjamin Becar, Fixed Income Product Manager at smartTrade Technologies, speaks to The DESK about how technology is key to overcoming buy-side fixed income...
Tim Kurpis named portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein
Tim Kurpis has been named senior vice president (SVP) and portfolio manager, credit at AllianceBernstein, thirteen years after joining the firm in the role...
Bond traders report screen prices are off by 10%
Several buy-side fixed income traders have confirmed that electronic prices are currently around 10% off the price that bonds are actually trading at, creating...
FCA fines three broker firms £4.7 million market abuse failures
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined interdealer brokers BGC Brokers, GFI Brokers and GFI Securities £4,775,200 for failing to ensure they had appropriate...
The Book: Supermicro prices US$2 billion convertible senior notes due 2030
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), commonly known as Supermicro, announced the pricing of a US$2.0 billion private offering of convertible senior notes due...
Liquidnet: Traders moving towards alpha capture
By Vineet Naik.
New research indicates that the role of the trader is shifting towards enhancing fund performance by not only the protection, but also...
BoE prepares for gilt shocks, opens CNRF applications
The Bank of England has opened applications for the Contingent Non-Bank Financial Institution Repo Facility (CNRF), preparing for further cases of gilt market dysfunction.
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ICE: Size-Adjusted Pricing (SAP)
Shifting odd lot dynamics throw a spotlight on ICE’s Size-Adjusted Pricing
A dramatic jump in small trade volumes, driven by increased retail and electronic...
Morningstar analysis shows fixed income funds under the cosh with thin liquidity
According to a new report from market data specialist, Morningstar, the unprecedented interest-rate hikes across developed markets has left most bond categories deep in...
