McKinsey expects greatest FRTB impact on larger European banks
By Flora McFarlane.
The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) will have a greater impact on larger European banks according to a new report...
Analysis: Impact of debt issuance on sell-side revenues in Q1
Strong bond issuance in the first quarter (Q1) is galvanising performance of debt capital market teams at investment banks, in turn creating optimism amongst...
EXCLUSIVE: abrdn’s automation journey sees no-touch jump
Louise Drummond, global head of investment execution at abrdn, discusses the firm’s path towards workflow automation – an achievement that has been almost a...
Managing relationship fragmentation
Jon George and Alex Hardouin of Refinitiv discuss how they are mitigating relationship risk following the firm’s merger with LSEG.
How does the range of...
LTX migrates corporate bond trading capabilities to AWS
LTX, a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, has migrated its corporate bond e-trading platform to Amazon Web Services (AWS). With the completed migration, LTX...
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...
LSEG names Charlie Walker London Stock Exchange deputy CEO
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has named Charlie Walker as deputy CEO of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Walker, who will also join the...
Nechaev returns to Commerzbank
Vadim Nechaev has rejoined Commerzbank as a structured credit trader in London.
The German investment bank reported €3 billion in revenues for Q4 2025, up...
Rules & Ratings: US rate cuts now challenged by tariff policy
The use of trade tariffs between the US and potentially Mexico, Canada, the European Union and certainly China, which had a 10% tariff imposed...
Liquidnet: Connectivity is key for efficient trading
By Vineet Naik.
Liquidnet’s head of fixed income, Constantinos Antoniades, has emphasised the importance for connectivity between front office systems and trading venues as he...
European bid-ask credit spreads not assuaged by tariff roll back
Liquidity costs in European corporate bond trading remain elevated, after the tariff shock in early April saw bid-ask spreads widen significantly across markets, according...
Reform of TRACE reporting urged as portfolio trading rises
Portfolio trading, in which baskets of securities are exchanged with bank in single deals, has been growing in popularity as it gives certainty over...
