The ‘venue’ question raised by ESMA’s new order execution consultation
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is consulting on the development of technical standards (RTS) specifying the criteria for establishing and assessing the...
The Gensler Agenda
Will Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), one of the US market regulators, have time to tackle issues in the...
Louise Drummond – Honesty, trust and common sense
As global head of investment execution at Aberdeen Standard, Louise Drummond has risen through the ranks to become an industry leader and ambassador for the...
Direct streaming on credit trading platforms
Sell-side bond trading counterparties price trades according to their clients’ profiles, based on tiering systems. That model directs the pricing of risk according to...
The de-dollarisation debate
Investors see their short duration positions getting longer this year, with a shift to EM debt, and a multi-decade case for de-dollarisation, attendees at...
S&P Global Market Intelligence: Bonding with style investing: value and momentum in corporate bonds
Style investing is not just for stock investors. As ‘smart beta’ becomes more popular in other asset classes, investors want to know, “What’s been...
Jeddy Lee promoted at ZCG
Z Capital Group (ZCG) has promoted Jeddy Lee to managing director and head of credit as it continues to expand its credit platform.
In the...
Andrew Westhead named MD research for BestEx Research Group
BestEx Research Group, the execution analytics and measurement service provider for equities, futures, and foreign exchange trading, has appointed Andrew Westhead as managing director...
US Treasuries market picks up the electronic pace due to Covid-19
Covid-19 has triggered a “dramatic” shift in US Treasuries, the world’s largest bond market towards electronic execution from traditional voice trading, according to a...
Build your own EMS
Frustration with commercial front office technology is leading major buy-side firms to build execution capabilities.
Buy-side spend on order management and execution management systems (O/EMS)...
IHS Markit and CBPC open up China’s bond market with new onshore indices
By Shobha Prabhu-Naik.
Business information provider IHS Markit has launched new onshore Chinese bond market indices, which it claims are the first international, independent fixed...
The European Markets Choice Awards – The Finalists
Markets Media Europe is delighted to present a preliminary list of finalists for the 2022 European Markets Choice Awards.
The Instinet Positive Change Awards will...
