Concerns mount over stalled connectivity and price distribution
Fixed income traders still lack the direct connectivity they need to protect pricing and control data flow, according to leading buy-side stakeholders.
Speaking at the...
Is electronic trading levelling out the year-end liquidity shortfall?
Concern about liquidity shortfalls at year end could be alleviated by electronic market makers say traders, and the data seems to back them up.
A...
MarketAxess connects to China via Bond Connect and CFETS
Bond market operator MarketAxess has launched a new trading channel for its global investors to access the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM). Access is...
Katharine Furber switches to FX at Bloomberg
Bloomberg has named Katharine Furber as global head of FX trading.
Furber has been with the firm since 2010, most recently as global head of...
Fiscal policy, market regulation draw bond-market concern
As a still-new US presidential administration settles in and the Securities and Exchange Commission pivots with its own new leader, fixed income markets face...
European Women in Finance Awards – The WINNERS
We are delighted to announce this year's winners of the 2021 European Women in Finance Awards.
They are:
Excellence in Asset Management
Wei Li, Global Chief Investment...
Low-code specialist boosted by Bank of America, BNY Mellon and Citi $20 million investment
Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, has won US$20 million in new investments from Bank of America, BNY...
Research profile: DirectBooks’ magic sauce
The DESK spoke with Rich Kerschner, CEO of DirectBooks, to understand what the magic ingredient is behind their success.
What has given DirectBooks the lead...
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MeTheMoneyShow: Robinhood IPO; US Treasury Trading Issues
In this podcast Dan Barnes speaks with Terry Flanagan about Robinhood's recent IPO and how the retail brokerage app fits in the market ecosystem. They...
OpenDoor reveals greatest challenge and a turbo-charged match rate
OpenDoor has revealed a significantly high match rate for asset managers on the all-to-all continuous order book it launched in January 2020, to replace...
ICE sees $35 billion in AUM switched to its indices during H1 2021
Market and infrastructure operator Intercontinental Exchange has reported strong growth in its index business in the first half of 2021. This was driven by...
Not average: Trade sizes in 2024
Looking at the average trade sizes for high yield and investment grade bonds, across Europe and the US in 2024, we can see considerable...
