Does the value-add of data justify the cost to bond traders?
A new report from analyst firm Aite-Novartica has found nearly a third of bond market participants and traders believe it is hard to justify...
AFME report on rates trading suggests enhanced transparency could boost liquidity
A report by the Association of Financial Markets in Europe, and investment data management provider, Finbourne, has found enhanced transparency could potentially boost liquidity...
Roughton joins Propellant
Propellant Digital has named Helena Roughton as a product manager, specialising in regulation.
In the London-based role, Roughton is responsible for Propellant’s regulatory product roadmap...
Is there value in fixed income TCA?
New research published by investment bank Barclays has suggested there is a limited use of transaction cost analysis (TCA) tools for purposes beyond regulatory...
LIST completes second phase of client migration onto Euronext Optiq trading platform
ION subsidiary LIST has completed phase two of the migration of its Borsa Italiana clients on to Euronext’s Optiq technology trading platform.
Following a successful...
Morgan Stanley begins trading listed FX at Eurex
Eurex has reported that Morgan Stanley has entered the listed FX business of the European derivatives exchange. As a major participant in the global...
Europe unifies collateral management systems
The Eurosystem has launched the Eurosystem collateral management system (ECMS) as it works towards a more unified European financial framework.
As the fourth TARGET service...
Symphony partners with Saphyre to offer integrated pre- and post-trade solution
Markets’ infrastructure and communications platform, Symphony, has partnered with fintech firm Saphyre to integrate patented AI technology into pre and post-trade workflows for front,...
China opens up repo market with Bloomberg partnership
China’s Bond Connect programme has partnered with Bloomberg as it seeks to improve renminbi (RMB) bond market liquidity and boost foreign investment.
Bond Connect, run...
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...
Nick Taylor joins KNG Securities
KNG Securities International has hired market veteran Nick Taylor as an EM credit sales-and-trading specialist in London.
Taylor arrives after three years as an emerging-markets...
On The Desk: Juan Landazabal: On trader evolution
Juan Landazabal, global head of Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange Trading at Deutsche Asset Management describes the internal and external pressures that are shaping the...
