Dan Barnes
dan.barnes@fi-desk.comThe Editorial Director at Markets Media Europe, Dan strives to become an integral part of traders’ networks by ensuring they are informed and helped by the information we deliver. Dan wrote the world’s first article on predatory trading algorithms in 2004, and has won multiple State Street ‘Journalist of the Year’ awards in several categories. In his spare time, Dan makes longbows.
Angelo Proni named CEO of MTS
Angelo Proni, CEO, MTS.
Block trading investigations follow a long trend
Several investigations reported in the press are following regulatory scrutiny of block trading arrangements. The investigations reported by Bloomberg, Reuters and the ...
People: Hunter leaves MarketAxess; Louchard at AXA IM
Nichola Hunter.
SEC warns on counterparty risk in volatile markets
Staff of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) division of trading and markets have urged broker-dealers and other market participants to remain vigilant to market ...
MarketAxess launches MKTX US Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond Index
Bond market operator, MarketAxess, has launched the MKTX US Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond Index (MKTX 400 Index). The launch of MarketAxess’ first tradable index ...
Updated: Bloomberg launches all-to-all bond trading service
Bloomberg has launched Bloomberg Bridge, a new global all-to-all service that supports intermediated trading for corporate and emerging market bonds. Clients will ...
Tim Baker joins BMLL to expand firm’s US presence
Tim Baker, senior advisor, BMLL.
How e-trading connectivity has been fragmented by sanctions
Sanctions on the Russian regime, on associated firms and on individuals have restricted legal access to some instruments and counterparties, yet portfolio managers may ...
Broadridge’s LTX completes integration with Charles River Development
LTX, Broadridge Financial Solutions’ artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital trading platform, has completed a successful integration with the Charles River ...
SEC’s issuer proposal on cyber security risk ‘a step further than Sarbanes Oxley’
US market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has proposed amendments to its rules to enhance and standardise disclosures regarding cybersecurity ...
David Howson named as CBOE president
Cboe Global Markets has announced changes to its senior management team under chief executive officer, Ed Tilly, including the appointment of David Howson to the role of ...
MarketAxess’s Axess All Prints to offer real-time price transparency in Europe
Fixed income market operator and data provider, MarketAxess, has launched Axess All Prints, a real-time transacted price service for the most actively traded fixed ...
Ediphy Analytics announces ten financial institutions working with its consolidated tape
Data analytics provider Ediphy Analytics is now working with over ten global financial institutions, including Norges Bank Investment Management, Deutsche Bank, Citadel ...
A very clear contrast in trading volumes as sanctions bite
The second chart this week shows trading in Russian government bonds which fell off a cliff at the start of March, triggered by an unprecedented set of sanctions being ...
The effect of war on pricing and spreads is widening
The economic effect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine needs to be put in context next to the human tragedy, but data is showing us the effect on the flow of capital; it ...
