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.
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Fixed income ETFs struggling with liquidity crisis
Fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs) are reportedly struggling in the current liquidity crisis, while their market makers are trying hard to get delta neutral.
TradeTech Europe 2020 has been postponed
TradeTech 2020 has been postponed, with event organiser WBR making the following statement:
“There is no liquidity”: Bond traders report market conditions never seen before
Buy-side bond traders are facing a considerable challenge in matching their investor’s demand for fixed income assets as equity markets plummet. Volumes are up, but that ...
ICMA: Fully-automatic credit trading has grown; block liquidity has reduced
The International Capital Markets Association has found 44% of buy-side trading desks have increased their use of rules-based, fully automated electronic execution ...
Market data costs in spotlight under new FCA review
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a call for input (CFI) to better understand how data and advanced analytics are being accessed and used in the ...
Pirum launches CSDR fails cost reporting
Trade reconciliation specialist, Pirum Systems, has launched a new fails report for the Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR), which will require a mandatory ...
Bond issuance platform eppf signs deal with DZ Bank
European bond issuance platform, european primary placement facility (eppf), has signed a new cooperation agreement with DZ Bank. eppf’s bond issuance platform will now ...
Fixed income up as investment bank revenues and headcount drop
Fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) revenues were up 3% year-on-year for investment banks in 2019, halting a two-year slide, according to the latest research ...
Trumid partners with Barclays
Bond market operator, Trumid Financial, has established a strategic partnership with Barclays. Barclays will join Trumid’s Trading Advisory Committee to collaborate on ...
Market reports: Algomi to be acquired
Market reports are that pre-trade data provider Algomi will be bought by interdealer broker BGC. Stu Taylor, formerly the CEO of Algomi, joined BGC as global head of ...
EC launches wide ranging review of MiFID II/MiFIR and investment firms
The European Commission (EC) has launched a ‘Review of the regulatory framework for investment firms and market operators’ to capture any perceived changes needed to the ...
Reviews of MiFID II transparency raise concerns
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched consultations on 3 February 2020 for the regime for non-equity instrument systematic internalisers (SIs), ...
ICE Bonds and BlackRock Aladdin offer fixed income portfolio auction to buy side
Market operator Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has integrated its ICE Bonds integrated with BlackRock’s Aladdin portfolio and order management system (OMS) to offer ...
Refinitiv puts Tick History data on Google Cloud
Refinitiv has launched its Tick History dataset on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), letting customers access, query and analyse Refinitiv’s extensive archive of pricing and ...
