Reducing trading costs under the UMR microscope
Asset managers able to assess their exposure to uncleared margin rules can significantly reduce their administrative and trading costs. In July 2019, the Basel Committee ...
Hold the phone!
Craig McLeod, Co-Head of EM, MarketAxess explains why Request for Market is electrifying emerging markets trading. This article all about data and why, as a buy-side ...
Viewpoint : Best execution in derivatives : Liam Huxley
Taking the proper steps Liam Huxley, CEO, Cassini Systems
Industry viewpoint : Accessing China’s bond market with HSBC
Outlining the market impact of the latest changes in the Chinese bond market, Tony Shaw, Head of Institutional Sales APAC at HSBC, discusses the challenges faced by the ...
Viewpoint : Automated trading : Gherardo Lenti Capoduri
How automated can low touch get? Gherardo Lenti Capoduri, Head of Market Hub, Banca IMI speaks to The DESK. How are trading algos being applied in fixed income today?
The burgeoning portfolio trading business
Electronic portfolio trading offers an efficient execution channel for baskets of bonds, but Lynn Strongin Dodds finds there are several barriers to growth. Portfolio ...
How asset managers capture micro-alpha opportunities
Setting up your desk correctly can help to boost returns for funds and clients. When an opportunity arises for a fund to improve its returns, it is incumbent upon the ...
Industry viewpoint : Get ready for SFTR reporting with MTS
By Tom Harry SFTR reporting obligations are fast approaching. The first wave of reporting under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) is set to ...
Hidden regulatory risk in CSDR
An apparently back-office focused rule, the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), could have a serious impact on bond market liquidity, when it comes into ...
Connectivity vs relationship control is on the agenda at FILS
Support for streaming firm prices is contingent on connectivity between price-makers and price-takers; a big question which will play out over this year’s Fixed Income ...
Viewpoint : The importance of the market maker : Igor Burlakov
Better execution through sell-side innovation Igor Burlakov, head of Capital Markets at Sova Capital sees the impact of lower rates and reduced volatility impacting ...
High demand for effective trading protocols
Buy-side traders, whether heavily reliant on voice trading or moving to a more electronic execution model, say they are keen to find effective protocols that can ...
More EM platform consolidation amid liquidity challenges
Emerging markets have offered a strong opportunity for yield in recent years, albeit with greater credit risk and FX volatility, however getting access to markets has ...
The fall of Europe’s brokers
Reduced competition could lead to higher prices for buy-side bond traders. The collapse of European brokerage houses is hitting buy-side trading desks in two ways. ...
How to secure balance sheet from your broker
Buy- and sell-side veterans tell us the best practices which persuade brokers to take risk on their clients’ behalf. Finding sell-side partners to take the other side of ...
