Carney condemns fragmentation of CCPs
By Flora McFarlane.
Is the price right?
Transparent assessment of bond prices is a cornerstone of trust between investment managers and end investors. Chris Hall investigates. Pricing in fixed income markets ...
First rise in sell-side FICC revenues for five years
The first quarter of 2017 saw a recovery in dealer revenues in fixed income, currencies and commodities, rising 19% against Q1 2016 revenues according to analyst house ...
QE: A rush for the exit
Fixed income portfolios need to be reassessed in preparation for the end of asset purchasing programmes. Dan Barnes reports. Quantitative easing has wound up an enormous ...
Tradeweb: A new era in Gilt pricing
The DESK talks to Chris Collett, Director, European Governments at Tradeweb, about the transformation of Gilt reference pricing in 2017. The end-of-day Gilt and Treasury ...
Exploding post-MiFID II data myths
Gareth Coltman, Head of European Product Management at MarketAxess spoke to The DESK about the real impact MiFID II will have upon the data landscape. Gareth Coltman, ...
The rise of the overlay
Derivative overlays are gaining popularity in offering portfolio managers and traders flexibility in tough markets. David Wigan reports. Investment managers are ...
MiFID II: New dealer economics
Explicit commission payments and a tabloid-style of attention-grabbing research are on the cards under MiFID II, as it reinvents investment economics in fixed income. ...
Crunching liquidity data
Sifting the sands of market data for gems of price and liquidity requires a build of mapping and analytical technology often beyond the resources of buy-side trading ...
Why is collateral not under pressure?
The repapering of CSAs may be taking precedent but collateral management is coming back on the agenda. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports. Ever since the European Market ...
Joeri Wouters: On the millennial trader
Balancing a trader’s discipline and the curiosity of the millennial generation is creating a strong approach to negotiating the evolving fixed income landscape. What are ...
FCA warns on permissions needed for MiFID II
By Sobia Hamid.
ESMA consults on MiFIR trading obligation for derivatives
By Sobia Hamid.
What the regulators don’t know about spoofing
At least 5% of treasuries volume is self-trading yet the legality of these trades is unchecked. Dan Barnes, reports. Self-trading is defined as a transaction in which ...
Mike Rosborough, CalPERS: On truth and transparency
Dating back to the 1930s, the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) is the largest pension fund in the United States. Mike Rosborough, senior portfolio ...
