On The Desk: Jim Switzer: On taking control
The AllianceBernstein credit trading desk has been refocused to handle market fragmentation and the withdrawal of dealer liquidity, giving its traders a commanding ...
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 ...
On The Desk: Christine Kenny : Loomis Sayles
KNOWLEDGE AS AN ASSET (FROM DESK TO MANAGEMENT). Christine Kenny, managing director, senior fixed income strategist, compliance officer and head of the London office at ...
Government & municipal bonds | Investor paradox | Dan Barnes
SWIMMING WITH GOVERNMENTS. Government agencies are issuers, rival investors, market regulators and controllers of interest rates; how do asset managers handle them? Dan ...
Government & municipal bonds : Electro muni : Chris Hall
GLOBAL WINDS OF CHANGE FUEL MUNICIPAL BOND AUTOMATION. International interest is pushing the municipal bond market towards greater electronification and transparency. ...
The technology behind price making
Lynn Strongin Dodds canvasses the market to see who is willing to pick up the gauntlet in Europe. If dealers are trading less, they are making fewer prices. As the ...
Dealers need to go with the flow
Broker-dealers must become more technologically savvy in the derivatives space if they want to impress buy-side clients. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports. Multi-asset trading ...
Industry viewpoint : All-to-all markets : Mark Goodman
FROM THE VILLAGE TO THE CITY. MAXIMISING THE BENEFITS OF THE ALL-TO-ALL MARKET. By Mark Goodman, Managing Director, Global Head of Electronic Trading – FX, Rates and ...
Industry viewpoint : ETFs : Ganesh Iyer & Steve Mickle
ETFS: HOW THE BUY-SIDE TRADER BENEFITS FROM THE NETWORK EFFECT. Fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are increasing in popularity amongst buy-side traders. To ...
Derivatives - Viable alternatives
Tougher capital and liquidity constraints for OTC assets are boosting exchange-traded products appeal to the buy side. Anna Reitman reports. As trading over-the-counter ...
Industry viewpoint : Mark Goodman : UBS
THE PERILS OF NOSTALGIA. Mark Goodman, Managing Director, Global Head of Electronic Trading – FX, Rates and Credit at UBS. ‘Nostalgia’ is a modern word, coined by a ...
Making a mark on TCA
Transaction cost analysis is becoming more sophisticated despite data limitations. Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the current offerings. Fixed income markets are becoming ...
ICAP and the buy side - the beginning of something?
A consensus-led approach has allowed the interdealer broker to overcome political challenges, as brokers open a channel for their investment management clients. Dan ...
Pension funds take on trading
When retirement funds bring fixed income investment in-house, they have to re-engineer the trading process. Dan Barnes finds out how. Many pension funds are weighing up ...
Primary concern : FIXing issuance
Efforts are underway to automate debt offerings and give the buy side greater control. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports. Initial public and debt offerings can be messy ...
