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 ...
Volcker repeal plans challenged
Ditching the Volcker Rule would have a limited effect on liquidity, but the enthusiasm for change exists. David Wigan writes. The Volcker Rule has been cited as a key ...
Municipal mean reversion
Dealers are now committing more capital in the muni market but future tax reforms threaten buy-side demand. Chris Hall reports. Is the US municipal bond market ...
Trading Intentions Survey 2017: US Focus
Firms with US credit desks are checking out Algomi, KCG Bondpoint and Trumid. About the survey: The Trading Intentions Survey is conducted by The DESK, asking buy-side ...
The DESK on Radio 4's Thinking Allowed
The Desk's managing editor, Dan Barnes, was a guest on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed, discussing the role of retail traders in the market, based on Alex Preda's book ...
Making prices more easily
If dealers cannot make prices investors will have to, and many firms are stepping up to offer greater access to pricing and liquidity data. The DESK reports. “We’ll have ...
Repurchase disagreements
A calamitous year-end in 2016 has put the broken repo market firmly in the spotlight. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports. December 2016 saw Europe’s repurchase agreement (repo) ...
On The Desk: Carl James: On changing trader culture
Moving to a data-led model of trading requires a change in culture across the desk, as Pictet Asset Management’s head of Fixed Income Trading explains. Carl James is ...
Trading Intentions Survey 2017
The range of credit liquidity aggregation platforms used has increased, reducing demand for new connections. About the survey
Derivatives desks at the crossroads
Having full access to derivatives gives a trading desk greater flexibility, but heads of trading need to assess the operational burden. Francesca Carnevale and Dan ...
Rise of the EM platform
Trading EM bonds electronically is showing growth, despite the challenges in matching. Chris Hall reports. Emerging Market (EM) debt trading volumes recorded a 21% ...
Treasuries reform and the buy-side trading desk
Growing automation and market relationships will mean regulatory change is only part of the story. Dan Barnes investigates. Plans to make the US$543 billion-a-day US ...
Trading desk efficiency benchmark 2016
This primary research offers traders a view of trading operations within their peer group, to benchmark against their own. This research is a snapshot of trading ...
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 ...
