Chinese govies step closer to collateral acceptability
Acceptance of Chinese government bonds as collateral will hinge upon rule changes around defaults. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports.
Business alpha - The confidence trick to liquidity
Getting the confidence of investors supports access to liquidity during choppy markets. By Ruth Emery If your clients are sucking their cash out of a portfolio faster ...
2021 European Markets Choice Awards – The WINNERS
2021 European Markets Choice Awards – The WINNERS We are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural European Markets Choice Awards. For some categories the ...
Primary markets : Discretion is the better part of bond issuance
The US regulator has raised questions over bank control of new issuance automation – the question is whether banks behave with valour. A recent report by the Securities ...
Does trading performance need to be quantified to justify outsourcing?
An asset manager may need to assess the value that an outsourced trading provider offers using a range of measures in fixed income markets. Fixed income trading costs ...
Trading : Intertwining electronic trading of credit and rates
Electronic market operators are bringing together credit and rates trading platforms in an effort to deliver more efficient execution for traders. The interplay between ...
The DESK's Trading Intentions Survey 2021
This year sees tighter pipelines for new business and a wider array of trading protocols. Executive summary One year on from the sell-off in Q1 2020, engagement with ...
On The DESK : Alex Brause : The central bank’s buy-side trader
Balancing leadership and discipline with greater autonomy in trading. Alexander Brause speaks to The DESK and explains his role as head of fixed income trading and ...
Technology : AI paradigms for bond trading
Understanding types of machine learning is key to building automation in bond markets, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds. The difficulties of applying artificial intelligence ...
Technology: The competitive edge for a fixed income OMS
To better support alpha generation buy-side firms need to overcome any inertia created by legacy front office technology, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds. Cost has always ...
European Women in Finance : Jane Ambachtsheer : Ahead of her time
Jane Ambachtsheer, Global Head of Sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about ESG, strategy and transformation. The focus on ...
Regulation & Market Structure: How the SEC and the Fed will change US bond markets in 2021
Transparency and structure is coming to the US Treasury and credit markets. The role of the Fed is changing and consequently the role of other agencies is changing to ...
The DESK Research: Which trading protocols are buy-side firms using?
Primary research finds a distinct break between trading for active and passive portfolios across non-comp trading and auto-execution.
Lead: Bloomberg throws down the gauntlet
Bloomberg’s new pricing model for bond trading – if accepted as delivering value – will pay for development of new functionality. Competition between the big three ...
