CIOs assess stormy markets ahead
l tor: Phillippe Waechter, Ostrum Asset Management; Chris Iggo, AXA; Rick Lacaille, SSGA; Nancy Davis, Quadratic Capital Management
Fear that ‘diversity washing’ could limit progress
Julia Streets, moderator and Mark Wade, Allianz Global Investors
Warning on credit exposure
Stefan Hofrichter, global economist at Allianz Global Investors
Portfolio trading challenged on best execution
For decades, tourists have flocked to Spain’s Costa Brava in anticipation of the three Ss, broadly understood to refer to sun, sea and sangria. At last week’s FILS ...
9Fin takes the win in Dragon’s Den
Financial technology (fintech) firm 9Fin won the ‘Dragon’s Den’ event at FILS 2019, beating tough competition from Auquan and Scorable.
Electronic liquidity providers push for reform
The buy side relationship with alternative liquidity providers was strained five years ago after the high-frequency traders and their reputations – and business models – ...
Funding the green transition
How on God’s green earth are fixed-income portfolio managers supposed to negotiate the minefield of sustainable investing, given the myriad pitfalls and bear traps that ...
Concerns mount over stalled connectivity and price distribution
Fixed income traders still lack the direct connectivity they need to protect pricing and control data flow, according to leading buy-side stakeholders.
Could buy-side share data?
Oscar Kenessey, head of derivatives, fixed income and currency trading at NNIP has suggested that sharing data between asset managers could help to overcome industry ...
China bonds on track despite delay
Florence Lee, head of China sales and business development for the EMEA region, HSBC Securities
The mob turns against equitisation
A fierce defence of bond markets against ‘equitisation’ was mounted by Mike Poole, fixed income dealing manager at Jupiter Asset Management and David Walker, head of ...
Hult: The dealer business is changing
Billy Hult, president, Tradeweb
CSDR warning for EM bond liquidity
The mandatory buy-in regime that will be introduced next year by Europe’s Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) could have negative consequences in the ...
Did MiFID II spark a revolution?
An ‘all-star panel’ provided contrasting views on the pace of change being wrought by regulation and technology in Tuesday morning’s session, ‘Embracing a new era of ...
Plenary: Tips to be the best trading desk
Daniel Leon, global head of Trading & Securities Financing, AXA Investment Managers A sophisticated analysis of trading impact, total cost and the market ecosystem ...
