Erik Tham leaves UBS Wealth for MarketAxess
Erik Tham, MarketAxess
Focus resources on fixed income TCA, industry urged
By Joel Clark.
AGI’s Böss: Margin compression and frustration with regulators
Eric Böss, Allianz & Rick McVey, MarketAxess
Rates : Munis : Dan Barnes
Return of muni futures shows the market’s got moxie. The municipal bond market is addressing its problems head on and in doing so, defying regulatory intervention. Dan ...
MarketAxess volumes up 16.4%; EM and all-to-all lead growth
By Pia Hecher.
Algomi/Euroclear deal may open access to 373,000 bonds
Pre-trade data provider Algomi has significantly extended the universe of bonds for which it can publish trading opportunities, by signing a new agreement with ...
Lead : Crossing trades & best execution : Dan Barnes
The best ways to cross‑trade Crossing trades between funds is operationally complex but rewarding for investors and asset managers; using platforms to standardise the ...
Credit : Information overload : Dan Barnes
Dealer axes: Can’t see the wood for the trees A proliferation of axes and inventories are making dealer data hard to consume by trading desks. Dan Barnes reports. The ...
Trading Intentions Survey 2018
Greater dependence vs reduced choice The pipeline of growth is returning after MiFID II, with reliance on specific platforms increasing. In 2017 the appetite for ...
The utopia of the consolidated fixed income tape
Lynn Strongin Dodds explains why Europe cannot look to TRACE as a role model. Developing a consolidated tape for fixed income in Europe was never going to be easy but ...
Platforms: What the winners are doing right
A few platforms have consistently gained buy-side confidence over the last five years, through smart assistance and simplification of trading workflow. The three ‘O’s of ...
MarketAxess reports record electronic trading volumes for January
By Flora McFarlane.
Science vs. art: Where TCA adds value in fixed income
Picking the right transaction cost analysis methodology might improve best execution, but qualitative assessment must balance the quantitative, writes Flora McFarlane. ...
What is best execution and how can firms achieve it?
Gareth Coltman, Head of European Product Management, MarketAxess Europe offers his insights. There is no doubt that MiFID II will have a profound and lasting effect on ...
Financial Conduct Authority approves Trax and Tradeweb for MiFID II Reporting
By Flora McFarlane.
