On the DESK : Cathy Gibson : Royal London
The buy side must be an active participant in shaping market structure if investors are to achieve the best returns, says Cathy Gibson. Biography: Cathy Gibson is head ...
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 ...
FENICS USTreasuries launch : Howard Lutnick : BGC Partners
Howard Lutnick: Revolutionising Treasury trading Adapting its interdealer expertise for a buy‑side market, BGC is creating a unique trading mechanism to modernise the ...
Viewpoint : The impact of technology : Mike du Plessis & Mark Goodman
AI angst: keeping up with the robots By Mike du Plessis, Managing Director, Global Head FX, Rates and Credit Execution Services and Mark Goodman, Managing Director, ...
Technology : Order management systems : Dan Barnes
Will buy-side firms build the OMS they need? Complaints about order management system performance still dog the fixed income markets, increasing the likelihood of ...
Rates : Trading protocols : Dan Barnes
The new Treasuries protocols Breaking away from the request-for-quote protocol could allow for tighter pricing without information leakage. Traders engaged in the US ...
Securities financing : An integrated approach : Lynn Strongin Dodds
Securities lending comes into its own How buy-side firms are adapting to the margin regime, by Lynn Strongin Dodds. Regulation, including tighter margin legislation, has ...
Industry viewpoint : SIX Swiss Exchange : Frédéric Messein
Better interdealer execution generates natural liquidity Banks’ reticence to trade with clients is a consequence of the cost of carrying risk; SIX Corporate Bonds ...
Viewpoint : Best execution : Constantinos Antoniades & Rebecca Healey
A global gold standard of best execution – moving beyond MiFID II By Constantinos Antoniades, Head of Fixed Income, and Rebecca Healey, Head of EMEA Market Structure, ...
Derivatives : Exchange-traded products : Joel Clark
Why listed derivatives struggle to address risk Some traders have been critical of listed products designed to replicate OTC derivatives, but exchanges are working hard ...
Fixed Income Leaders : The DESK
Fixed Income Leaders – Expectations for 2018 The DESK spoke with members of the advisory panel for FILS Amsterdam to assess the likely agenda. In November 2018, Brexit ...
Industry viewpoint : MTS : David Parker
All-to-all trading: the corporate bond market revolution By David Parker, Head of Sales at MTS The promise of an increase in electronic trading in the less liquid parts ...
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 ...
