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...
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.
Following a series of pitches...
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...
Hidden regulatory risk in CSDR
An apparently back-office focused rule, the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), could have a serious impact on bond market liquidity, when it comes into...
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...
LIBOR risks growing
Philip Whitehurst, head of service development at clearing house LCH has warned delegates at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit to take FCA warnings seriously regarding...
How to overcome the hidden challenges of new derivatives regulation : OpenGamma
By Peter Rippon, CEO, OpenGamma.
New regulation introduced to mitigate the systemic risk associated with both cleared and uncleared OTC derivatives has also brought about additional...
High demand for effective trading protocols
Buy-side traders, whether heavily reliant on voice trading or moving to a more electronic execution model, say they are keen to find effective protocols that...
China bonds on track despite delay
The recent decision by FTSE Russell not to include Chinese bonds in its World Government Bond Index and other benchmarks will not have a...
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....
