US Treasuries market picks up the electronic pace due to Covid-19
Covid-19 has triggered a “dramatic” shift in US Treasuries, the world’s largest bond market towards electronic execution from traditional voice trading, according to a...
FCA voices concern over buy-side transparency
By Pia Hecher.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reported concern around cost-disclosures by asset managers, and following a ‘Call for Input’ (CfI), also detected concerns among...
Buy side wants new tools in primary market tsunami
Several buy-side traders report new primary bond market tools could come online this year in the US, with dealer consortium DirectBooks expected to step...
New York Life Investments boosts European private markets business
Asset manager New York Life Investments, with its European affiliate Candriam, is expanding its private markets business through a partnership with European investment firm...
When will T2S harmonise European bond issuance?
Target 2 for Securities (T2S), the ambitious brainchild of the European Central Bank (ECB) and Eurosystem, has the potential to lower the costs of...
The Agency Broker Hub: Future trends of retail-size fixed income brokerage and its relevance...
By Massimiliano Raposio, Head of E-Commerce Distribution, Market Hub – IMI CIB Division, Intesa Sanpaolo.
The purpose of this short note is to summarise our views on...
Jane Street: Ten years of progress
The DESK and Jane Street first met in 2014 at FILS – we speak with Ian Shea, Head of Fixed Income Trading.
How has...
Mutually assured success: How interpersonal relationships create trust in electronic markets
Bond trading is a relationship business, with pricing and liquidity influenced by the strength of relationships between buy-side and sell-side. As the market moves...
Greenwich: Treasuries volatility ‘crazy’ low compared to 2019
Analysis by research firm Greenwich Associates has found the US Treasury market saw volatility 50% lower in August 2020 than in August 2019, which...
Arteria AI gets strategic investment co-led by Citi SPRINT and BDC Capital
Arteria AI, an enterprise digital documentation specialist, has received strategic investments from Citi Spread Products Investment Technologies (SPRINT), the strategic investing arm of the...
European Women in Finance : Sarah Gordon : Making an impact
Senior writer Shanny Basar spoke to Sarah Gordon, CEO of Impact Investing Institute about how impact investing can contribute to the well-being of people...
SSGA launches new bond ETF on Barclays Global Aggregate index
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched the SPDR Barclays Global Aggregate UCITS exchange traded fund (ETF). The fund is available unhedged on the...
