In light of ongoing uncertainty around interest rate decisions, elections and economic data outputs, we held a live discussion about the buy- and sell-side firms trade around market events. Joining us were Sean George, chief investment officer at Strukturinvest, James Athey senior portfolio manager at Aberdeen Standard, and Mattias Remnefjord,…
Trader TV is a monthly insight into trading across US and European markets for professional investors.
Find out more
Repo in the D2C market stands to be improved considerably by electronification
By bringing together the dealer-to-dealer repurchase agreement (repo) market with dealer-to-client market, asset managers can gain real advantages from trade clearing to straight-through-processing. Electronification of the market will continue to increase, says Oliver Clark, head of product at MTS and Tim Martins, head of product for repo and money markets…
Positive approaches to increasing primary market efficiency
Asset managers need to overcome operational inefficiency in primary markets today. We spoke with Doriane Geyler-Rojas and Abdoulaye Ba of Natixis Asset Management Finance to learn how they are trying to overcome these hurdles, through a better use of data, access to platforms and potentially through regulatory change.
White Papers
Volatility and Technology Are the Fuel Enabling Buy-side Traders to Stay in the Lead
The pressure has never been greater for buy-side traders and portfolio managers to ensure that they have the technological foundation to capture alpha in times of volatility. Will you stay in the lead or fall behind? Speed to market is critical and competition for capital more intense than ever. Macroeconomic…
To Connect to Multi-Asset-Class Trading, Banks Must Prioritize Flexible, Integrated Systems
When we look back at 2019, we’ll remember this year as not only a time of unrelenting shifts, but as a technological game-changer for bank trading desks. Will you stay in the lead or fall behind? The stage is set for the most intense competitive race the industry has ever…
Net Spotting: Reducing Trading Costs for US Corporate Bonds
US corporate bond investors face challenges when trading bonds on spread due to interest rate risk in the Treasury market. Specifically, any purchase (sale) of a corporate bond on spread needs to be accompanied with the sale (purchase) of a US Treasury to offset the interest rate risk inherent in…