Total transparency might intimidate some traders, but honesty creates better performance, says Paul Squires, head of trading EMEA equities and Henley fixed interest at Invesco. Data analytics is a crucial skill for tomorrow’s traders, and increasingly importance in building confidence amongst investors, portfolio managers and the trading team itself, where…
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Regulators need to rethink leverage ratio for repo markets
If balance sheet restraints prevent banks from providing repo liquidity, but asset managers are labelled ‘shadow bankers’ for peer-to-peer repo – what do regulators want? Roelof van der Struik, manager for Treasury Trading & Commodities at pension fund manager, PGGM sees a backstop to accessing central bank liquidity as one option.…
Fixing the repo market while the sun is shining
The repo markets are a marked cause for concern amongst market participants, regulators and central banks today. They offer a route for generating returns on assets, sourcing collateral and providing short-term liquidity, however, recent disruptions have raised the levels of concern around liquidity shortfalls and price spikes, creating a structural…
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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…