Getting better bond transparency ahead of Europe’s consolidated tape
Regulatory initiatives to enhance transparency in the bond markets have merit, but also have limits, says Jason Waight, head of…
Corporate Bonds
New trading protocols deliver better execution for buy-side traders
In 2020 head traders are prioritising the tools that their traders have and the skills needed to use them, in…
European credit markets: Transparency still challenging post-crisis
Calmer markets should lead to better transparency however, streaming dealer prices in the corporate bond market today do not reflect…
Trading through the lens of COVID 19
Countermeasures to tackle COVID 19 and the pandemic itself are changing our view of risk at a macro, firm-wide and…
Investors are already benefitting from auto bond trading
Consistent execution quality, reduced bias and greater resources to handle complex trades are all advantages that KBC Asset Management has…
Optimising remote working for traders
Remote working is breaking up the physical communication and workflows that buy-side traders and portfolio managers use in the office.…
Buy-side trading skills make bond ETFs and mutual funds safer for investors
The levels of volatility in markets are making it harder to price the underlying instruments in any fund. The buy-side…
The 2020 liquidity crisis: How traders can handle it
The liquidity crisis in March 2020, brought on by a combination of coronavirus, oil trade wars and the central bank…
How to build low-touch, multi-asset trading desks
Leading asset managers are building low-touch, multi-asset trading desks to deliver automation wherever possible. Building automation into the trading process…
Data analysis is core skill for trading desks
New research by Greenwich Associates in partnership with Refinitiv (read the report here: https://refini.tv/37biTXb) found that traders see data analysis…
Managing ‘data risk’ for bond traders
If data is mismanaged on the trading desk, it can trigger individual trading errors or even flash crashes. Jon Williams,…
Review and analysis of a market event
Following a rate decision by a central bank, or an election, the process that investment managers took to approaching the…