Fixed income
Clearing conundrum – Forging a solution for the bilateral market
Central clearing has had a beneficial effect on the over‑the‑counter derivatives market, but for some products the road to a cleared model has not been smooth. Capital, operational and margin costs of the non-cleared market have increased, while…
Flexibility and a pragmatic approach puts Kairos Investment Management in a strong position for the future
After suffering a loss of more than 40% of assets under management during the financial crisis, Kairos Investment Management has recovered and – employing a virtually unchanged team – is building on the foundations previously put in place by taking a…
Only 1% of bonds caught in first wave of Mifid transparency
Trax estimates 5% of corporate bonds will be subject to full transparency after four-year phase-in
Buy-side firms doubt SEC initiative will fix bond markets
Despite increased electronic trading, liquidity worsening in some corporate bonds
State Street uncovers a bond liquidity mystery
Bigger trades are cheaper, research finds – and investor analytics head, Mark McKeon, knows why
SEC eyes new rules on algo trading in bond markets
Electronification of bond markets may require a regulatory response, Jay Clayton says
Day of the Mifids: what happens on January 3?
Continued ambiguities in the rules could hit European market liquidity at the start of 2018
US hedge accounting changes could spur small bank swaps boom
Banks eye opportunities to claim hedge accounting treatment for fixed-rate portfolios and callable debt
Asia investors eye fund-linked structures amid US rate rises
Principal-protected fund-linked products on the rise as fixed-income investors seek safety
Banks tap equities and FX staff for fixed-income fizz
BAML, HSBC, RBC, StanChart among banks transferring e-trading know-how
Why Robert Almgren no longer trades using Almgren-Chriss
Co-author of popular model says market nuances are critical in optimal execution
BlackRock’s Prager backs unified fixed-income trading concept
A single venue for trading bonds, ETFs and derivatives is 'on the drawing board'
DTCC’s $74 billion liquidity charge riles members
Some firms may stop clearing US Treasury trades if the CCLF is implemented
BrokerTec dominance ‘unhealthy’, says Nasdaq’s Shay
More clearing needed to improve US Treasury competition
Tools and techniques for safeguarding fixed-income portfolios
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Redemptions focused within strategies suffering losses in 2016
Redemptions focused within strategies suffering losses in 2016
White paper: The financial paradigm shift
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Blockbuster banks eye Netflix success
Incumbents have big ideas – but lots of baggage
Systematic internaliser loophole ties Mifid in knots
Banks warn attempts to limit connections between SIs could undermine best execution
Smart beta managers face fixed-income paradox
The extension of smart beta ideas to fixed income is posing questions about how well risk factors are really understood
Late adopters: why buy-siders are sticking to RFQ
Asset managers have been slow to embrace alternative trading protocols in fixed income
Pricing in the dark: how dealers lost their information edge
Asset managers may have an information advantage over dealers in bond pricing
Now in 3D: buy side turning to new liquidity risk metrics
Industry moving away from outdated ways to visualise key risk
SEC’s White ‘deeply concerned’ about bond market illiquidity
Agency to publish report on regulation and market liquidity in May 2017