Thinking big
As investors consider a different approach to returns, Coalface Capital believes the time is right to put traders centre stage.
Buy-Side
LCH hires equities director from JP Morgan
Ex-JP Morgan director to head equities and cash markets development for LCH.Clearnet.
Threadneedle fined for failure on trading controls
Thwarted erroneous trades and lax trading processes have cost one of the UK’s largest managers.
What’s good for the goose…
As Asian fund managers weigh up research and commission payments, Joe McGrath asks Allianz Global Investors’ Pan Yu Ming whether international fund houses should adopt global standards
Leaked EU docs suggest MiFID II will allow CSAs
Research payments crackdown won't ban CSAs, provided buy-side breaks down costs for investors.
Thomson Reuters deploys Eze to streamline software
Eze customers will now be able to access data and content
using a Thomson Reuters license.
The BIG Idea: A vision of the future
While fund firms re-evaluate their corporate structures, trading desks are doing the same in an attempt to bring consistency to execution across asset classes.
Investment consultants grow AUM by 60%
Pension schemes are awarding more money than ever before to investment consultants, up £42bn in a year.
ESMA clearing confirmation gives asset managers a year to prepare
The technical
standards for OTC interest rate swaps clearing have been included in the
Official Journal, giving the buy-side a year to prepare for the new rules.
Rethink bond exit plans, warns MAS
Traders of Asian fixed income assets should re-evaluate liquidity contingency plans due to the changing profile of those investing in Asian bond markets, according to a new report.