Christoph Hock, head of multi-asset trading at Union Investment, sits down with Annabel Smith to discuss the European asset manager’s new hybrid structure, regulatory divergence post-Brexit, the role of the trader in sustainability, and the token economy.
After less than a year in her role, LedgerEdge’s US chief will leave to oversee the Bank’s markets activities including providing services for monetary authorities and the US Treasury.
The firm has been fined for failing to protect customers’ securities as well as for inaccurately disclosing conflicts of interest.
The TRADE speaks with Natan Tiefenbrun, Cboe Europe’s head of equities, and Nick Dutton, chief regulatory officer, about the European Commission’s recently published Capital Markets Union and MiFIR reform package, including proposals for a European consolidated tape.
From 24 January, institutional investors can source direct liquidity from Optiver in Nasdaq options blocks via electronic execution during an extended 23-hour trading day at CME.
The tool allows institutions to track market liquidity and quote size in over 20 futures contracts on four global exchanges, minimising price impact of their orders.
Musical chairs and the world of US sales trading
Annabel Smith speaks with the intimate community that covers US equities markets out of the UK and Europe, exploring everything from execution and desk configuration to turnover and people moves.
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TRADE Calls: Refinitiv – A look at what’s ahead for TCA in 2022
In partnership with Refinitiv, The TRADE reviews the changes pending for TCA in 2022 and the technology supporting it. Carl Carrie, head of trading analytics customer proposition at Refinitiv, spoke with The TRADE covering subjects such as tech stacks, alternative data use in trading analytics and the expected changes to TCA in 2022.
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New report from Coalition Greenwich found that since 2016, bonds traded electronically in Asia have more than doubled.
All exchange traded equities and exchange traded funds (ETFs) cleared via EuroCCP will now be eligible for settlement on Clearstream Banking.
The acquisition of the trading technology platform will allow the crypto exchange to fully launch its Gemini Prime service, due to be rolled out in the second quarter.
Incoming head brings over 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry from Bloomberg, JP Morgan and ING; also adds two new team members to the Broadway team.
New buy-side sales head previously spent over eight years at Eze as a director in North American hedge fund sales and three years at Morgan Stanley in alternative investments.
Several LCH services reported record clearing volumes last year, including SwapClear, SwapAgent and RepoClear.
MSCI’s partnership with Menai Financial Group is its first digital asset focused collaboration and will focus on developing institutional tools.
The move will equip Pareto Securities with the necessary capabilities to continue the development of their execution service.
The EU could potentially extend its current temporary 18-month equivalence decision to give banks on the Continent access to UK clearinghouses until 2025.
The merger of the two entities announced in May last year saw the pair consolidate their market data and execution platform offerings.
The new offering will provide users with insights into market positioning and dynamics as well as futures and options markets.
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