New Liquidnet Americas trading head expands US ETF offering
New un-conflicted US ETF trading solution is spearheaded by the Liquidnet Trading Desk including its new head of trading for the Americas region.
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Traders driving rise in institutional demand for ETFs, says BlackRock
According to BlackRock’s co-head of ETF markets and investments, Samara Cohen, traders are pointing portfolio managers towards ETFs in a bid to add fixed income exposure and replace derivatives.
Trading in meme stocks tested the resiliency and capacity of markets, SEC report concludes
The SEC's investigation into the market volatility caused by trading in GameStop stock back in January, raises questions about the market efficiency of short selling and the possible effects of acute margin calls on thinly-capitalized broker-dealers.
DTCC enhances ETF solution with automated collateral management process
New solution at DTCC includes fixed income ETF capabilities and a no-touch process which provides increased operational efficiency and balance sheet relief.
Credit Agricole automates ETF trading for wealth management business with Bloomberg
The global wealth management division of Credit Agricole is the first customer to use the rule builder tool at Bloomberg for ETFs.
TradeTech: ETF volumes returned to exchanges as retail trading surged in 2020
Brieuc Louchard from Euronext and Lyxor Asset Management’s Cyrille Combes told TradeTech that increased retail activity in 2020 saw ETF volumes return to exchanges.
Active ETFs: Europe has a way to go
As Europe is yet to see the significant uptake in actively managed ETFs that the US market has experienced, Annabel Smith asks why that is and how active ETFs operate.
Amundi in talks to acquire Lyxor AM from Societe Generale for €825 million
The sale of Lyxor Asset Management will boost Amundi as a leader in European ETFs and conclude the major restructure programme at Societe Generale.
State Street opens ETF trading platform to asset managers and broker-dealers
Firms that are not custody clients of State Street will now be able to access the Fund Connect ETF platform for trading.
ETFs have highest percentage of turnover traded in the dark, ESMA report finds
An analysis from the EU regulator revealed that the LIS waiver was most commonly used, with ETFs accounting for around 64% of the turnover executed under the waiver.