Buy-side rejects changes to dark trading and SIs under MiFID II review
Initial responses to the MiFID II review consultation reveal that asset managers are keen for a consolidated tape before any major changes to the rules are implemented.
Buy-Side
Traders adapt to life at home
Following the removal of live interaction within teams, systems being stretched and the ensuing market turbulence, among multiple other factors, Hayley McDowell finds traders could be more error prone and risk vulnerable.
BNP Paribas teams up with BlackRock to bolster front-to-back offering
Agreement between custodian and asset manager will include BNP Paribas using Aladdin to perform middle-office outsourced services.
Five startups join Investment Association’s rebranded FinTech scheme
Formerly known as Velocity, the buy-side trade group’s FinTech initiative has been renamed Engine.
Trading desk of the year
Following a major win at The TRADE’s Leaders in Trading awards ceremony, Hayley McDowell sits down with Jeremy Ellis, head of European equity trading at T. Rowe Price, and the trading desk to discuss the biggest market structure changes impacting execution.
BlackRock onboards new Aladdin clients as platform processes record volumes despite COVID-19 disruption
Seven new clients have been onboarded to Aladdin in recent weeks despite most of the BlackRock workforce working remotely.
Amundi strikes front-to-back alliance with CACEIS to further roll out outsourced trading service
Front-to-back partnership and outsourced trading service with CACEIS at Amundi marks the first to be offered by a major buy-side firm.
Short selling ban extended across Europe
Restrictions in short selling in Austria, Belgium, France, Greece and Spain have been extended despite warnings of unintended consequences.
TRADE Talks: Is It Back On?
Now in the fourth week of the lockdown, The TRADE’s editorial team delve into the latest news and sit down with Gareth Coltman from MarketAxess to discuss the Open Trading platform.
Europe’s unbundling regime continues to take hold of buy-side globally
A report from Liquidnet reveals that number of buy-side implementing unbundling policies globally is continuing to grow.