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Fixed income markets have evolved but has regulation kept pace? This article examines the reforms that could help support a more efficient, transparent and resilient market structure.
Aidan Kempin, a relationship manager working with MarketAxess Post Trade, speaks with Securities Finance Times for their Emerging Talent column about his experience in the securities finance industry and the significance of maintaining the industry’s human-centric aspect.Original article publishe...
With a growing level of scrutiny coming from European Regulatory bodies about the quality of data reporting, firms would be wise to consider the extent to which their Control Framework is effective. But what constitutes a “control framework”? What elements should a firm consider when designing an...
We’re all familiar with Algorithmic Trading: Using software programs given certain parameters and set to work on millions of pieces of real-time market data. The aim? To locate and execute trading opportunities the programs identify as falling within their criteria.“Algos” in tr...
Reporting transactions by an investment firm to a regulator, or National Competent Authority (NCA), has been around in its current form since the advent of MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive: 2002/92/EC) came into effect in January 2018. Investment firms trading in a wide variet...
Paul Graham talks with MarketAxess. Accuracy and timeliness should go hand in hand. However, for Senior Managers, regulatory reporting often means dealing with problems today, caused by inaccuracies introduced in the past. To help you guard against this eventuality, MarketAxess recently spoke wit...
Highlights Liquidity measures such as Bid-Ask spread in 144A and Regulation S (Reg S) bonds across markets can vary widely for otherwise identical bonds. Reg S and Rule 144A securities have distinct regulatory backgrounds and key differences. Issuers wanting to maximize buy-side engagement m...
Will 2023 be the year of transparency in fixed income markets? If 2022 will be remembered for something in bond markets, it will certainly be the highest volatility and some of the most challenging liquidity conditions we’ve seen since 2008. Now the question on everyone’s mind is, w...
Earlier this month, PIMCO, one of the world’s largest fixed income asset managers, published their view on how to improve the functioning of the US Treasury market. The paper was picked up quickly by Robin Wigglesworth at the FT – which served to further highlight how market participa...
In our previous blog, Its time to start thinking like a regulator, Len talked about regulators increasing focus on the quality of your transaction reporting data and the need for you to start looking and evaluating your data like a regulator would. However, this isn’t as easy as it sounds &...
In financial markets, asymmetry of information is commonplace. With banking regulations like Brexit, CSDR, and SFTR all in the rear-view mirror, European National Competent Authorities (NCAs) are turning their attention to increasing regulatory scrutiny over data quality of regulatory reporting. ...
At the outset of a new year, it’s common to make new year’s resolutions for personal improvement – eating healthier, exercising more often, keeping a gratitude journal. When reflecting on your business goals for the year, are there specific areas you’ll be focusing on in 2022? One thing we would ...
Christophe Roupie and Geoffroy Vander Linden discuss how Axess All, the first European intra-day trade tape for the fixed income community, has been bringing transparency and transformation to European bond markets since 2015. In 2021, as the world continues to come to terms with the COVID-19 pan...
