Asset managers
Buy side eyes outsourced trading amid Covid disruption
Pressure on trading continuity drives in-house desks to look outwards
FX swap users hope to avoid month-end crunch
Blowout in spreads prompted SSGA and other managers to limit need for hedges on March 31
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Execution data: are month-end moves still predictable?
Trading ahead of month-end index hedging has been a reliable strategy – until recently, writes Alexei Jiltsov of Tradefeedr
Asset managers hope for common FX tape
Monitoring and ensuring liquidity providers adhere to their own disclosure is difficult, but must be done
At BlackRock’s West Coast AI lab
The firm is handing its “most vexing problems” to artificial intelligence
Currency movements helped US and Latam investors in 2017
A new report from Natixis shows a weaker dollar helped investors outperform their European peers
Market participants call for more TCA disclosures
The cost of TCA is negotiable, but the billing method should be disclosed, says one market participant
FCA approves New Change FX for benchmarks
NCFX becomes first benchmark administrator for live FX spot markets under EU regulation 2016/1011
River and Mercantile opts for OTCX
Asset manager seeks to digitalise and optimise its OTC derivatives processes
Active managers outperform in first half of 2017
Moderate risk portfolios outperform 60/40 portfolio represented by S&P 500 & Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index
Billions could leave US assets as dollar optimism wanes
For some currency specialists, it may be time for investors to revisit their allocation to dollar-denominated assets
Banks have huge opportunity to capitalise on balance sheets
Several banks have started to push into the currency management and overlay space to challenge incumbents
FCA: asset managers need to improve cost control in FX
UK regulator's interim findings on asset management highlight the need for more transparency
FCA proposes standardised transaction cost measurement
It proposes placing a duty on asset managers to disclose aggregate transaction costs to investing pension schemes
Priips set to shake up FX transaction cost analysis
European regulators poised to place new burdens on asset managers regarding FX
FlexTrade opens office in Australia
The multi-asset system provider aims to pick up some business as retirement funds Down Under look elsewhere for returns
Quants: carry and value will work for next six months
Less volatile market conditions look favourable for these strategies
Curex chief: anonymity is key to best execution
Curex and FX Connect sign agreement to provide clients with an alternative liquidity pool
Metcalfe exits Investment Association
As the trade body disbands its regulatory unit, Jonathan Gee also leaves
Best Banks Awards: 360T tops two categories
Recently acquired by Deutsche Börse, the Frankfurt-based platform sees the acquisition as an important milestone in the drive to diversify its customer base
Asset managers face last-minute fee puzzle on benchmarks
Some sell-side firms have yet to inform clients of their plans for fees on benchmark execution
Asset managers bemoan lack of alternatives in FX
Asset managers at the FX Invest North America event call for trading alternatives
New chief executive brings multi-asset focus to ECU
ECU Group offers clients access to its high-powered investment committee as it moves into the global macro advisory space