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Retail boost is driving volumes off-exchange, Liquidnet finds

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Wholesales were found to have increased their consumption of flow from retail brokers. Last week, the European Council and Parliament introduced a “general ban” on PFOF, with temporary exemptions for member states where firms currently use the practice until June 2026.

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A look into the centrally cleared future

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is in the process of introducing noteworthy rule changes to the clearing of fixed income securities, a development which is set to reshape the landscape for fixed income trading. For trading desks, the new rules will result in a range of operational and regulatory shifts.

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Royal London Asset Management: ‘At the end of the day, they’re just really good traders’

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Royal London Asset Management’s (RLAM) trading team is no stranger to change. Brought in to set up the firm’s fixed income desk was current head of trading and execution analytics, Kevin Flood, who joined RLAM with an extensive trading career previously under his belt, having already served for 15 years at Deutsche Bank.

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The Thursday T+1 trading conundrum

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The shift to T+1 in the US can largely be described as a success – affirmation rates remain comfortably high, fail rates have stayed reasonably low and FX trades don’t appear to have shifted to bilateral settlement as feared. Jim Goldie “The impact on a Thursday is that brokers need to fund for another three days.

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The TRADE predictions series 2024: Regulation – Mifid/Mifir?

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Eric Heliene, head of buy-side trading desk, Groupama Asset Management  The intensification of financial regulation is a fundamental trend transforming the asset management ecosystem.  While the EU has agreed to a real-time pre- and post-trade consolidated tape (CT) for equities – the devil will be in the detail.

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SEC chair Gary Gensler urges UK to set T+1 transition date

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When we proposed the rule in February 2022, only about two-thirds (68%) of transactions were being affirmed on trade day. I don’t suspect you will follow the timing of Argentina or Jamaica. Currently, currency markets settle in T+2, but if major markets in North America and Asia move to T+1, it could be beneficial.

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Fireside Friday with… TP ICAP’s Max Spoto

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How likely are interdealer brokers and OTC markets likely to follow in exchanges footsteps? If you step onto a broking floor today, youll hear the familiar buzz of brokers advising clients and executing trades. However, behind their screens, the technology at brokers disposal is undergoing a quiet revolution.

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