The TRADE

JULY 26, 2023

billion post-tax profit for the first half of 2023, a decrease of 9% compared to Q2 2022 and a 7% fall for the overall half of the year, attributing the fall to higher tax rates. Despite overall profits in some areas of the bank, the investment bank revenues fell by 11% in the second quarter compared to the Q2 2022 results.

Profitability

The TRADE

AUGUST 31, 2023

Non-profit member organisation for the equity marketplace, Plato Partnership, has added Liquidnet as an inaugural strategic partner. Liquidnet brings knowledge and experience in capital markets to the Partnership and will play a crucial role in shaping and informing Plato’s initiatives within capital markets, the organisation said.

Asset Management

The TRADE

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Non-profit member organisation for the equity marketplace, Plato Partnership, has added global market maker and liquidity provider Optiver as a sell-side member. The addition of Optiver marks a significant milestone for the partnership as it becomes the first market-making company to join as a full member.

Asset Management

The TRADE

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Lastly, as active management becomes more relevant again, so too the impact a buy-side trader can have on the investment process; gone are the days of execution only dealers.  In Q3-Q4 of 2023, there was an emphasis on the cost of collateral and the strategies firms use to efficiently utilise their asset portfolios for collateral purposes.

Trading

The TRADE

DECEMBER 18, 2023

RBC BlueBay Asset Management The market is already pricing in rate cuts in Q1 although I, along with many others, don’t believe they will begin before the end of H1. The bond consolidated tapes and revised transparency frameworks will do this by opening up fixed income markets to new competitors and innovation.

Trading

The TRADE

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Balraj Bassi, co-founder and chief executive officer, Tradefeedr Data analytics in financial markets has reached the point where clients have access to complete global data sets, and we see 2024 as the year where this will drive change in how counterparties interact and in automating trading workflows.

Trading

The TRADE

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Citadel Securities Needing little introduction, Citadel Securities, is one of the largest market makers in US Treasuries and USD interest rate swaps globally, and serves an extensive list of financial institutions, including: banks, asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds, central banks, and sovereign wealth fund.

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