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ESMA selects fairCT as bonds consolidated tape provider

The TRADE

By consolidating trade data from multiple sources, the tape will provide market participants and investors with a comprehensive view of bond transactions, irrespective of their resources and level of sophistication, thereby improving price formation and discovery as well as market integrity.” 

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Trader of the Year Hedge Fund: Conversant Capital’s David Alfred

The TRADE

I was there through 2015, then Bank of America, before I joined Conversant Capital in early 2021. I oversee the capital markets function and I assist in origination. Our public positions and investments have originated through a rigorous capital markets process. What does your role involve?

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Best Stocks: How to trade 3 top names on the list reporting earnings this week

CNBC: Investing

BlackRock is one of the most pro-cyclical stocks in the market. When asset values are booming and investors want in, their asset gathering activity picks up and, with it, the investment management fees. BlackRock's "all in" initiatives around crypto and private equity products are a big part of the story.

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Three Ways Institutional Investors Could Increase RPA Success

Accenture Capital Markets

The traditional RPA approach used by large financial services players usually doesn’t easily work in institutional investing. This is mostly because a large share of the total spend is related to front-office costs that RPA does not address, such as staff compensation, investment management fees and deal costs.

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Don’t sleep on emerging markets fixed income

The TRADE

With the advent of an ever-more technologically innovative and globally connected capital markets sphere, fixed income emerging markets (EM) have demonstrably become an increasingly appealing area of interest for investors. If we consider the more liquid bonds in the EM market, it is full of potential.

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The Big Interview: Laura-Jane Purnell

The TRADE

I began my buy-side journey on the ETF capital markets team, a product and market infrastructure I had no experience of, which was incredibly exciting and daunting at the same time. One which is fluid with respect to information flow, delivers real-time liquidity, and creates alpha opportunities to benefit our clients.

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Eyes on a new prize: How outsourced trading has taken off and why the attention is now turning to larger managers

The TRADE

The pandemic marked a seminal moment across the capital markets, effectively drawing a line between the old world and the new. In addition, the biggest risk to the business will be internalisation, and one case of this can be found in the decision reversal at Railpen.

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