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Jefferies increases credit focus with Hildene acquisition
Jefferies has acquired 50% interest in Hildene Holding Company, parent company of credit-focused Hildene Capital Management and its affiliates.
Hildene Capital Management holds more than...
Lord Abbett invests in IMTC
IMTC has closed a US$12 million Series A funding round, with Lord Abbett joining its ranks of investors.
The round was led by fintech-focused venture...
Simpler bond liquidity assessments diverge on either side of the Channel
British and European authorities are actively aiming to simplify bond liquidity and transparency regimes, but divergent reporting deferral rules for rates and credit, as...
Justesen joins Muzinich
Jakob Justesen has joined Muzinich as a fixed income trader. He is based in London.
Privately owned investment firm Muzinich specialises in public and private...
FIM Partners appoints emerging market debt trader
FIM Partners has hired Nicholas Nellis as a portfolio manager and trader focused on emerging-market debt.
He joins the London and Dubai-based investment manager after...
UK bond CTP suspension lifted
Etrading Software can finally sign the UK bond consolidated tape provider contract, with Ediphy consenting to the High Court suspension being lifted.
CEO Chris Murphy...
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Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ iBoxx total return based futures traded...
Trade size growth undercuts European bond market ‘equitification’
Since 2023 European corporate bond markets have seen trades size grow, as trading platforms report increasing volumes
“If we break down electronic trading growth in European...
The pretenders, and kingmakers, to the bond throne
Dealers are backing several new trading platforms who are fighting major incumbents for market share.
In the bond market, the trading platform landscape has been...
Declaration of dependence
US president to oversee financial institution regulation amid deregulation drive.
Executive orders signed by US president, Donald Trump, have given him oversight of all US...
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Bond traders predict data science/AI use explosion in 2026
The DESK’s Corporate Bond Liquidity Access Survey, supported by LTX, finds trading desks are on the cusp of change.
Buy-side traders see 2026 as a turning...
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Tradeweb sees credit default swap volume double in March
Tradeweb has reported total trading volume for March 2022 of US$28.2 trillion, with US$811 billion in credit default swaps, up from US$330 billion in...
Buy-side firms may dominate front office tech
Buy-side firms need to make secular decisions about whether to buy or sell technology to other asset managers. Dan Barnes reports.
In April, CEO of...
T Rowe Price picks IMTC for SMA launch
T Rowe Price has chosen IMTC to support its fixed income separately managed accounts (SMA) services.
Global asset manager T Rowe Price holds approximately US$1.65...
Lisa Opoku joins Tradeweb board
Tradeweb Markets has appointed Lisa Opoku to its board of directors, effective 7 March 2024. Opoku has more than 30 years of industry experience,...
Insights & Analysis: Market participants must prepare for the unexpected, ESAs say
Despite a broadly positive environment, ongoing geopolitical developments and economic uncertainties mean that financial market participants should be more vigilant than ever, according to...
Schroders’ former head traders return to senior roles
Rob McGrath, former global head of trading at Schroders, and Nick Robinson, former head of trading for Fixed Income and Active FX at Schroders,...
The winners in the primary market
In the bond issuance markets, there have been a few subtle changes in the top five most successful banks for syndication, and less subtle...
E-trading static but competition rises in US rates
Although US rates trading volumes were up 20% year-on-year, the proportion of that volume e-traded remained static. “We don’t expect this metric to move...
Eurex consolidates asset classes trading and clearing
Eurex has consolidated its equity/index, fixed income, currency and repo operations into two business lines, and named Robbert Booij head of financial derivatives.
The firm...
MarketAxess launches MKTX US Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond Index
Bond market operator, MarketAxess, has launched the MKTX US Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond Index (MKTX 400 Index). The launch of MarketAxess’ first tradable...
US credit issuance tailing off over summer?
June 2024 has seen US corporate bond issuance levels only slightly higher than those seen in June 2023, after record levels at the start...
FIM Partners appoints emerging market debt trader
FIM Partners has hired Nicholas Nellis as a portfolio manager and trader focused on emerging-market debt.
He joins the London and Dubai-based investment manager after...
