MARKET NEWS
Credit Suisse and Crédit Agricole lose EC fine appeals
Credit Suisse and Crédit Agricole have lost their appeals to avoid €28.4 in fines for competition rule infringement, initially imposed by the European Commission...
Eric Heleine leaves Groupama AM, joins AXA IM
Eric Heleine has joined AXA IM as head of electronic trading and data, effective 1 December. He reports to Yannig Loyer, global head of...
FCA publishes new transparency requirements
The FCA has published its policy statement on the UK post-trade transparency regime for bonds and derivatives, effective 1 December 2025. Through the changes,...
David Fellah joins Broadridge
Expanding its AI and data division, Broadridge has appointed David Fellah as the firm’s first vice president of AI trading solutions. Based in New...
John Johnson joins UBS Asset Management
UBS Asset Management has appointed John Johnson as an execution trader.
Based in Chicago, he reports to Theodore Drury, regional head of trading, Americas.
Johnson has...
Hamza Hoummady made head of European rates trading at Barclays
Barclays Investment Bank has named Hamza Hoummady as head of European rates trading, promoting him from head of EMEA non-linear rates trading, rates structuring...
FEATURES
Matt Howell: Building a centre of excellence for derivatives trading
Matt Howell reveals how T Rowe Price optimised its derivatives trading capabilities ahead of the expected boom in trading activity this year.
How are the...
US vs Europe: The transatlantic divide for corporate bond traders
The DESK examines the different sizes, protocols and feedback traders can use on each side of the Atlantic to execute corporate bond orders.
While US...
When not to use portfolio trading
Portfolio trading cannot please all of the people all of the time.
The success of portfolio trading (PT) as a protocol has taken bond markets...
The DESK: Systematic trading
The DESK discusses effective systematic trading, the benefits to end investors, and the skills needed to create and run systematic workflows with Chris Minck,...
Primary ignition – at both ends
Politics are being sidelined in the battle for efficiency in primary markets for buyers and for issuers
The top operational priority for buy-side traders in...
Meet the consolidated tape contenders
Europe’s development of a consolidated tape for trading data now has clear front runners and benefits.
Three firms have confirmed they will compete to be...
PROFILES
RESEARCH
August: US Treasuries record first trillion-dollar ADNV
US Treasuries had their first trillion-dollar month in August thanks to a surprise rate hike from the Bank of Japan and ongoing fiscal uncertainty...
PAST PROFILES
FROM THE ARCHIVES
The pros and cons of record issuance
Bond markets typically see increased liquidity around a bond shortly after it is issued. However, this does not mean that markets are automatically more...
SGX CDP live with Marketnode DLT direct-to-depository service for bond issuers
Singapore Exchange’s Central Depository (SGX CDP) has made a blockchain-enabled bond issuance platform available to market participants. Developed by Marketnode, an SGX Group-Temasek digital...
Revisiting corporate credit amidst market volatility
By Edward Perks (Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions).
In 2018, rising inflation, higher US interest rates and escalating trade tensions...
EXCLUSIVE: abrdn’s automation journey sees no-touch jump
Louise Drummond, global head of investment execution at abrdn, discusses the firm’s path towards workflow automation – an achievement that has been almost a...
Achintya Mangla to head up financing for investment banking at Citi
Citi has named Achintya Mangla head of financing for investment banking.
In the newly created role, Mangla will report to head of banking Vis Raghavan...
FCA fines PwC £15m over failure to report suspected fraud at LCF
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Big Four consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for failing to report to the regulator their belief that London Capital...
Sherpa Edge goes live
Outsourced trading provider, Sherpa Edge Trading, has gone live with Reception and Transmission of Order (RTO) services out of its offices in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The...
Lynge Jensen to join Danske Bank AM
Frank Lynge Jensen is to join Danske Bank Asset Management as a fixed income trader, having left outsourced trading provider, Sherpa Edge.
In a statement...
OpenDoor nets US$10 million in continuing push for growth
By Flora McFarlane.
New Jersey-based startup trading platform OpenDoor Securities has completed a third US$10 million investment round, which will facilitate new front office hires...
Secondary volumes in 2021 outpace 2020 sell-off implying greater liquidity
The first quarter of 2021 saw record volume in US and European investment grade trading volume. This is surprising on several fronts, with significant...
MeTheMoneyShow – Episode 23 (M&A: Liquidnet & BIDS Trading)
Dan Barnes and Terry Flanagan discuss the recent M&A activity over Liquidnet and BIDS Trading.
Me The Money Show Episode 23 from Markets Media on...
Analysis: Electronic trading across US and European bond markets
Electronic trading of US credit erupted in May 2024, according to analysis of the US credit market by Coalition Greenwich. It found that investment...
