MARKET NEWS
Pellous steps up at Aviva Investors
Fabrice Pellous has been promoted to head of global high yield at Aviva Investors.
Based in London, he reports to global head of fixed income...
Markets mourn Cassandra Seier
Markets are mourning Cassandra Seier, who passed away this weekend.
Throughout her almost 30-year career, Seier held numerous senior roles and she spent more than...
FIX Paris: Bond axes multitude does not reflect liquidity quality
Panellists at FIX Paris said the proliferation of credit axes comes as a result of platforms rating liquidity providers on the basis of the...
Piper promoted at Piper Sandler
Michael Piper has been promoted to head of fixed income at Piper Sandler, effective Q1 2026.
Based in Texas, he reports to the investment bank’s...
Correction: Trading Technologies reported revenues
In a previous story Trading Technologies revenues were incorrectly reported. As a private company, Trading Technologies does not report its financials publicly.
The company has...
S&P Global offers private credit risk management service
S&P Global has released a compliance management solution for credit risk management, designed for private credit and collateralised loan obligation (CLO) managers.
The launch coincides...
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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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RESEARCH
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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Crunching liquidity data
Sifting the sands of market data for gems of price and liquidity requires a build of mapping and analytical technology often beyond the resources...
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...
Technology : AI paradigms for bond trading
Understanding types of machine learning is key to building automation in bond markets, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds.
The difficulties of applying artificial intelligence (AI) and...
Origination: BMO issues US$1 billion in 60-year notes
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has issued US$1 billion in additional tier 1 limited recourse capital notes (LCRN).
The series six LCRNs have a 6.875%...
Insights: US policy shift could reduce central bank cuts
Trump’s inward-oriented US policies will drive a rise in inflation, put upward pressure on interest rates and prevent central banks from making aggressive cuts,...
Greenan joins Aquis
John Greenan has joined Aquis Exchange as director of technologies.
Based in London, Greenan is responsible for the sales and contracting activities of the firm’s...
Invesco’s 2023 Fixed income outlook: ‘A promising year after a painful selloff’
Invesco has published its outlook for fixed income markets in 2023, noting that valuations now look more attractive, and yields are higher than they...
Aegon: Emerging market debt strong as sovereign default fears dissipate
Emerging Market Debt (EMD) is enjoying a “favourable” start to 2024, with growth, falling inflation and monetary easing trends across emerging economies acting as...
Ediphy Markets launches Ediphy Credit
Ediphy Markets has launched Ediphy Credit, a service to help institutional asset managers access better liquidity in corporate bonds. Ediphy Credit combines data analytics...
US liquidity costs spiked more violently than in Europe
Bid-ask spreads have widened massively in recent weeks, according to MarketAxess CP+ data, with the price in US investment grade nearly doubling in the...
AxeTrading receives €2 million investment from Illuminate Financial
AxeTrading, a provider of fixed income trading technology, has announced a strategic investment of €2 million from Illuminate Financial Management, a venture capital firm...
European Women in Finance: Isabelle Girolami – A fresh attitude to risk
Isabelle Girolami has been CEO of LCH Ltd. since 1 November 2019. She has since had to deal with a global pandemic requiring employees...
