MUFG taps into tokenised govies
MUFG has launched a proof-of-concept (PoC) for on-chain Japanese government bond (JGB) repo transactions, following on the success of international initiatives.
Activity will take place...
Trumid latest to partner with DirectBooks
Trumid has joined the ranks of electronic trading providers connecting to DirectBook’s primary bond issuance workflows.
DirectBooks announced similar partnerships with MarketAxess and Bloomberg earlier...
Audisio swaps Morgan Stanley for Barclays
Max Audisio has joined Barclays Investment Bank as vice president of fixed income sales.
He is based in Zurich.
Barclays IB reported £7.986 billion in total...
Scotiabank issues 10-year bonds
The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) issued CAD$1.25 billion in 10-year bonds in early July, and announced an interest rate reset on a further...
Hussain reemerges at Amundi
Azhar Hussain has joined Amundi as a portfolio manager and head of global high yield.
He is based in London.
Investment manager Amundi reported €2.6 trillion...
De Giorgi leads EMEA at Apollo
Diego De Giorgi has joined Apollo Global Management as head of EMEA. He is based in London.
In its Q2 financial results, Apollo reported US$1...
Cboe expands SFT clearing to fixed income
Cboe Clear Europe will soon offer securities financing transactions (SFT) clearing to fixed income instruments, expanding its SFT central clearing capabilities.
From 24 August, users...
US Treasury clearing readiness assessed
Industry preparation for US Treasury cash clearing “has advanced significantly” this year, though “meaningful work remains” before the 31 December 2026 deadline.
Those are high-level...
Kim swaps PineBridge for Fidelity International
Keong Kim has joined Fidelity International as an emerging markets fixed income trader. He is based in London.
Fidelity International holds a reported US$1.18 trillion...
Fixed income trading withers in shadow of equities, European banks say
Fixed income trading remains a two-tiered race in European banking, with Q2 seeing BNP Paribas and Barclays continue their see-saw journey and Societe Generale...
