AxeTrading founders step back from management
AxeTrading has announced that the founders of the firm, together with other members of the Board, have agreed that in order to address “the...
Robeco’s equity desk engages Goldman Sachs analytics in FlexTRADER
Robeco is live and in production with Goldman Sachs pre-trade cluster analytics and market impact estimates within FlexTRADER execution management system (EMS). The service...
Why are European IG Bid-Ask spreads widening?
Liquidity in the European corporate bond market is becoming more expensive in both high yield (HY) and investment grade (IG) trading. According to MarketAxess...
FILS US 2023: Trading protocols urgently need to evolve, says All-Star Panel
Panelists speaking on the All-star Protocol Predictions Panel in Nashville this week agreed that, love it or hate it, the request for quote (RFQ)...
Franklin Templeton to buy Putnam Investments
Franklin Templeton has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Putnam Investments from Great-West for approximately US$925 million largely in equities.
Great-West will become...
thinkFolio connects with Lucera’s LumeALFA Analytics and Neptune Axes
IHS Markit, the information, analytics and solutions provider, has established connectivity between its thinkFolio investment management platform and Lucera and Neptune, to support access...
Tradeweb monthly ADV up 20% year-on-year
Market operator Tradeweb has reported a total trading volume of US$19.8 trillion for August 2021 across its electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and...
Keep an eye on bank issuance
Bank bond issuance is expected to pick up this year according to research by Morgan Stanley analysts. With deposits proving less attractive as a...
Flow Traders: Algos supported 20% of bond flows in 2022
A new white paper from exchange traded fund (ETF) market maker, Flow Traders, estimates that in the past two to three years, credit algos...
People: Hunter leaves MarketAxess; Louchard at AXA IM
Nichola Hunter has left MarketAxess as head of its rates business. Hunter joined the firm in 2020 when it acquired government bond marketplace LiquidityEdge,...