Trumid growing HY market share
By Flora McFarlane.
Trumid has announced trading volumes of US$2 billion in January 2018, more than doubling 2017 figures, with daily averages of over US$100mm...
Chappell leaves Nordea IM as head of fixed income trading
Brett Chappell has left Nordea Investment Managers as head of fixed income trading, with his role being filled temporarily by Jakob Jessen, executive director...
MarketAxess reports record electronic trading volumes for January
By Flora McFarlane.
MarketAxess, electronic trading platform for fixed income securities, has reported that January was a record month for daily and monthly trading volumes,...
Greenwich Associates: Buy side negative on CLOB for US treasuries
By Flora McFarlane.
Only 16% of buy-side firms thought using a central limit order book (CLOBs) would have a positive impact on trading US treasuries,...
Paul Squires to join Invesco
Paul Squires is to join Invesco as head of EMEA Equity Trading, the asset management firm has confirmed, leaving his role as head of...
MEP slams precursor to ‘EU Bond’
A feasibility study into sovereign bond-backed securities (SBSS), published by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has been slammed by Markus Ferber, German conservative...
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...
SSGA launches new bond ETF on Barclays Global Aggregate index
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched the SPDR Barclays Global Aggregate UCITS exchange traded fund (ETF). The fund is available unhedged on the...
Fixed income’s slow adaptation to payment for research
By Flora McFarlane
While MiFID II’s unbundling rules across the board are in full swing, fixed income is still getting used to the accompanying cultural...
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Top trends in fixed income electronification for 2018
By Flora McFarlane.
Analyst firm Aite Group has predicted six electronification trends for fixed income in 2018, highlighting further room for expansion for fintech firms,...