Finanstilsynet: Portfolio manager “abused his position” by flipping bonds and self-trading
The senior portfolio manager for Norwegian investment firm Kraft Finans, Øivind Thorstensen, was piggy-backing on client investment in new bond issues, in order to...
LedgerEdge selects Eventus for DLT-based corporate bond platform
LedgerEdge, the corporate bond trading platform being developed on distributed ledger technology (DLT), has selected Validus, a real-time trade surveillance platform built by Eventus...
Overbond and IPC partner on voice-to-AI supporting bond trading automation
Overbond has partnered with IPC, the communications and cloud connectivity service provider, to integrate IPC’s point-of-trade voice transaction data into Overbond’s artificial intelligence (AI)...
Symphony acquires StreetLinx
Symphony has acquired the counterparty mapping platform StreetLinx, thereby adding over 200 institutional counterparties to the 1000+ institutions it reports are currently using Symphony....
Eaton named CEO at digital bond platform Nivaura
Capital markets fintech Nivaura has appointed Scott Eaton as its new chief executive officer. Eaton brings three decades of experience in leadership roles in...
Tradeweb joins forces with Boerse Stuttgart, sees Q2 revenues up 19%
Market operator Tradeweb is partnering with Boerse Stuttgart to offer the German exchange’s users direct access to liquidity in US bond trading. The exchange...
THETA hires Flanagan amid whirlwind of connectivity ahead of launch
THETA, the specialist provider of buy-side trading technology as a service, has appointed Paul Flanagan as strategic sales advisor, managing relationships with buy-side firms.
Flanagan...
Bloomberg launches market-driven daily credit risk indicator
Bloomberg is offering its Market-Implied Probability of Default (MIPD) product, a market-driven creditworthiness indicator, to both Enterprise Data and Bloomberg Terminal clients globally. MIPD...
Mike O’Brien made co-director global income at Eaton Vance
Michael O’Brien has been promoted to co-director global income at Eaton Vance, from his role as director of global trading, which he held since...
PGGM joins Glimpse Markets
Dutch asset manager PGGM has joined buy-side bond data sharing platform Glimpse Markets.
“I’m delighted to welcome PGGM to the Glimpse data sharing network...
