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NTT issues bumper offshore bond offering

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) issued US$10.48 billion in new bonds on 1 July, split across US dollar, euro and GBP denominations. The largest two...

Could the ICE-MarketAxess tie-up intensify battle for US credit e-trading?

As US credit trading becomes increasingly electronic, could ICE’s planned acquisition of MarketAxess further intensify competition among e-trading platforms? Trader TV speaks to Lucy...

VanderMass joins Sona

Rich VanderMass has joined Sona Asset Management as a portfolio manager. He is based in New York. Boutique asset management firm Sona specialises in credit investing,...

Investors favour ATSs to act on FOMC data

Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings are one of the largest drivers of US rates trading activity, according to Coalition Greenwich research, and are...

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...