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While rates trading hummed in Q3, “cockroaches” hide

Jamie Dimon, CEO at JP Morgan, warned that recent corporate blow-ups may presage wider credit issues: “When you see one cockroach, there are probably...

US credit issuance hit record highs in September

US credit issuance was at its highest level since May 2020 at the start of September, pushing average daily notional volumes up 4% year-on-year...

US rates volatility, e-trading decline in September

E-trading was down five percentage points year-on-year (YoY) and one percentage point month-on-month (MoM) in US rates over September, taking 54% of overall volumes. Dealer-to-client...

The de-dollarisation debate

Investors see their short duration positions getting longer this year, with a shift to EM debt, and a multi-decade case for de-dollarisation, attendees at...

Private credit: “Don’t get involved now!”

Louis Gargour, chief investment officer at LNG Capital gave this late-cycle warning at a FILS panel dedicated to alternative investment in private credit. He...

“Vested interests” scupper primary markets electronification progresses

Bond markets are electronifying fast in secondary markets and efforts have been made in primary markets too. However, the level of progress was hotly...

Societe Generale hires Anu Iyanda

Societe Generale has appointed Anu Iyanda as an emerging markets credit trader in London. Iyanda joins from HSBC, where he spent over three years trading...

“Artificial Intelligence won‘t replace actual intelligence”

Rising stars of the industry are keen to embrace new technology and work with senior colleagues – and if given the right opportunities, their...

FI at “beginner’s stage of execution automation”

Traders are increasingly using new technologies to aggregate data, identify trends, and improve execution performance. The industry has long trailed equities in its adoption...