E-trading on the rise in Japanese bonds
Japan’s initially slow adoption of e-trading is increasing in pace as local investors seek liquidity in local and foreign markets, according to a recent...
James Crammond joins Forte Securities
Forte Securities has appointed James Crammond as an electronic sales trader. He is based in London.
Crammond has more than 25 years of industry experience...
Cary Eggleston joins Canaccord Genuity Group
Canaccord Genuity Group has appointed Cary Eggleston as head of CEEMEA fixed income sales and trading.
In the London-based role, Eggleston is responsible for the...
Bank of England to embrace repo for liquidity management
Moving away from crisis-driven monetary actions, the Bank of England plans to manage liquidity through repurchase agreement (repo) practices rather than by purchasing large...
Purva Patel swaps Nuveen for First Eagle
Independent, privately owned investment management firm First Eagle Investments has appointed Purva Patel as managing director and senior investment specialist of the high yield...
ASEAN exchanges push for sustainability progress
Executives at ASEAN exchanges have agreed on four proof-of-concepts to follow over the next three years, continuing their sustainability initiatives.
The objectives, determined at the...
Voice trading remains prevalent in Treasury trading
Citadel Securities is conducting a third of its Treasury risk by voice, according to a representative. Kevin McPartland, head of research, market structure and...
Markets run on mobile as Microsoft viral patch decimates systems
“Nothing’s working,” said one trader. “Everyone’s on their mobile device. Some banks are up, Bloomberg is up, but I can’t trade as I can’t...
China sets its sights on opening up for foreign trade
Following its third plenum, the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has adopted the ‘Resolution of the Central Committee of the...
The ‘venue’ question raised by ESMA’s new order execution consultation
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is consulting on the development of technical standards (RTS) specifying the criteria for establishing and assessing the...
