Imogen Hepsworth joins Federated Hermes as trading desk expansion continues
Federated Hermes has announced the continued growth of its trading desk, with the appointment of Imogen Hepsworth - previously of MarketAxess - as a...
UBS AM: Central bank mandates could change as deficit spend grows
Barry Gill, head of investments, UBS Asset Management has said that the market volatility seen in US markets following Trump’s 2016 election victory may...
Juan Landazabal appointed COO Investments at GAM
Veteran of fixed income trading, Juan Landazabal, was promoted to chief operations officer (COO) for investments at asset manager GAM at the end of...
JP Morgan cleaned up in Q4 2023 fixed income trading
JP Morgan’s fixed income markets revenue for fourth quarter 2023 were US$4 billion, up 8% YoY, driven by higher revenue in the securitised products...
Beijing Stock Exchange launches corporate bond trading
The Beijing Stock Exchange opened its corporate bond market on 15 January 2024 following testing of cash bond trading and clearing on 13 January....
Industry bodies rail against new US capital rules
Trade bodies have set their stalls against the introduction of planned capital rules in the US, which would create additional costs for banks seeking...
Christie Goncalves joins Rathbones
Christie Goncalves has been hired by Rathbones as an assistant portfolio manager (APM), following her departure from Vanguard.
She will operate as APM in the...
Liquidnet sees surge in e-trading activity, ‘record-breaking’ week for Europe’s primary market
Liquidnet has reported a record-breaking week for electronic new issues trading for the week commencing 8 January. Records were broken in terms of volumes,...
Voya announces leadership-succession plan for Voya Investment Management
Voya Investment Management CEO Christine Hurtsellers is to retire later this year, becoming a strategic advisor to the company until her retirement.
Hurtsellers said, “The...
FINRA publishes annual regulatory oversight report
FINRA has published its Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, providing member firms with insights and observations to help strengthen their compliance programmes. New topics covered...