Buy side

Internal crossing for US bond trading needs ‘principles-based’ approach

Buy-side firms have roundly supported Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposals to allow internal crossing of fixed income trades in the US market, however...

Aegon AM wins short-dated investment grade bond mandates

Aegon Asset Management’s reports it has won two UK clients totalling £325 million for its short-dated investment grade bond strategy, with a further mandate...

How the ICMA got firm on bond pricing

Buy-side traders have long decried the lack of executable price in bond markets. For the best part of a decade the electrification of these...

Traders note FCA ‘rebundling’ exposes misunderstanding of bond market

The UK market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a consultation paper (CP) on existing MiFID II rules, which includes a proposed...

Meraki Global Advisors hires fixed income trader from Loomis, Sayles, & Company

Meraki Global Advisors has hired Meghan Siripurapu as a managing director at the firm’s Park City Headquarters in the USA, to meet the growing...

On The DESK : Alex Brause : The central bank’s buy-side trader

Balancing leadership and discipline with greater autonomy in trading. Alexander Brause speaks to The DESK and explains his role as head of fixed income...

Brooksbank named senior portfolio manager at Vanguard

Vanguard has named Dale Brooksbank as senior portfolio manager. Brooksbank has a long career as a well-respected and senior buy-side trader, with a strong...

BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints new global head of trading

BNP Paribas Asset Management has appointed Inés de Trémiolles as global head of trading within its Global Trading Function. de Trémiolles will join on...