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Loyer promoted at AXA IM

Yannig Loyer has been named global head of trading, securities financing and derivatives at AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). He was appointed ahead of...

TradeTech FX: Multi-asset trading success conditional on buy-side objectives

The value of multi-asset trading desks to an investment manager is conditional on the goals of the buy-side firm aligning with the firm. At TradeTech...

Deming joins CalPERS from Allianz GI

Amy Deming has been named investment director with responsibility for investment controls and operational risk at California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the US...

UBS’s Slade announces major changes in DCM team

David Slade, global co-head of leveraged and debt capital markets (LDCM) at UBS has announced in an internal memo, seen by The DESK, that...

FILS USA 2023: Fed has lost investors’ confidence in guidance

The Federal Reserve’s constant mistakes on forward guidance have lost the confidence of some buy-side firms in its ability to predict outlooks. Speaking at...

Bondecosystem and TransFICC partner for bond market connectivity

Outsourced connectivity specialist Bondecosystem has partnered with financial technology provider TransFICC, to deliver a low-latency execution and connectivity service to electronic fixed income venues. The...

Britannia Global Markets appoints Alex Cooper as senior sales trader

Britannia Global Markets, a UK-based firm specialising in derivatives broking across multiple asset classes, has appointed Alex Cooper as a senior sales trader. Cooper will...

Review: Mixed bond trading revenues in choppy first quarter

Banks have seen mixed results from bond trading in the first quarter of 2023, across credit and rates, while electronic trading platforms have seen...

Jefferies’ bond desks have an outstanding start to 2023

Investment banking firm Jefferies saw fixed income trading revenues jump 62% to US$590 million for the six months to May 2023, from US$364 million....