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O’Kelly appointed head trader at RPMI Railpen as it insources trading

RPMI Railpen, which represents the UK’s railway workers pension fund, has hired Tom O’Kelly as head trader. The scheme manages around £30 billion for...

Pre-fight analysis: The weigh-in for CME vs FMX

The launch of FMX, the derivatives exchange chaired by Howard Lutnick, CEO of interdealer broker and services provider BGC Group, sets out a potentially...

FILS US 2026: Buy-side traders say AI’s promise is tempered by fiduciary responsibility

Leading fixed income desks are embracing artificial intelligence and automation, but panellists at a recent industry summit warned that client obligations must remain the...

Simon McGhee joins Virtu Financial

Simon McGhee has joined Virtu Financial, the electronic market maker, covering exchange traded products and fixed income sales trading. McGhee has worked in the...

FILS 2022: 7IM selects Bloomberg AIM and PORT to streamline trade workflow

Investment manager 7IM has adopted Bloomberg’s AIM order management system (OMS), to support the firm’s focus on achieving an efficient target operating model to...

Citadel Securities’ new hires are reinforcing US credit market expansion

Citadel Securities has seen a spate of hirings on its credit trading teams in January 2024, supporting its expansion into the corporate bond space...

Dan Hinxman joins Bloomberg

Bloomberg has hired Dan Hinxman as head of European credit electronic trading following his departure from Liquidnet last year. Hinxman was a managing director...

Angela Lobo hired by Jefferies

Angela Lobo has joined Jefferies as head of eSales & sales chief operating officer (COO). Lobo, highly experienced and well-regarded in the electronic sales...