UPDATED: UBS continues to swing axe
UBS, the investment banking giant has reportedly cut further jobs from its markets division, with many people internally fearing more jobs are to go,...
EM in ‘limbo’ provides trading and pricing challenges
Emerging market bond funds have seen outflows continue to slow significantly, with Morgan Stanley’s analysts estimating it at US$1.8 billion, equating to about 0.42%...
Viewpoint : The importance of the market maker : Igor Burlakov
Better execution through sell-side innovation
Igor Burlakov, head of Capital Markets at Sova Capital sees the impact of lower rates and reduced volatility impacting trading...
Bajaj Finserv Asset Management adopts Bloomberg AIM
Bajaj Finserv Asset Management Limited (BFAML), has adopted AIM, the Bloomberg order and investment management system (O/IMS).
BFAML reportedly selected Bloomberg AIM in an effort...
Alignment Systems expands team to support demand for front office analytics
Front office technology specialist Alignment Systems has expanded its team to better support buy-side client who are striving to use data more effectively in...
Oliver Haste joins Propellant.digital
Bond market analytics provider, Propellant.digital, has announced that Oliver Haste has joined as head of EMEA product, Propellant’s second senior appointment in five weeks,...
Karim Awenat – naturally curious
Karim Awenat, Invesco's head of fixed income trading, London discusses the skillsets, culture and technology needed to navigate the bond markets.
What are the challenges...
Tradeweb announces first fully electronic SOFR swap spread trade
Market operator Tradeweb reports it has completed the first fully electronic institutional Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) swap spread trade. BlackRock and JP Morgan...
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...
What bond traders need to know about today’s TP ICAP / Liquidnet deal
Broker dealer TP ICAP has agreed to buy block-trading market operator Liquidnet, with Nicolas Breteau, CEO of TP ICAP, putting the growth of Liquidnet’s...
