Trade size growth undercuts European bond market ‘equitification’
Since 2023 European corporate bond markets have seen trades size grow, as trading platforms report increasing volumes
“If we break down electronic trading growth in European...
Ham leads Barclays IB
Alex Ham has been named global chairman of investment banking at Barclays, effective early 2026.
In the London-based role, Ham is responsible for furthering Barclays’...
Investor Demand: Ermotti says tariff uncertainty took Spring out of investors’ step
Sergio Ermotti, group CEO at UBS, has said the usually positive investor sentiment in the Spring season was severely watered down by tariff uncertainty.
“The...
Gensler confirmed to depart SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that its 33rd Chair, Gary Gensler, will step down from the Commission effective at 12:00 pm on...
Liquidity provider profile: Millennium Advisors
The DESK looks at fixed income liquidity providers business models in depth.
This month, we spoke with Millennium Advisors' Laurent Paulhac, group CEO and Caroline...
Dealers face crunch on platform trading costs
As bid-ask spreads tighten and fees rise, dealers question making markets in credit.
It does not take a quant to understand that tighter bid-ask spreads...
EMCA 2024 WINNER – Instinet Positive Change Visionary
EMCAs – Stacey Parsons, Winner of the Instinet Positive Change, Visionary award, 2024
Stacey Parsons, managing director of capital markets and head of fixed income...
Analysis: BNP Paribas / AXA IM merger as French AMs roll up
The BNP Paribas Group has entered into exclusive negotiations with AXA to acquire 100% of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), representing close to €850...
Fink: BlackRock’s private credit strategy ties Prequin and Aladdin
In BlackRock’s second quarter (Q2) earnings call, CEO and chairman, Larry Fink, has set out the firm’s vision of expansion into private credit markets.
He...
Pluta leaves Tradeweb; Clack joins as CAO
Multi-asset market operator Tradeweb has announced that Tom Pluta will leave the firm after just two years as president, effective 30 September 2024. He...
