BlackRock CEO backs blended active/passive bond portfolios
Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of investment giant BlackRock, has advocated the use of blended active and passive portfolios to optimise fixed income investments.
In...
Risk of fiscal crisis in US from growing federal debt
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found that if current laws governing taxes and spending generally remained unchanged, the federal...
How much credit should dealers get – and for how much risk?
There is a tension between best execution obligations and the longer-term value of a dealer supporting liquidity provision. Buy-side traders are aware that their...
JP Morgan restricted from onboarding new venues and fined US$350 million
JP Morgan has been fined US$350 million and may not onboard new trading venues without receiving prior written non-objection from the Federal Reserve Bank...
Lisa Opoku joins Tradeweb board
Tradeweb Markets has appointed Lisa Opoku to its board of directors, effective 7 March 2024. Opoku has more than 30 years of industry experience,...
Lars Salmon: On internal strength
Fidelity International has homegrown internal expertise and tech, to support a fixed income trading team that can weather all markets.
Lars Salmon is head of...
Liquidnet Credit revenue hits £11 million, splits from Liquidnet Equities
Liquidnet Credit, part of interdealer broker, data and services provider TP ICAP, saw revenues grew to £11 million in 2023 according to a spokesperson...
Exclusive: Karim Awenat promoted at Invesco
Karim Awenat has been promoted to head of EMEA and APAC macro trading at Invesco, which has assets under management of US$1.6 trillion. Awenat...
Daniel Collins swaps gold for rates at Aurel BGC
Daniel Collins has joined Aurel BGC to head up its futures and options (F&O) rates team in Dubai, a month after winning a gold...
Lutnick on FMX vs CME: “Put us toe-to-toe in the ring and we’re on.”
Interdealer brokers and market operator BGC Group intends to launch its futures exchange for US Treasury and SOFR contracts this summer to compete with...
