How traders weathered the Treasury sell-off
The US Treasury’s auction of seven-year notes last Thursday saw the lowest investor appetite ever, according to some sources, leaving primary dealers holding the...
RPMI Railpen confirms trading to be insourced
RPMI Railpen, which represents the UK’s railway workers pension fund, has confirmed plans to internalise its trading desk, which is expected to be operational...
Aité: Buy-side desk sophistication is driving EMS innovation
A new report by analyst firm Aité, entitled, ‘OMS/EMS Convergence in the Cloud: Better Together’, author Spencer Mindlin has identified two major trends in...
Glue42 aims to boost buy and sell-side internal collaboration
Glue42, the desktop tools integration specialist, has released a new version of its open-source platform, Glue42 Core. The new release, version 2.0, is designed...
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...
valantic integrates Overbond’s pricing and liquidity scoring into dealer FICC trading systems
Overbond’s COBI-Pricing LIVE has been integrated into valantic FSA ’s electronic fixed income, currency and commodity (eFICC) trading systems. COBI-Pricing LIVE is a customisable...
SGX, Trumid and Hillhouse Capital to launch new Asian bond trading platform
Trumid, Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Hillhouse Capital have formed a joint venture, XinTru, to better support liquidity and execution in the Asian bond market...
Lothian joins SMBC Nikko Securities America; BNP Paribas poaches Guglieri
Andrew Lothian, a veteran of the credit trading markets, has joined SMBC Nikko Securities America’s credit trading desk. Lothian, whose career as a trader...
RLAM appoints Kevin Flood as head of dealing
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) announces the appointment of Kevin Flood as head of dealing. Flood has been with RLAM for nearly three years...
On The DESK: Chris Perryman: Boxing clever through emerging markets
Chris Perryman combines the brains to integrate quant strategies with the brawn of strong relationships ensuring PineBridge delivers best execution for investors.
Biography: Chris Perryman...
