Sell-side trader

Deutsche Bank fortifies its fixed income offering, announces systematic internaliser

By Flora McFarlane. Deutsche Bank has signalled its intent in the fixed income game, with the German bank the first to say it will register...

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,...

Demotivated dealers

By Flora McFarlane. Sell-side bond trading is losing its lustre for traders, according to Greenwich Associates research. Increasing automation and regulatory changes may be the...

ING’s AI is smarter at pricing bonds

By Flora McFarlane. ING has launched Katana, a new artificially intelligent (AI) bond trading tool which uses predictive analytics to help price trades for clients....

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...

Trumid picks EM head and launches EM Attributed Trading

Bond market operator, Trumid, has hired Ben Sobel as head of emerging markets (EM). He has over 15 years of experience in EM, in...

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...

Hamza Hoummady made head of European rates trading at Barclays

Barclays Investment Bank has named Hamza Hoummady as head of European rates trading, promoting him from head of EMEA non-linear rates trading, rates structuring...

Bond-trading broker-dealer charged for allegedly bankrupting firm

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Keith Wakefield, a former managing director and head of fixed income trading at IFS Securities, an...