Signalling risk in credit, if one counterparty is 50% volume
How do you avoid information leakage? Does this change if half the market is trading with a single counterparty? Knowing that electronic market maker,...
Two thirds of bond issuers meet 2025 targets by June
Issuers are meeting their targets early this year as they get used to unpredictable markets, according to Mike Koerkemeier, global head of capital markets at...
China opens up repo market with Bloomberg partnership
China’s Bond Connect programme has partnered with Bloomberg as it seeks to improve renminbi (RMB) bond market liquidity and boost foreign investment.
Bond Connect, run...
The Book: Who will drive reform in primary markets?
Primary market practices are under pressure to change, however the urgency and direction given for adaptation are often skewed by specific market participant groups.
The...
Tim Hill joins MUFG Securities Americas
MUFG Securities Americas has appointed Tim Hill as a director, focused on investment grade credit trading.
Hill joins from Goldman Sachs, where he began his...
Tradeweb expands data access through AWS collaboration
Market operator Tradeweb is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to broaden access to its US Treasury and UK Gilt closing price data through...
Transficc partners with Quinsol for their pricing engine
Quinsol Software, a startup innovator in fixed-income trading solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with TransFICC.
This collaboration aims to integrate Quinsol's Bond Price Hub...
Competition in credit futures heating up with ICE/MarketAxess/MSCI launch
Intercontinental Exchange's (ICE) has launched four new corporate bond index futures, designed to answer institutional investors' appetite for credit futures.
The product launch comes after...
AM Best adjusts credit ratings and outlooks
AM Best has assigned and upgraded the credit ratings of a number of firms, reflecting changes to elements including balance sheets, operating performance and...
On The DESK: Trading and Technology collaborating for the future
Erik Tumasz and Josh Grodin of Wellington Management on honing trillion-dollar Wellington Management’s technology-driven edge in trading.
How do you structure your trading desks?
Josh Grodin:...
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’...
Evolution through collaboration
MiFID II and electronification are transforming the credit market – How can one benefit from this new environment to access liquidity and how can...
