Man Group names Sam Ratcliff head of order management and analytics
Man Group’s Sam Ratcliff has been named head of order management and analytics – markets platform technology.
Formerly heading up the firm’s execution technology division,...
GreySpark: TCA is not fit for purpose in bond markets
A position paper by analyst firm GreySpark Partners has argued that transaction cost analysis (TCA) is too limited for its purpose, and will need...
O’Donoghue swaps T Rowe Price for Franklin Templeton
Chris O’Donoghue has joined Franklin Templeton as a senior trader in London.
Franklin Templeton holds US$1.68 trillion in assets under management, as of December 2025.
O’Donoghue...
Exclusive: What do buy-side traders think about Citadel’s entry into credit?
We asked senior buy-side trading heads about electronic market maker, Citadel Securities, entry into the corporate bond market as a direct market maker, a...
CUSIP issuance up YoY, but March decline signals concern
Year-to-date CUSIP issuance, which is indicative of new debt securities being issued, has increased year-to-date against 2024 figures, according to CUSIP Global Services (CGS).
Its latest...
Kerätär takes new trading role at Elo
Antti Kerätär, senior dealer at OP Financial Group in Finland, is moving to a new role at Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company as part...
Hanneke Smits appointed CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management
Hanneke Smits, CEO of BNY Mellon subsidiary Newton Investment Management, is to be appointed CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management, following the retirement of...
Ratings & Analysis: First Brands Group issuer ratings plunge
Autopart supplier First Brands Group has plummeted in credit agency ratings, declaring bankruptcy in the US.
Fitch dropped the company from B to CCC last...
Connecting the primary and secondary credit workflows
With issuance at near record highs in the first week of the year, credit market traders are keen to make more effective use of...
Tradeweb: Transforming Japan’s trading landscape
Transforming Japan’s trading landscape
By Taichi Shibuya, Head of Japan, Tradeweb
How is the market structure for Japanese government bond (JGB) trading divided between electronic and...
TransFICC: The Evolution of the Muni Market
Driven by volume growth and technology
By Bo-yun Liu, Director of Product Solutions, TransFICC
Taken in aggregate, the Muni market is roughly $4.2T Outstanding with $15.6B...
ICE Bonds sees record notional volume for portfolio trading
Market operator, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has reported record volumes for fixed income portfolio trading during the fourth quarter of 2020.
Over US$1.9 billion in US-based...
