bfinance finds insurers’ move away from fixed income is accelerating

bfinance finds insurers’ move away from fixed income is accelerating

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Analysis by investment research firm, bfinance, has found that the proportion of insurers decreasing their fixed income holdings has been accelerated by the pandemic,...
Loyer promoted at AXA IM

Loyer promoted at AXA IM

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Yannig Loyer has been named global head of trading, securities financing and derivatives at AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). He was appointed ahead of...
Eurex consolidates asset classes trading and clearing

Eurex consolidates asset classes trading and clearing

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Eurex has consolidated its equity/index, fixed income, currency and repo operations into two business lines, and named Robbert Booij head of financial derivatives. The firm...
ING’s AI is smarter at pricing bonds

ING’s AI is smarter at pricing bonds

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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....
‘Today’s inefficient is yesterday’s efficient’: Innovation in corporate bond issuance

‘Today’s inefficient is yesterday’s efficient’: Innovation in corporate bond issuance

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While nearly half (47%) of corporate bond investors feel that technology has made the new issue process more efficient, the mechanics of distributing newly...
Buy side issues framework to standardise bond issuance

Buy side issues framework to standardise bond issuance

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The Credit Roundtable, a buy-side lobby group for bondholder protection has issued an ‘Investment Grade Primary Best Practices Framework’ designed to improve bond issuance. The...
TISE sees bond listings bump thanks to rosy macro picture

TISE sees bond listings bump thanks to rosy macro picture

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The International Stock Exchange (TISE) listed 444 securities during the first half of 2024, an 18.4% increase against the same period last year. The total...
Major concerns raised about repo

Major concerns raised about repo

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By Flora McFarlane. Several buy-side practitioners have voiced warnings about the outlook for the ‘broken’ repo market, warning that European regulators needed to address the...
Secular vs cyclical: How e-trading, issuance and credit spreads align with liquidity

Secular vs cyclical: How e-trading, issuance and credit spreads align with liquidity

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Primary markets are a crucial source of liquidity in secondary markets, as new issues trigger a round of buying and selling activity for newly...
Neil Kleinman to head up debt capital markets at Joseph Gunnar

Neil Kleinman to head up debt capital markets at Joseph Gunnar

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Emerging growth markets-focused broker-dealer and investment bank, Joseph Gunnar & Co (JGUN), has appointed Neil Kleinman as head of debt capital markets. Kleinman will...
SEC enacts security-based swap execution facilities registration rule

SEC enacts security-based swap execution facilities registration rule

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has created a regime for the registration and regulation of security-based swap execution facilities (SBSEFs). The new regulatory...
Intercontinental Exchange agrees to acquire TMC Bonds

Intercontinental Exchange agrees to acquire TMC Bonds

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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced on 29th May that it...