Symphony partners with Saphyre to offer integrated pre- and post-trade solution
Markets’ infrastructure and communications platform, Symphony, has partnered with fintech firm Saphyre to integrate patented AI technology into pre and post-trade workflows for front,...
Rock Springs Capital appoints T Rowe’s Williams as head of trading
Clive Williams, who led equity trading at T Rowe Price for nearly two decades, has been appointed head of trading at Rock Springs Capital...
BNP Paribas loses Puget to BlueCrest
Francois Puget has joined fixed income macro trading firm BlueCrest Capital Management as a senior portfolio manager after almost 30 years with BNP Paribas.
Based...
Rules & Ratings: Australia cuts rates – with caution
The Reserve Bank of Australia has lowered the cash rate target to 4.1%, dropping 0.25%. The exchange settlement balance interest rate has been reduced...
ECB expected to cut rates this month
A rate cut by the European Central Bank (ECB) is “fully expect” this September, according to DWS Group European economist Ulrike Kastens.
Kastens predicted a...
Origination: State Street issues US$2.3 billion senior debt
State Street has issued US$2.3 billion in senior debt, using five broker-dealers owned by underrepresented groups in line with its diversity, equity and inclusion...
MUFG AM seeks operational efficiency with Bloomberg
Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG) Asset Management has introduced Bloomberg’s BQuant Enterprise to its workflow in a bid to update its operational infrastructure.
Cloud-based analytics platform BQuant...
US Fixed Income Leaders Summit delayed
The Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Nashville which had been planned to take place in June 2020, has been postponed in light of the...
Viewpoint: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend...
Neptune’s COO, Byron Cooper-Fogarty, and head of data science, Ben Cohen, discuss the future of “axes” in the fixed income world.
Abraham Lincoln was a...
ESMA’s Active Account Requirements proposals rebuked by FIA and ISDA
The futures industry association (FIA) as well as the international swap dealers association (ISDA) have published their concerns about the added burden and impact...
Madrid joins Jefferies in London
Rafael Madrid has joined Jefferies as managing director of emerging markets credit trading. He is based in London.
Jefferies reported US$178 million in fixed income...
ION integrates fixed income solutions into XTP Execution
ION has integrated its fixed income solutions with its XTP Execution service, expanding client access to futures markets for trading and market data.
ION’s XTP...
