Exclusive: Katana’s intellectual property up for sale
The intellectual property of Katana, which provides trade ideas to bond investors, has been put up for sale by Hilco Streambank. Developed in-house at...
Exclusive: TS Imagine connects with TDS Automated Trading for muni market-making
Trading systems provider, TS Imagine, has connected to municipal bond market maker TDS Automated Trading (TDSAT), through its TradeSmart Fixed Income execution management system...
RBC names Guy Chalkley as managing director of UK flow rates sales
RBC has named Guy Chalkley as managing director, UK, flow rates sales.
Chalkley, based in London, reports to Kofi Oteng, European head of flow rates...
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management adopts Bloomberg Rule Builder
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management has adopted Bloomberg Rule Builder (RBLD), a multi-asset, rules-based trade automation tool, to try and enhance the efficiency and...
What EM trade sizes tell us about market evolution
While issuance of emerging markets bonds beat the same period in 2023 by a third, secondary trading is far more choppy, with a stepped...
Bloomberg launches SOFR swap futures benchmarks as open interest booms
Bloomberg has launched 11 benchmarks for Eris SOFR Swap futures.
The Eris SOFR Swap Futures Tracker Indices measure SOFR swap exposure through exchange-listed holding and...
US credit trading reached record highs pre-tariffs
The corporate bond market was already at record levels before the US tariffs came into force, FINRA data shows.
US credit trading volumes reached record...
Are your traders for hire?
Growing numbers of asset managers are hiring third parties to provide their trading desks. Dan Barnes investigates.
Fixed income funds are under increasing pressure to...
Lynn Challenger: Riding out historical volatility
UBS AM’s trading team is designed to engage by choice, not necessity, allowing it to move in heavily directional markets for the advantage of...
Bloomberg finds global bond deals down in Q3
By Shobha Prabhu-Naik.
Bloomberg, the global financial data provider, has published its League Table reports for the third quarter of 2018 showing that the global...
Cross-asset TCA is viable in credit markets
Can transaction cost analysis (TCA) provide an apples-for-apples comparison of buy-side trading costs across different asset classes? Imposing a single measurement framework across markets...
Brooksbank named senior portfolio manager at Vanguard
Vanguard has named Dale Brooksbank as senior portfolio manager. Brooksbank has a long career as a well-respected and senior buy-side trader, with a strong...
