Trading for Trees: Giving back through trading green bonds
Since its inception, the MarketAxess “Trading for Trees” initiative has helped to plant over 385,000 trees across a range of biodiversity, climate stability and...
2023: US govies down 6.3%, corporates up 5.4% YoY
US Treasury issuance was estimated to be almost US$4 trillion across 2023 and Q1 2024, a 305.7% increase on the historical average, with Treasuries...
FCA fines three broker firms £4.7 million market abuse failures
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined interdealer brokers BGC Brokers, GFI Brokers and GFI Securities £4,775,200 for failing to ensure they had appropriate...
FILS Day One: Traders give lessons on dealing desk versatility
The Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit launched with practical lessons from buy-side traders on how to handle the very different trading conditions seen in 2020,...
Trumid gains 71% increase in ADV and US$208 million financing
Bond trading platform Trumid has completed a new US$208 million financing led by Point Break Capital Management, a private investment firm with roots in...
Tradeweb names Carsten Just director
Carsten Just has joined Tradeweb as director, after a short stint as a contractor with the firm.
Just has held a number of roles in...
Substantive Research reports market data pricing inconsistencies
Substantive Research, the data discovery and analytics provider for buy side firms, has published analysis of market data pricing, with a focus on opaque...
FILS USA: The significance of portfolio trading breaking 10% volume
Record sized portfolio trades (PT) were reportedly responsible for pushing PT volumes up to around 10% of US credit market average daily volume in...
T Rowe Price picks IMTC for SMA launch
T Rowe Price has chosen IMTC to support its fixed income separately managed accounts (SMA) services.
Global asset manager T Rowe Price holds approximately US$1.65...
ICE Bonds expands fixed income liquidity network with TS Imagine connection
TS Imagine has connected to ICE Bonds to offer clients access to its fixed income execution protocols and liquidity.
TS Imagine customers using the TS...
Corporate bond Issuance slows into February, reducing trading desk pressure
The corporate bond market has slowed its flow of newly issued debt into the market, while fund inflows made the case for strong investors...
Erik Swords to head AllianzGI’s technology investment team
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), has published succession plans for its global technology investment team, which has been led by Walter Price since inception.
After more...
