9Fin takes the win in Dragon’s Den
Financial technology (fintech) firm 9Fin won the ‘Dragon’s Den’ event at FILS 2019, beating tough competition from Auquan and Scorable.
Following a series of pitches...
Alaa Bushehri promoted at BNPP AM
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has appointed Alaa Bushehri as head of emerging markets debt. She reports to Olivier de Larouzière, chief investment...
Volumes up, volatility down in US rates
Average daily notional volumes (ADNV) rose by more than a fifth (22%) in US rates last month, reaching US$1.2 trillion.
At the same time, CME...
What effect could retail flow have on credit markets?
Retail investment in equity markets has had two major effects on market conditions; one is an increasing engagement in direct trading into the market,...
November sees e-trading volumes up
The 2020 pandemic marked a critical turning point for electronic trading in the corporate bond markets according to Tradeweb in the firm’s 2021 letter...
Majdalani joins BNPP
Ray Majdalani has joined BNP Paribas as an emerging markets credit trader. He is based in London.
BNP Paribas reported €10 billion in net banking...
Wematch rolls out TRS cash flow management solution in US
Wematch has gone live in North America with a TRS cash flow management product, offering automated cash flow reconciliation and trade capture to support...
Eurex offers PLN swap clearing market
Eurex is developing a Polish Zloty (PLN) interest rate swap clearing market in light of EMIR 3.0 requirements.
The increased netting opportunities this provides will...
BNP Paribas sees yearly boost in FI trading revenues
BNP Paribas was the success story in Q2 2025 fixed income trading, reporting €1.4 billion in revenues. Despite reporting a 16% decline in revenues...
BNY Mellon adds agency MBS to new DTCC cleared repo sponsored member programme
US post-trade market infrastructure giant, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), has launched its Sponsored General Collateral (GC) Service, a new offering from...
Why traders make better PMs
A new paper published by Gjergji Cici of the University of Kansas, with Philipp Schuster and Franziska Weishaupt, of the University of Stuttgart, has...
The inaugural European Markets Choice Awards – shortlist
Best Execution and The DESK are delighted to announce the inaugural European Markets Choice Awards sponsored by Instinet and Tradeweb.
The Awards recognise excellence and...
