Propellant.digital names Charlie Gibson head of EMEA sales
Propellant.digital has named Charlie Gibson as head of EMEA sales, based out of the firm’s London office.
Gibson is responsible for sales to buy-side and...
Origination: Meta sold US$30 billion of AI bonds on 30 October
Meta Platforms, the US investment grade social media platform operator, priced and sold a six-part dollar deal, with a net value of US$30 billion,...
Asset managers offering lower discount to promote new bond fund launches than equity funds
The launch of 'early-bird' share classes by asset managers is no longer uncommon in Europe according to research firm Fitz Partners, which now tracks...
Fusan Exchange issues tokenised sukuk backed by sovereign-linked instrument
Fusang Exchange, a digital stock exchange operator regulated and supervised by the Labuan Financial Services Authority in Malaysia, has tokenised and listed a digital...
How CIOs value the trading desk in 2025
This year has challenged some major assumptions for investors, the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit, held in Washington DC, heard on 11 June.
Lori Heinel, global...
Case Study – SURA Investments: How technology is transforming trading in Mexico and beyond
Bringing LATAM markets together
As one of the leading asset managers in Latin America and a pioneer in e-trading, SURA Investments* sought a global partner...
MTS turns 20 years of repo market experience and innovation towards the buy side
Sell-side dealers have long benefited from the efficiencies and liquidity that electronic trading brings to the Cash bond and Repo markets. Now, as it...
Origination: Carnival eyes IG market with €1 billion issuance
Carnival Corporation and plc have closed their €1 billion senior unsecured notes private offering. The senior unsecured notes have a coupon of 4.125% and...
TD Bank joins LTX as liquidity provider
TD Bank has joined AI-powered corporate bond trading platform LTX’s e-trading platform, via its subsidiary TD Securities Automated Trading.
TD Bank will contribute axes, or...
State Street serves up ‘Cods and Chips’ in European bond market rigging case
State Street has helped to uncover chatrooms, including one called "Cods and Chips" that are alleged to have been used by sell-side traders to...
FCA to investigate barriers for buy side to access data
The UK’s market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will launch two market studies and gather further information to investigate access to wholesale data....
Why buy-side firms are building their own primary market tools
Interoperability is not a competitive issue; clients will build it if platforms do not supply it.
There is not a consensus on who should make the bond...
