FILS USA: The roadblocks to electronic fixed income trading
Fixed income markets moving toward electronic trading has been a recurring theme in the industry for a number of year, but there are roadblocks...
TradeTech Europe 2020 has been postponed
TradeTech 2020 has been postponed, with event organiser WBR making the following statement:
'We at TradeTech Europe 2020 have been working around the clock over...
Research Profile: Neptune
In the 2024 Trading Intentions Survey, 53% of respondents reported being users of Neptune’s electronic axe distribution platform, with 24% counting themselves ‘major users’,...
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Jefferies moves into outsourced fixed income trading with Siegel hire
Industry veteran Jory Siegel has joined Jefferies as head of fixed income outsourced trading, from Marex.
Siegel was previously managing director and head of fixed...
Opinion: The turning of the (Green) tide?
Market opinion by Jannah Patchay, Markets Evolution.
This year’s City Week event, held on the 21st and 22nd September 2020, was notable for its focus...
Will Irwin named FX institutional sales director at Lloyds Bank NA
Will Irwin has joined Lloyds Bank North America as director of FX institutional sales, based out of New York City.
Irwin joins from Spanish multinational...
FILS USA 2022: Fixed income turbulence to continue says AllianceBernstein CEO
The turbulence in fixed income markets over the past six months likely will continue through the second half of 2022, according to Seth Bernstein,...
Liquidnet’s direct link from O/EMS to syndicate banks deployed by Charles River
Block trading specialist and agency broker, Liquidnet, has unveiled a new feature in its new issuance platform for corporate bonds, intended to enable investors...
Franklin Templeton to buy Putnam Investments
Franklin Templeton has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Putnam Investments from Great-West for approximately US$925 million largely in equities.
Great-West will become...
Trading: How to find liquidity in a drought
When market makers offer no bids for corporate bond trades, buy-side traders need to get creative.
Dealers are the main source of liquidity in the...
Paul Mutter takes major fixed income role at TD Securities
Following a string of recent high profile ex-Goldman appointments across the industry, TD Securities has tapped Goldman veteran Paul Mutter as managing director, head...
Exclusive: Competition fails to cut prices for FX dealers
When Bloomberg announced, in Q4 2024, that it was to start charging dealers for using FXGO, its foreign exchange trading service, a number of...
