Bloomberg backs Moroccan FX and govie market buildouts
The central bank of Morocco, Bank Al-Maghrib, has adopted Bloomberg’s Foreign Exchange Electronic Trading (FXGO) and E-bond (EBND) platforms.
The interbank derivatives market for foreign...
Debt, Outstanding!
The rising level of outstanding debt in the US markets is remarkable – it hit 144% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 according...
IMTC: Customising investment products efficiently in a rising rate environment
Technology is enabling investment managers to automate portfolio and instrument selection putting clients in the driving seat.
The DESK interviewed Russell Feldman, CEO of IMTC,...
Aladdin users gain Cassini support for derivatives trading
BlackRock has partnered with Cassini Systems, the pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics provider, to integrate Cassini analytics into BlackRock’s Aladdin order and...
KNG Securities appoints Edward Williams to emerging markets sales team
Fixed-income investment bank KNG Securities has appointed Edward Williams to its sales team as an emerging markets (EM) specialist.
Williams brings 30 years of experience...
Treasury market volatility drives spike in curve spread strategies
Volatility in the US Treasury market has prompted heightened trading on CME Group’s BrokerTecRV Curve, the firm has reported.
BrokerTecRV Curve, which facilitates the trading...
Euro swaps clearing: hope for the best, prepare for the worst
By Joel Clark.
As the UK’s exit from the European Union edges closer, concern over the vexed question of clearing of euro-denominated swaps has intensified,...
Report: Buy-side traders often still seen as ‘trading support’
A new report by Liquidnet entitled ‘Unbundling Best Execution: What do traders need to know?’ has found that while most buy-side trading desks are...
Liontrust – The trading team built for growth
Matt McLoughlin, partner and head of trading at Liontrust Asset Management, explains why expanding trading capabilities to match AUM and asset class growth needs...
The right tools for trading: Tim Monahan, ICE
Tim Monahan, senior director of product management at ICE explains how ICE continues to develop services and products that better support traders in fixed...
Alexander named third Ares alternative credit co-head
Global alternative investment manager Ares Management has promoted Kevin Alexander to co-head of alternative credit.
The Ares Alternative Credit strategy holds approximately US$43.1 billion in...
Overbond launches trade size-sensitive AI bond liquidity and pricing analytics
Overbond, the API-based credit trading automation and execution service, has launched artificial intelligence-driven liquidity and price confidence analytics, that are designed to auto-adapt to...
