S&P Global completes sale of Fincentric
S&P Global has completed the sale of its Fincentric business to Stellex Capital Management, a global private equity firm. The transaction does not have...
Green bond issuance off to strong start in 2021
As a result of the stronger-than-expected green bond issuance so far in 2021, NN Investment partners has raised its projection for full-year issuance to...
Matthew Walters joins Susquehanna
Susquehanna has appointed Matthew Walters as head of credit platform sales, a source has revealed to The DESK. He reports to Justin Lada, head...
Duff leads UK debt, EMEA FIG at SMBC
Matthew Duff has been named head of the EMEA financial investment group and UK debt syndicate at SMBC Group. He is based in London.
SMBC...
MiFID II/MiFIR text approval likely to take “several weeks”
A source close to the trilogue discussions around the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II / MiFIR) has said that talks...
Gabriela Herculano – Climate champion
Gabriela Herculano, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at iClima Earth, talks to Shanny Basar about greenhouse emissions, greenwashing and goals.
When Gabriela Herculano, Chief Executive Officer...
US shutdown hitting bond market traders
By Pia Hecher.
The ongoing United States federal government shutdown is directly impacting US bond market regulation and evolution, leading to the Fixed Income Market...
Broadway upgrades Duration Trader algo to tackle rates volatility
Broadway, the front-office system provider, has upgraded its Duration Trader algorithm in an effort to meet customer and market needs during an ongoing period...
IA opens best ex debate
by Dan Barnes.
The risks of pushing for quantitative execution analysis, when too little data exists to support it, have been revealed in a whitepaper...
Concannon to take the reins at MarketAxess
Market operator, MarketAxess, will see current CEO and chairman Rick McVey become executive chairman from 3 April 2023 as Chris Concannon, currently president and...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2020 : Unpicking the buy-side workflow
We reveal the buy side’s use of platforms for pre-trade data, executing orders in the market and trading venues.
Trading Intentions Survey highlights
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Are issuers predicting a 6% Fed Funds rate?
Bond issuance has continued to beat expectations in February 2023. Last month saw 774 investment grade bonds issued globally, for a notional value of...
