Central Banks should backstop hedge funds arbitraging the basis trade, new Brookings Paper suggests
A research paper to be presented at the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) conference on 28 March, argues that central banks, particularly the...
Did MiFID II spark a revolution?
An ‘all-star panel’ provided contrasting views on the pace of change being wrought by regulation and technology in Tuesday morning’s session, ‘Embracing a new...
Europe IG credit trade size collapsed and has not recovered
Corporate bond traders has seen the average trade size reducing in Europe across both investment grade and high yield, suggesting that block trading is...
This Week from Trader TV: Sweta Singh, City Different
City Different Investments: Fed uncertainty, mixed data signals, and record muni supply.
As fiscal, monetary, and economic growth forces drive fixed income activity, Trader TV...
TABB Group shuts down
Larry Tabb, the eponymous founder of market anayst firm TABB Group, has announced the firm will close. Making the announcement via Twitter, he wrote:...
Invesco global head of fixed income trading Glenn Taitz departs for Adroit
Invesco’s global head of fixed income trading, Glenn Taitz, has left the firm to take up the position of head of business operations at...
OpenDoor launches all-to-all platform in US Treasury market
OpenDoor Securities has launched a trading platform focussed on the less liquid segments of the US Treasury bond market. Nearly three dozen firms representing...
SEC enacts security-based swap execution facilities registration rule
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has created a regime for the registration and regulation of security-based swap execution facilities (SBSEFs).
The new regulatory...
The syndication trader
A syndication specialist could improve operational efficiency and give asset managers greater control over primary market activity, writes Dan Barnes.
As primary markets evolve, a...
Get US high yield portfolios in order over summer
June looked decidedly challenging for US high yield (HY) trading, as mean bid-ask (BA) spreads dislocated from the median, indicating spikes in BA spreads...
Mitsubishi HC Capital UK raises €60m on TreasurySpring with first sustainable fixed-term fund
Mitsubishi HC Capital UK, a provider of consumer lending, asset finance and vehicle leasing, has borrowed more than €60 million on TreasurySpring’s platform by...
David Kim to lead TCW in Japan
Asset management firm TCW has appointed David Kim as managing director and head of its Japan business. He reports to Jennifer Grancio, global head...
