Trumid picks EM head and launches EM Attributed Trading
Bond market operator, Trumid, has hired Ben Sobel as head of emerging markets (EM). He has over 15 years of experience in EM, in...
Greenwich: Treasuries volatility ‘crazy’ low compared to 2019
Analysis by research firm Greenwich Associates has found the US Treasury market saw volatility 50% lower in August 2020 than in August 2019, which...
Coalition Greenwich: Electronic bond trading rises in US IG, declines in high yield
The use of electronic trading in corporate bonds will continue to increase, Coalition Greenwich’s March Data Spotlight has stated.
Electronic trading activity grew faster than...
Ediphy Analytics announces ten financial institutions working with its consolidated tape
Data analytics provider Ediphy Analytics is now working with over ten global financial institutions, including Norges Bank Investment Management, Deutsche Bank, Citadel Securities and...
Origination: Mars issues US$26 billion to acquire Kellanova
Mars Inc has issued US$26 billion in senior notes in a private transaction to fund its acquisition of snacking company Kellanova, formerly Kellogg’s.
The offering...
Trumid zeroes in on data automation, appoints Ryan Gwin
Trumid has expanded its data and intelligence and automation divisions, appointing Ryan Gwin as head of data solutions. The divisions were established four years...
FILS in Barcelona: No clear resolution on data ownership but much good will
The challenges of data ownership and the commercial provision of data were tackled head on, at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Barcelona, with...
Sidi Shatku poached by BofA
SMBC’s former head of Emerging Markets (EM) Credit Trading in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Sidi Shatku, has joined BofA’s EM credit trading...
Equity venues are dating websites; credit venues are bars
Equity venues are dating apps – you have to be a member to use the central limit order book (CLOB), and it will match...
WiseAlpha broadens bond access for retail
Retail investors can now access all UK corporate and government bonds through corporate bond investment platform WiseAlpha.
The company first issued fractional bonds in 2016,...
On The Desk: Paul Squires: On calm and the storm
AXA Investment Managers’ global head of trading & securities financing displays a steady hand as his trading function begins servicing new investment models while...
Inflows to EM debt beta funds could change trading patterns
Emerging market (EM) exchange traded funds (ETFs) have seen cumulative inflows of US$1.9 billion year to date, according to analysis by Morgan Stanley, while...
