CME Group outage boosts FMX’s case, BofA says
CME Group’s market outages were resolved at 8:20 CT on 28 November, after a less-than-restful Thanksgiving for the organisation. But while it’s back to...
Lim promoted at Jain Global
Joanne Lim has been promoted to APAC head of trading at Jain Global. She is based in Hong Kong.
Jain Global, founded by ex-Millennium Management...
James Taunton switches roles at RBC Capital Markets
RBC Capital Markets has appointed James Taunton as head of public sector origination for Europe. He reports to Alex Caridia, global head of public...
Citadel Securities FICC systematic trading head Mark Wilkinson departs firm
Citadel Securities’ head of FICC systematic trading Mark Wilkinson is to depart the firm.
According to a social media post, Wilkinson had his last day...
APG selects FlexTrade for multi-asset execution
APG Asset Management (APG) has selected FlexTrade’s execution management platform, FlexTRADER EMS, to consolidate and streamline its multi-asset execution management capabilities.
APG, headquartered in the...
Paul Kilfoy joins BAML
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has named Paul Kilfoy as a director and senior sales trader, based in Toronto.
Kilfoy has more than 20 years...
Bloomberg beefs up communications with cross-firm chatbots
Bloomberg has launched cross-firm chatbots on its Instant Bloomberg (IB) platform, aiming to ease workflow disruptions and prioritise value-add communications.
The new product brings Bloomberg...
Meet the new market makers
The DESK profiles six of the major electronic liquidity providers.
Non-traditional market makers were seen to offer liquidity when many dealers pulled back in 2020....
FILS USA: Policy, predictions and reasons for optimism
While outlooks are often gloomy, speakers at this year’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit were optimistic about the future of the industry. That said, the...
Placing European traders at the wheel of automation
By Charlie Campbell-Johnston.
The promise of a fully automated over-the-counter (OTC) workflow might sound like trading technology’s highest calling. After all, the idea of applying...
Tim Hill joins MUFG Securities Americas
MUFG Securities Americas has appointed Tim Hill as a director, focused on investment grade credit trading.
Hill joins from Goldman Sachs, where he began his...
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...
