The advantages of derivatives trading
There can be valuable benefits to using derivatives as part of a portfolio.
Bringing derivatives into a fund’s mandate requires client appetite, portfolio management and...
Candriam promotes bond chief to CIO
Candriam, the global multi-asset manager has appointed Nicolas Forest, Candriam’s global head of fixed income since 2013, as its new chief investment officer (CIO),...
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...
November’s bumper month for fixed income e-trading
Electronic trading platforms have reported a bumper November for fixed income trading, with CME reporting interest rate average daily volume (ADV) up by 42%;...
The Book: CIF issues six-times oversubscribed Capital Markets Mechanism bond
The Capital Markets Mechanism (CCMM) of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has issued its inaugural bond, raising US$500 million from a US$3 billion orderbook.
Tariye...
Market awaits CT news amid cross-Channel delays
Market participants have been asking for a bond consolidated tape for years; and they’re going to have to wait a little longer than planned,...
Insights & Analysis: Pricing freedom
The street is waiting anxiously for the announcement and impact of all the trade tariffs to be announced on 'Liberation Day’; the term the...
Clearstream provides transparency into bond liquidity
Adel Humayun, Analyst in the Quantitative Analytics team at Deutsche Börse, and Catherine Jimenez, Head of Strategic Market Development in Eurobonds Product at Clearstream discuss the recently...
Milad Larkem joins LGIM
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has appointed Milad Larkem as a junior fixed income trader.
Larkem joins the firm from MarketAxess, which he joined...
Insights & Analysis: “Underestimated” US economy headed for soft landing
The US economy is on track for a soft landing, according to State Street Global Advisors – but “there are undoubtedly a variety of...
Pluta leaves Tradeweb; Clack joins as CAO
Multi-asset market operator Tradeweb has announced that Tom Pluta will leave the firm after just two years as president, effective 30 September 2024. He...
UK pension fund clearing exemption gets long-term renewal
Following a November 2023 call for evidence, the UK government has decided to extend the exemption for pension funds to clear certain derivative contracts...
