Paolo Buscaglia swaps UniCredit for Santander
Santander Corporate & Investment Banking has appointed Paolo Buscaglia as co-head of European government bond (EGB) and sovereign, supranational and agency debt (SSA) trading....
NTAM builds out investment team
Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) has appointed two chief investment strategists. Gary Paulin takes on international responsibilities, while Joseph Tanious will head the North...
Red, consolidated, tape
Traders want Europe to improve the quality of fixed income data, and quickly. Gill Wadsworth reports.
In October UK consultant Market Structure Partners was awarded...
The Agency Broker Hub : Covid-19 : Carmine Calamello
THE BROKERAGE DESK IN THE TIME OF COVID-19.
By Carmine Calamello, Head of Brokerage Desk, Intesa Sanpaolo – IMI Corporate & Investment Banking.
It was March 2020...
Reducing trading costs under the UMR microscope
Asset managers able to assess their exposure to uncleared margin rules can significantly reduce their administrative and trading costs.
In July 2019, the Basel Committee...
“Tourists” in emerging markets challenge liquidity
Emerging markets have had a volatile year, intensifying the pressure on asset managers gain better access to liquidity and pricing. Pinebridge Investments’ Chris Perryman,...
Vicky Chan returns to HKEX
Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Vicky Chan as managing director and head of post trade, effective 5th August. She replaces...
Ratings & Analysis: S&P upgrades South Africa
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded South Africa’s long-term sovereign ratings, assigning the country BB for foreign currency and BB+ for local currency, with a...
September takes the biscuit in new issues
September did not disappoint in its delivery of high issuance in the US for corporate bonds across both investment grade and high yield. Monthly...
Electronic liquidity providers push for reform
The buy side relationship with alternative liquidity providers was strained five years ago after the high-frequency traders and their reputations – and business models...
Bank of England: Basel III regulation hurts repo for smaller asset managers
By Shobha Prabhu Naik.
A working paper written by Antonis Kotidis and Neeltje van Horen, staff for the Bank of England, has identified that the...
ICE Bonds and MarketAxess partner for enhanced liquidity
ICE Bonds and MarketAxess are set to connect their liquidity networks in an effort to improve efficiency and liquidity access in municipal and corporate...
