Implications of Atlanta Fed negative GDPNow score for US credit
The Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow estimate for real GDP growth in the US hit 2.4% on 6 March 2025, up from -2.8 percent on 3 March,...
FCA appoints UK Secondary Markets Advisory Committee members
The FCA has appointed members of the UK secondary markets advisory committee for June 2024 to June 2026.
The committee supports the FCA’s work in...
What’s big, green and keeps traders busy?
Bond issuance sizes in the ESG space are growing, and the average size of the deals are growing too. The proportion of benchmark-sized deals...
ICE sees $35 billion in AUM switched to its indices during H1 2021
Market and infrastructure operator Intercontinental Exchange has reported strong growth in its index business in the first half of 2021. This was driven by...
Flow Traders loses Ramon Baljé
Ramon Baljé, the head of fixed income at Flow Traders, the prominent Dutch market maker, is leaving the firm after six years.
During his tenure,...
Nominate now for the European Markets Choice Awards 2023
To gain real recognition in the front office, put your best foot forward with a nomination in the European Markets Choice Awards 2023.
Recognising excellence...
IMTC picks up another SMA services client
US broker-dealer and wealth manager Amerant Investments has adopted IMTC’s systems as it plans to scale its separately managed accounts (SMA) provisions.
Amerant Investments reported...
European credit trading is treading its own path
Understanding the unique features of European capital markets is hugely important for traders and infrastructure providers, but so are the differences this makes to...
Ancoa goes into adminstration
Cinnober Financial Technology has acquired the assets of Ancoa Software, the UK-based market surveillance specialist company, as a going concern. Terms of the deal have...
Investor Demand: Ermotti says tariff uncertainty took Spring out of investors’ step
Sergio Ermotti, group CEO at UBS, has said the usually positive investor sentiment in the Spring season was severely watered down by tariff uncertainty.
“The...
Viewpoint: Chris Murphy – The simpler path to better trading
Chris Murphy, CEO of Ediphy explains how traders can engage with the latest protocols and technology through a single access point.
Firstly, what has guided...
Shape the way you access The DESK in 2025
In 2025 we will be introducing proprietary data tools to allow our readers to research bond issuers and issuance activity.
To support our independent sourcing...
