Europe’s incongruous drop in IG bid-ask spreads
European investment grade (IG) credit traders will have seen average bid-ask spreads declining since April, with the median average (typically about €0.03 cents lower...
The Agency Broker Hub: The fixed income ETD market – what are 2022’s main...
By Carmine Calamello, Head of Brokerage & Execution, Market Hub, Intesa Sanpaolo, IMI CIB Division.
After a decade of expansionary monetary policy and interest rates close...
TORA launches into fixed income
Global consultancy & analyst firms have called for innovative approaches to trading desk technology in fixed income. Now, David Tattan, Managing Director & Head...
S&P Global acquires With Intelligence
S&P Global has acquired private markets data, insights and analytics firm With Intelligence in a US$1.8 billion deal.
The company announced in October that it...
Let’s be open….
Herb Werth, Managing Director, IHS Markit
As capital markets innovators, one area where we’ve spent considerable time recently has been new issuance. At first glance,...
Phua expands responsibilities at Citi APAC
Galvin Phua has been named APAC head of markets solutions sales for the company’s commercial bank (CCB) clients.
Based in Singapore, he reports to Cecile...
Kelly joins State Street IM
Jack Kelly has joined State Street Investment Management as an assistant vice president and fixed income trader, specialising in leveraged credit trading.
He is based...
Franklin Templeton bolsters SMA services
Franklin Templeton has selected IMTC for separately managed accounts (SMA) management.
“Over the next few years, we anticipate significant growth in the SMA space and...
BofA: deluge of hyperscaler issuance steady at US$100bn in 2026
According to Yuri Seliger and Sohyun Marie Lee, credit strategists at Bank of America, in a note published on 17 November, the total of...
Symphony names Levy CEO
Capital market communication firm Symphony has announced that David Gurlé will step down on 31 May 2021 and has appointed Brad Levy, current president...
Swap market participants begin using DSB
It appears that swap market participants are beginning to use the service in increasing numbers as the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) reports a rise in...
MUFG Securities America becomes US primary dealer
The New York Fed has authorised MUFG Securities America (MUSA) as a primary dealer, allowing it to take part in the reserve bank’s open...
