Report: Buy-side traders often still seen as ‘trading support’
A new report by Liquidnet entitled ‘Unbundling Best Execution: What do traders need to know?’ has found that while most buy-side trading desks are...
Portfolio trading proves transformational, but controversial
The US market has been transformed by portfolio trading (PT) this year, with estimates that PT makes up somewhere between 25-40% of dealer-to-client (D2C)...
Singer Capital Markets appoints Gareth Henderson head of trading
Investment banking firm Singer Capital Markets has appointed Gareth Henderson its new head of trading.
Henderson has been head of market making at Singer Capital...
Origination: Jefferies offers US$1.1bn senior notes
Jefferies has priced US$1.1 billion in senior notes, its second issuance of 2026.
The notes have a 5.125% coupon and a 5.304% effective yield, with...
Insight Investment named collateral manager and collateral valuation agent for £1.7 billion longevity swap
Insight Investment, an investment manager with £683 billion (€778.3 billion) assets under management, has been appointed as collateral manager and collateral valuation agent for...
Axess All Prints: Real-time trade-level transparency for EU & UK markets
MarketAxess reveals how it has enhanced its original EU & UK trade tape, Axess All, to deliver a new level of transparency for clients and...
Savery named senior rates trader at Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company has appointed Patrick Savery as a senior US rates trader. Until recently Savery was working as a senior municipal bonds...
Greenwich Associates: 54% expect increased spend on consolidated data feeds
The onset of the COVID-19 crisis is highlighting the importance of market data infrastructure for both buy-side and sell-side firms, with pricing data feeds...
MarketAxess veteran promoted in New York
Michael Baptista has been promoted to head of emerging markets North America sales at MarketAxess. He is based in New York.
MarketAxess reported a total...
Charles River Development to be acquired by State Street Corporation
Charles River Development, provider of the Charles River Investment Management Solution (IMS), will be acquired by State Street Corporation, a deal expected to be...
Sarah Lambert joins Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments has appointed Sarah Lambert as a senior municipal trader. She is based in Boston.
Lambert has more than a decade of industry experience...
Trumid sees ‘record’ trade volumes in January
Bond market operator, Trumid, reported record trade volume and user participation in January 2024, claiming average daily volume (ADV) of US$6.4 billion, up 90%...
