Sub-2bps bid-ask spreads in US IG are below pre-crisis levels
The US investment grade (IG) credit market is seeing very tight bid-ask spreads in 2021, according to the Composite Plus (CP+) data supplied by...
GreySpark: TCA is not fit for purpose in bond markets
A position paper by analyst firm GreySpark Partners has argued that transaction cost analysis (TCA) is too limited for its purpose, and will need...
Joseph Parascandolo swaps Equilend for Wematch
Wematch.live has appointed Joseph Parascandolo as director of securities lending sales and coverage for North America, based in New York.
Parascandolo has more than 20...
RBC joins ICE Clear Credit
RBC Capital Markets has joined Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Clear Credit as a futures commission merchant (FCM). RBC becomes the first FCM participant at ICE...
How big is portfolio trading in corporate bond markets?
Recent reports from market participants have given slightly different estimates for the use of portfolio trading in US corporate bonds, however the consensus is...
Jan-Hendrik Röske joins Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Jan-Hendrik Röske has joined the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) as principal for developed markets rates and FX.
The pension plan holds CA$255.8 billion in...
Insights & Analysis: UBS: Opportunity to “lock in rates higher” ahead of cuts
Fed governors appear to be leaning into a more dovish approach ahead of expected rate cuts this September, UBS observed in a research note,...
On The DESK: Divide and conquer
The DESK interviews the team delivering continuous management of trading, for the world’s largest collective assets under management.
• Dan Veiner is Co-Head of Global...
Morgan Stanley to acquire Eaton Vance
Morgan Stanley is to buy investment manager Eaton Vance, which has US$500 billion in assets under management (AUM), for US$7 billion. The acquisition should...
Trump’s SEC backs crypto with Uyeda as acting chairman
Mark Uyeda has been named acting chairman of the SEC.
The Republican commissioner replaces outgoing chair Gary Gensler, and is expected to be in place...
Khazen joins LMAX
FX and digital assets exchange LMAX Group has named Ilya Khazen as head of cross-asset sales. Based in New York, he reports to managing...
Industry viewpoint : Mark Goodman : UBS
THE PERILS OF NOSTALGIA.
Mark Goodman, Managing Director, Global Head of Electronic Trading – FX, Rates and Credit at UBS.
‘Nostalgia’ is a modern word, coined by a...
