Simon Johnson joins RBC as head of credit sales EMEA
Simon Johnson has joined RBC as managing director, head of credit sales EMEA, based in London and reporting to Janet Wilkinson, co-head, fixed income...
Industry viewpoint: How to build a better picture of the global fixed income markets
Guido Galassi, Head of Data & Cash Product, MTS
In volatile market conditions, more accessible and meaningful data has become critical to navigating the path...
Flextrade and BlackRock platforms to integrate, extending OEMS consolidation trend
Execution management system (EMS) provider Flextrade and Aladdin, the order management system (OMS) developed by asset manager BlackRock, are to deepen their partnership, with...
MiFID II: Five concerns
Chris Hall explores the five primary concerns that credit traders have about MiFID II.
“MiFID II is not yet in force, but its impact is...
RTS 28 reports dropped as ESMA deprioritises enforcement
Investment firms in the European Union (EU) will no longer be obliged to publish some best execution reports following amendments to MiFID II, with...
Charles River and DirectBooks collaborate on primary bond issuance
Charles River Development, a State Street Company, is collaborating with DirectBooks to support investment firms to manage primary issuance workflows in the Charles River...
Boltzbit: The practical application of AI in investment and trading
Asset managers are already able to leverage large language models to boost investment and trading workflows.
The DESK spoke with Yichuan Zhang, chief executive officer...
RBC BlueBay veteran Jewell joins Ninety One
Investment manager Ninety One has named Justin Jewell as co-portfolio manager for its developed markets specialist credit team.
He joins Darpan Harar in overseeing multi...
SEC’s proposals create competitive opportunities
Responses to the wide ranging proposals posited by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in US equity markets last week have raised questions but...
Tim Hill joins MUFG Securities Americas
MUFG Securities Americas has appointed Tim Hill as a director, focused on investment grade credit trading.
Hill joins from Goldman Sachs, where he began his...
Rules & Ratings: KBRA makes two senior management appointments
Eric Neglia has been named global head of KBRA’s expanding funds ratings business, while Thomas Speller has been appointed global head of fund finance,...
valantic integrates Overbond’s pricing and liquidity scoring into dealer FICC trading systems
Overbond’s COBI-Pricing LIVE has been integrated into valantic FSA ’s electronic fixed income, currency and commodity (eFICC) trading systems. COBI-Pricing LIVE is a customisable...
