Big names out at BGC
Interdealer broker BGC Partners has made a wave of job cuts, as announced in April, which combined with recent departures has removed several heads...
Joeri Wouters: On the millennial trader
Balancing a trader’s discipline and the curiosity of the millennial generation is creating a strong approach to negotiating the evolving fixed income landscape.
What are...
Voya announces leadership-succession plan for Voya Investment Management
Voya Investment Management CEO Christine Hurtsellers is to retire later this year, becoming a strategic advisor to the company until her retirement.
Hurtsellers said, “The...
Lin swaps BNP Paribas for TD Securities
TD Securities has appointed Yi Chi Lin as a director and US head of fixed income/FICC trade surveillance. He is based in New York.
Lin...
Buy side hails positive development of STP for bond issuance
Risk warning lights flashing on buy-side trading desks could be assuaged thanks to industry collaboration on primary markets.
It seems incongruous that the 50-year old...
FCA “utterly useless” engaging with EU over Brexit
By Chris Hall.
Veteran city commentator Anthony Hilton delivered a harsh verdict on the UK financial regulators’ efforts to support Britain’s finance industry ahead of...
Serrano swaps Liquidnet for Tradition
Fausto Serrano has joined interdealer broker Tradition as North American head of electronic credit brokering. He is based in New York.
Tradition reported CHF 1.1...
Onbrane launches primary debt market blockchain simulator
Onbrane, a provider of short-term debt market digitalisation technologies, has developed a primary debt market blockchain simulator, shadowing real transactions in a virtual blockchain...
7 Chord’s EM sovereign and corporate bond feed prices on Nasdaq’s Quandl
Predictive bond prices and analytics provider, 7 Chord, has expanded its data offering on Nasdaq's Quandl. Bond investors and dealers can now leverage Python,...
What is driving down EM trading costs?
Analysis of trade size and bid-ask spread data from MarketAxess’s CP+ pricing feed and Trax market data, which tracks activity across markets, indicates that...
FILS USA: Opportunities remain in EM and ESG
Away from the US corporate and government bond market, this year’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit, emphasised the value of investing in both emerging markets...
ICE Data Services: Bond defaults double in Q2
ICE Data Services has seen the level of defaults for bonds double in Q2 2019 to US$7.183 billion, up from US$2.616 billion in Q1...
