Linedata : Managing operations to thrive in 2021
By Ed Gouldstone, Global Head of Research & Development, Linedata Asset Management.
The word unprecedented may have been overused in 2020, but there is no...
Rules & Ratings: SAZ Re gets stable ‘excellent’ ratings from AM Best
AM Best has assigned African reinsurance firm SanlamAllianz Re (SAZ) a financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of...
ECB widens €STR calculation data pool
The European Central Bank (ECB) is adding 24 banks to its euro short-term rate (€STR) calculation to boost the benchmark’s reliability.
The banks were added...
TransFICC secures US$25 million Series B led by Citadel Securities
TransFICC, a provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for fixed income and derivatives markets, has secured US$25 million in a Series B fundinground...
High Yield did not get the ‘trade size’ memo
High yield trade sizes are continuing to rise in 2024, and its bonds continue to show signs of increasingly manual trading. As bond markets...
Foley joins Tradeweb in Dubai
Charlie Foley has joined Tradeweb as a director and emerging markets credit specialist, based in Dubai.
The Dubai office was opened last year in a...
LedgerEdge deploys on OpenFin
LedgerEdge, the distributed ledger technology (DLT) bond trading platform, is deploying on OpenFin, the desktop interoperability service. LedgerEdge’s web-based graphic user interface (GUI) will...
Jefferies has promoted Grant Ismay to senior vice president and director
Ismay joined Jefferies as vice president for consumer investment banking in July 2022.
He previously held positions at PWC in M&A advisory. Before this, he...
High yield market makers comfortable with risk
European bond traders are seeing average trade sizes expanding in September while bid ask spreads lower to the bottom end of their range as...
FCA consulting on bond and derivative markets transparency reforms
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals to improve the transparency regime for bond and derivative markets.
The consultation, which is open...
Broadway Technology’s fixed income spin-off raises questions about competitive landscape
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has agreed the takeover of Broadway Technology by ION Trading Technologies, allowing ION to expand its grip...
BondCliQ to provide corporate bond pricing in Charles River IMS
Charles River Development, a State Street Company, is collaborating with BondCliQ to support clients with corporate bond pricing. The deal will provide traders and...
