SEC greenlights DTCC tokenisation initiative
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a no-action letter to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), allowing the company to...
‘Equitisation’ of bond market on its way
Bond markets are following the same pattern as equity markets did in the 1990s, according to Coalition Greenwich’s Kevin McPartland, becoming more electronic trading-driven.
The...
Mizuho senior departs for Deutsche Bank
Amedeo Scippacercola has joined Deutsche Bank as a European government bond trader. He is based in London.
Within Deutsche Bank’s investment bank division, fixed income...
Four drivers of Brazil’s increasingly complex corporate credit market
The Brazilian corporate credit market is becoming increasingly complex, and active bottom-up selection is essential for identifying winners and losers in this shifting environment.
That’s...
Propellant.digital reports rapid uptake of its bond data analytics
Vincent Grandjean, CEO of analytics software provider Propellant.digital, is pleased with the firm’s progress to date.
“We are live with clients and bearing in mind...
How a credit sell-off might unfold…
Someone, somewhere, is cooking the books
In 2007, I explained the risks of cumulative capital market investments to a friend as a series of interconnected...
Nomura pushes regional growth, hires Zorzoli
Nomura has named Filippo Zorzoli as EMEA head of global market sales.
Based in London, Zorzoli reports to Nat Tyce, EMEA head of global markets...
On The DESK: Trading and Technology collaborating for the future
Erik Tumasz and Josh Grodin of Wellington Management on honing trillion-dollar Wellington Management’s technology-driven edge in trading.
How do you structure your trading desks?
Josh Grodin:...
Europe sees credit issuance crash on war turbulence
European investment grade issuance came in at €6 billion last week, according to Morgan Stanley data, with year-to-date (YTD) volumes tracking at €170 billion,...
The effect of war on pricing and spreads is widening
The economic effect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine needs to be put in context next to the human tragedy, but data is showing...
Mutual funds leveraging futures to increase portfolio risk and yield
US Treasury futures holdings among mutual funds have shot up over the last three years, as they adjust to a “higher for longer” interest...
TP ICAP takes a minority stake in ipushpull
TP ICAP, the interdealer broker, market operator and data provider, has taken a minority stake in the UK financial technology firm, ipushpull.
The Series A...
