Parameta and PeerNova launch ClearConsensus price valuation for OTC derivatives
Parameta Solutions, the data and analytics division of TP ICAP Group, has partnered with PeerNova, a Silicon Valley data analytics and management company, to...
Simon McGhee joins Virtu Financial
Simon McGhee has joined Virtu Financial, the electronic market maker, covering exchange traded products and fixed income sales trading. McGhee has worked in the...
UK proposes streamlined listing regime, confirms consolidated tape for bonds
UK market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has set out proposals aimed at making the UK’s listing regime more “accessible, effective, and competitive.”
In...
ICE chases Tradeweb in MBS electronic trading
ICE aims to get a bigger pie of the electronic Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) trading market and introduces a new anonymous Request-for-Quote (RFQ) protocol.
Intercontinental...
Positive reception of FCA consolidated tape plans keeping pace with Europe
A consultation on plans for a consolidated tape of fixed income prices, announced by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has drawn support from...
Hamza Hoummady made head of European rates trading at Barclays
Barclays Investment Bank has named Hamza Hoummady as head of European rates trading, promoting him from head of EMEA non-linear rates trading, rates structuring...
Fear that ‘diversity washing’ could limit progress
Mark Wade, head of credit research at Allianz Global Investors, has accused the financial services industry of ‘diversity washing’, during a debate about inclusivity...
Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs launch China USD Credit Liquid HY Index family
Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs have launched a Bloomberg China USD Credit Liquid HY Index family, which provides market participants with indices to adjust their...
Asset managers offering lower discount to promote new bond fund launches than equity funds
The launch of 'early-bird' share classes by asset managers is no longer uncommon in Europe according to research firm Fitz Partners, which now tracks...
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...
GreySpark: Single-tier fixed income markets on rise
Consultancy GreySpark has found a clear shift in the fixed income market towards single-tier electronic venues, as a result of regulatory changes and greater...
China opens up repo market with Bloomberg partnership
China’s Bond Connect programme has partnered with Bloomberg as it seeks to improve renminbi (RMB) bond market liquidity and boost foreign investment.
Bond Connect, run...
