Shumpert joins MarketAxess rates business
Nicole Shumpert has been named US rates product manager for dealer to client (D2C) by bond market operator MarketAxess.
Shumpert is a highly experienced operator...
ESMA “largely maintains approach” on MiFIR Review bond transparency
In the latest publication under the MiFIR Review, ESMA has issued its final report on bond transparency and reasonable commercial basis.
Changes have been made...
When banks go bust holding boring bonds
**This article will appear in full in the next issue of The DESK**
Government bonds are described as a 'risk-free' instrument, on the basis that...
The good news on high yield trading
Two weeks ago we noted that high yield markets have seen trade sizes increase since the start of the year, running counter to the...
Wayne Barber joins Janus trading team
Wayne Barber has been promoted to junior fixed income trader at Janus Henderson Investors.
Barber has been a data analyst at the firm since May...
European Women in Finance : Nandini Sukumar : Finding a voice
Nandini Sukumar, CEO of World Federation of Exchanges talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about vision, strategy and consensus building.
In the five years since Nandini...
Octaura and Allvue push ahead on loan market electronification
Octaura and Allvue have partnered to boost electronic trading in loan markets, combining their solutions for alternative asset manager ICG.
Octaura, which provides electronic trading,...
Bloomberg rolls events data into single pipe
Bloomberg has launched a new version of its Real-Time Events Data solution,
integrating event data into its B-PIPE market data feed, using identifiers like Financial...
Morningstar: Sukuk market grows despite liquidity and concentration risk
According to Morningstar, at the end of 2024, the global sukuk markets, which represents Islamic securities structured to replicate conventional bonds, reached US$930 billion...
Enrico Bruni – The advantage of a diversified business
Enrico Bruni, managing director and head of Europe and Asia Business at Tradeweb, discusses the challenges posed by current market conditions.
How has the current...
Joeri Wouters joins Tradeweb; firm launches ‘trade-at-close’ for portfolio trading
Joeri Wouters has been named product development manager within the AiEx and workflow solutions team of market operator Tradeweb, after 15 years as a...
In uncertain times, corporate bond traders seek certainty of execution
Portfolio trading has emerged as a go-to mechanism to buy or sell many bonds at once.
Traders want the best price - but they also...
