Ratings and Analysis: Is the life insurance the wobbly leg of finance?
US life insurer, Brighthouse Financial, was downgraded by ratings agency Fitch on Monday, following the announcement it was to be acquired by private investment...
Eaton named CEO at digital bond platform Nivaura
Capital markets fintech Nivaura has appointed Scott Eaton as its new chief executive officer. Eaton brings three decades of experience in leadership roles in...
ICMA: Fully-automatic credit trading has grown; block liquidity has reduced
The International Capital Markets Association has found 44% of buy-side trading desks have increased their use of rules-based, fully automated electronic execution compared with...
BondWave upgrades platform
BondWave, the financial technology firm focused on fixed income solutions, has upgraded its portfolio and transaction analytics suite of tools with the release of...
On The DESK: Leaders in bond trading pinpoint risks and opportunities
We asked the buy-side traders we have profiled on The DESK for the past ten years to discuss the biggest changes they thought had...
Flow Traders loses Ramon Baljé
Ramon Baljé, the head of fixed income at Flow Traders, the prominent Dutch market maker, is leaving the firm after six years.
During his tenure,...
Odd-lot bond case alleges pressure on Bloomberg and collusion
In the US Southern District Court of New York, a class-action lawsuit has been brought against a group of banks, alleging that since 1...
‘Tis better to give than to receive? How ELPs affect credit trading
In a Christmassy spirited theme, The DESK considers how the advantages of electronic liquidity provision can support credit markets – and how the reception...
Quant funds assess the value of trading
There are huge variations in investment and trading activity across quantitative strategies, the Fixed Income Leaders Summit heard in Amsterdam on Wednesday, and the...
HY holding back US credit e-trading evolution
Electronic trading in investment grade (IG) US credit was up both year-on-year (YoY) and month-on-month (MoM) in June, according to research from Coalition Greenwich,...
Coalition Greenwich: 0% impact of ESG on bond trade execution – but is there...
According to new research from Coalition Greenwich, 0% of US-based buy-side bond traders report that environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacted their choice of...
CanDeal launches live pricing for Canadian corporate bonds
CanDeal has announced the launch of Corporate Matrix Pricing on its Evolution platform, providing intraday pricing for Canadian corporate bonds alongside integrated trading capabilities....
