Ancoa post-mortem: Spend was over four times greater than revenue
Ancoa, the troubled market surveillance firm that went into administration on 5 May 2017, had an average monthly spend of £450,000 in 2017, or...
Industry viewpoint: Fabrizio Testa, MTS
Innovation in the age of electronic fixed income trading.
Fabrizio Testa, CEO of MTS
What trends have characterised the bond markets that MTS facilitates over the last year?
The...
FILS 2024: Could large number models help AI transform finance?
The enormous potential of artificial intelligence to change the way investment firms invest and trade in markets was explored at the Fixed Income Leaders...
Propellant.digital names Charlie Gibson head of EMEA sales
Propellant.digital has named Charlie Gibson as head of EMEA sales, based out of the firm’s London office.
Gibson is responsible for sales to buy-side and...
Rules and Ratings: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – Is the end of the...
On the last trading day of 2024, shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac surged between 20% and 30% as 2024 ended, catalysed by...
Withering supply of European high yield
Comparing the ‘year-to-April’ data across years, 2022’s high yield issuance looks more like the post-financial crisis period than most years in between.
Data from CreditSights...
Trading Intentions Survey 2017
The range of credit liquidity aggregation platforms used has increased, reducing demand for new connections.
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The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey is global primary research...
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Greenwich Associates: Growing dealer-client instability
By Pia Hecher.
Market intelligence provider Greenwich Associates found that between 2014 and 2018, there was a 50% increase in the median size of clients’...
FILS 2022 Debate: Win for the sell-side status quo but Poole’s analogy skills abound
One of the most entertaining sessions at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Nice last week was a debate with a serious point. Discussing...
Mizuho EMEA sees continued growth in SCLF business
Mizuho EMEA has completed the pricing of Infra Group, bringing its total physical bookrunner roles closed in the European leveraged loan market over the...
Brexit & Covid: Keep your eye on the ball
Jannah Patchay of Markets Evolution advises firms to keep their eye on the ball and not let Covid divert their attention from the job...
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Guignot leads BNP credit e-trading in Europe
Alexandre Guignot has joined BNP Paribas CIB as head of credit e-trading in Europe.
BNP Paribas reported strong second quarter revenues in fixed income trading...
