Central Banks should backstop hedge funds arbitraging the basis trade, new Brookings Paper suggests
A research paper to be presented at the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) conference on 28 March, argues that central banks, particularly the...
Connectivity platforms report FI deals ahead of MiFID II
By Sobia Hamid.
The growth of electronic trading in fixed income is driving connectivity between trading platforms. In 2016, Greenwich Associates estimated electronic trading of...
LedgerEdge selects Exactpro to support distributed ledger enabled corporate bond trading
Exactpro, a software testing provider for mission-critical financial market infrastructures, has been chosen by LedgerEdge, which is developing a next-generation ecosystem for corporate bond...
Symphony names Levy CEO
Capital market communication firm Symphony has announced that David Gurlé will step down on 31 May 2021 and has appointed Brad Levy, current president...
Jonathan Tricker promoted to head trader role
Jonathan Tricker has been promoted to head trader, global credit at Vanguard, reporting to Sarang Kulkarni, portfolio manager for investment grade (IG) credit.
Tricker is...
Big names out at BGC
Interdealer broker BGC Partners has made a wave of job cuts, as announced in April, which combined with recent departures has removed several heads...
Overbond integrates Neptune Networks axe data
Overbond, an AI-driven fixed income analytics and trade workflow automation provider, has integrated Neptune Networks’ axe data to help buy-side traders more efficiently discover...
Federated Hermes trades “less than 5%” on e-trading platforms
The chief investment officer (CIO) of asset manager Federated Hermes investments (FHI), which has US$758 billion in assets under management, has said the firm...
FILS in Barcelona: Breaking up the monoculture
Diversity is not always visible, but its impact is. This was the key takeaway from the panel discussing ‘Launching new Diversity, equity and inclusion...
How is e-trading accelerating the momentum for global Emerging Markets?
Despite persistent macroeconomic challenges, EM bonds have achieved broad gains in 2024.
Traders are increasingly on the lookout for tools that can help them...
Bloomberg research: Automated trading boosts both productivity and performance
Automated trading solutions have gone from being a tough sell to a requisite as firms seek to improve productivity.
However, the impact on performance...
Parameta Solutions launches post-trade analytics platform for bonds
Parameta Solutions, the brand of TP ICAP’s Data & Analytics division, has launched a global post-trade analytics platform, Trading Analytics. The new offering is...
