E-trading: Tradeweb takes lead in US credit for April
Electronic trading platforms are reporting another month of double figure volume growth in fixed income markets, with Tradeweb overtaking MarketAxess in US investment grade...
Handelsbanken Fonder AB adopts Bloomberg’s PORT Enterprise
Handelsbanken Fonder AB, a subsidiary of Handelsbanken managing approximately 100 mutual funds, has adopted PORT Enterprise, Bloomberg’s portfolio and risk analytics solution, to further...
Veiner and Vara named co-heads of global trading at BlackRock
BlackRock has promoted Dan Veiner and Jatin Vara to co-heads of global trading, replacing Supurna VedBrat, who will leave the firm.
“The actions we announced...
BIS targets liquidity cliff in repo
Banks have reacted to end-of-quarter capital reporting by reducing activity, leading to sudden declines in liquidity; now authorities are reacting.
Banks have been ‘window dressing’...
ISDA has named Jeroen Krens as board chair
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has appointed Jeroen Krens as its new board chair, effective 1st of January 2025. He succeeds Eric...
BoE: Higher interest rate headwinds may impact private credit
Lee Foulger, director of financial stability, strategy and risk at the Bank of England, has said that higher interest rates, choppier market conditions and...
Tradeweb monthly ADV up 20% year-on-year
Market operator Tradeweb has reported a total trading volume of US$19.8 trillion for August 2021 across its electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and...
Marmoiton promoted at Alken
Alken Asset Management has promoted Antoine Marmoiton to head of its risk and trading team.
Based in London, Alken holds €1.5 billion in assets under...
Fitch Group to acquire CreditSights
Rating and data provider Fitch Group is acquiring CreditSights, the provider of credit research to the global financial community.
The company is being acquired from...
Defaults creep higher in leveraged credit markets
Credit markets are navigating one of their most challenging environments in years, with default rates climbing across both public and private debt. The consequences...
European Women in Finance : Sarah Gordon : Making an impact
Senior writer Shanny Basar spoke to Sarah Gordon, CEO of Impact Investing Institute about how impact investing can contribute to the well-being of people...
Citi boosts EGB rates trading team across US and Europe
Citi has made a number of appointments to its rates trading team, with Courtenay Watson joining the company as a managing director in London.
Watson...
