Ratings & Analysis: First Brands Group issuer ratings plunge
Autopart supplier First Brands Group has plummeted in credit agency ratings, declaring bankruptcy in the US.
Fitch dropped the company from B to CCC last...
Jeddy Lee promoted at ZCG
Z Capital Group (ZCG) has promoted Jeddy Lee to managing director and head of credit as it continues to expand its credit platform.
In the...
Liquidnet launches primary bond market offering as buy side demands innovation
Block-trading specialist Liquidnet is launching into the primary market technology space. Its new electronic solution, Liquidnet Debt Capital Markets (DCM), is focused on new...
Daniel Goodland joins Kepler Cheuvreux
Kepler Cheuvreux has appointed Daniel Goodland as an equity sales trader within its high touch sales-trading team.
In the London-based role, Goodland will help the...
MarketAxess claims X-Pro boosts trader efficiency by 20%
MarketAxess has presented its new X-Pro trading interface as delivering a significant efficiency boost to bond traders.
Speaking with analysts on the firm’s Q4 2023...
BoE prepares for gilt shocks, opens CNRF applications
The Bank of England has opened applications for the Contingent Non-Bank Financial Institution Repo Facility (CNRF), preparing for further cases of gilt market dysfunction.
Details...
TradeTech FX: Multi-asset trading success conditional on buy-side objectives
The value of multi-asset trading desks to an investment manager is conditional on the goals of the buy-side firm aligning with the firm.
At TradeTech...
Ryan Mitchell joins Verition Fund Management
Verition Fund Management has appointed Ryan Mitchell as a portfolio manager, based in South Carolina.
Mitchell has more than 20 years of industry experience and...
A practical guide to buyside automation in credit markets
Gareth Coltman, Head of European Product at MarketAxess, looks at how automating buyside trade execution works in real life, and why it should be...
Staying the course: Outlook for 2018
By Boon Peng Ooi, chief investment officer for fixed income, at Eastspring Investments.
Over the past two years, a “strategy” of “tactically” trading risk has...
MeTheMoneyShow – Episode Seven
Dan Barnes speaks to John D’Antona about the market impact of a Liquidnet sale and how one Wall Street agency broker is preparing to...
FCA flags gaps in algo governance, testing and surveillance
A new FCA review of algorithmic trading firms has found improvements since 2018. While governance frameworks have matured, the FCA urged closer alignment with...
