Bank of England to back the buy side in market turmoil
The Bank of England (BoE) will develop a new lending tool for non-bank financial institutions, starting with UK insurance companies and pension funds, which...
European Women in Finance Awards – The WINNERS
We are delighted to announce this year's winners of the 2021 European Women in Finance Awards.
They are:
Excellence in Asset Management
Wei Li, Global Chief Investment...
How Tradeweb helped BBVA AM
Portfolio Trading offers a highly efficient channel for sourcing liquidity from ETF market-makers, which are frequently pricing credit bonds in real-time to facilitate fixed-income...
Tradeweb completes ICD acquisition
Tradeweb has completed its acquisition of investment technology provider Institutional Cash Distributors (ICD) in a US$785 million, all-cash transaction.
The deal was first announced in...
Kulikovs swaps TD for National Bank of Canada
Anton Kulikovs has joined the National Bank of Canada as an investment grade (IG) credit trader. He is based in New York.
One of Canada’s...
Issuance in double figure growth everywhere (ex-Japan!)
The debt markets have been booming globally in the first half of 2024, according to Dealogic data, with Middle East and Africa seeing issuance...
Rates : Munis : Dan Barnes
Return of muni futures shows the market’s got moxie.
The municipal bond market is addressing its problems head on and in doing so, defying...
Interactive Brokers extends trading hours for US Treasuries
Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, has expanded trading hours for US Treasury bonds on its platform, allowing the firm’s global clients to...
Sell-side condemns SI regime as ELPs call for reform
Sell-side trade body the Association for financial markets in Europe (AFME) has voiced support for the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation on the...
Investor demand: South American debt capital markets immune from US markets correction
In a show of strength, exemplified by Itaú Unibanco's US$1 billion issuance on 27 February, South American debt capital markets have carried on functioning...
Franklin Templeton to buy Putnam Investments
Franklin Templeton has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Putnam Investments from Great-West for approximately US$925 million largely in equities.
Great-West will become...
Ediphy, industry participants launch consolidated tape, fairCT
Ediphy has partnered with a number of firms to launch fairCT, a collaborative consolidated tape initiative designed to enhance transparency, liquidity and participation in...
