Exclusive: MarketAxess trials new mid-point session protocol Mid-X
On Tuesday, MarketAxess ran the first session of a new mid-point matching tool, Mid-X, with over 50 participants. The new trading protocol is session-based...
ICE best execution service doubles coverage
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, announced enhancements to its Best Execution service, which more than doubles...
Steering through volatile markets
Madelaine Jones, portfolio manager for the European high yield and senior loan strategies at Oaktree Capital Management, talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about lessons...
Julian Hill joins UBS Asset Management
UBS Asset Management has hired Julian Hill as a fixed-income rates trader in London.
Hill arrives from Bloomberg, where he spent 18 months as...
FILS 2022: Itaú selects Genesis Global for new trade automation
Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform for financial markets organisations, will provide a new trade automation and client portal system for Itaú Securities.
The...
Krungsri Asset Management adopts Charles River’s strategic cloud solution
Krungsri Asset Management, the Thai asset management firm has transitioned its front office operation to Charles River’s cloud-based platform.
Krungsri Asset uses the Charles...
New senior trader at Baillie Gifford
James Li has been appointed senior investment trader at Baillie Gifford in Hong Kong. Li was most recently head of Asian Dealing at Baring...
Scotland rated AA/Aa3 ahead of debut ‘kilt’ bonds
Scotland has received its first standalone credit ratings from Moody’s and S&P Global, with both agencies placing the Scottish Government on the same high...
Sherpa Edge Trading to close
Outsourced trading provider Sherpa Edge is to close. A statement posted by the firm said, “Efforts to roll-out buy-side trade execution have been challenging....
Derivatives : Migrating benchmarks : Dan Barnes
LIBOR: WHEN TO JUMP ON THE SOFR
The transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to overnight indexed swap rates is moving, but when...
TransFICC: The increasing importance of data centres in fixed income
As the fixed income market becomes more electronic, we are seeing an increasing number of firms connecting to data centres around the world. The DESK...
Strong bond issuance raises Q1 bank revenues, Citi up 62%
Goldman Sachs broke the mould for fixed income market makers in Q1, achieving a 6% year-on-year revenue growth, reaching US$3.47 billion.
However, despite declines in...
