European Women in Finance 2022 – The Longlist
In 2020, Best Execution and The DESK hosted the first European Women in Finance Awards, following the model of Markets Media's long-established awards programme....
Municipal bond traders push for better execution
A standardised framework of processes could emerge from platform providers and regulators to support electronification.
In a market without infrastructure, common standards of behaviour and...
Fixed income is Nasdaq’s greatest challenge
By Flora McFarlane.
Market operator Nasdaq has reported second quarter revenues from fixed income, commodities and currency (FICC) remained at US$19 million from Q1 2017,...
RIAs select IMTC as partner for growth in fixed income account management
IMTC, the provider of fixed income investment management technology, has signed Davenport & Company and F.L.Putnam Investment Management to use IMTC as their portfolio...
MTS BondsPro pushes into Mexican bond markets
Fixed income market operator MTS Markets, part of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), has expanded its reach into Mexico via a marketing agreement with...
Analysis of US yields in 2021 and anticipation for next year
Yields for US high yield bonds have turned a corner, according to MarketAxess data, following a drop from 3.65% in April down to 3.065%...
Tourist traps in the credit market
Dipping in and out of credit markets can reduce the value of investments for the non-specialist, but also for more experienced investors.
In their 2014...
On the Desk: Malin Norberg on buy-side trading with a P&L
Norges Bank Investment Management’s almost unique position, managing a fund with a single owner, allows it a very innovative way of trading into the...
Charlie Enright joins Symetra
Charlie Enright has joined insurance and retirement specialist, Symetra, as a credit trader.
Enright spent nearly seven years at Genworth, a similarly focused buy-side firm,...
FILS 2022: Big themes this year
The innovation day at the Fixed Income Leaders Summits (FILS) on Tuesday is held under the Chatham House rule preventing direct reporting of what...
Exclusive: Katana’s intellectual property up for sale
The intellectual property of Katana, which provides trade ideas to bond investors, has been put up for sale by Hilco Streambank. Developed in-house at...
Jefferies’ bond desks have an outstanding start to 2023
Investment banking firm Jefferies saw fixed income trading revenues jump 62% to US$590 million for the six months to May 2023, from US$364 million....