Piraeus €500m green bond, 7 times oversubscribed
Piraeus Bank SA, a subsidiary of Piraeus Financial Holdings SA, successfully priced a €500 million Green Senior Preferred Bond on 28 May 2025. The...
Morgan Stanley exec joins Jefferies in Asia
Vivian Li has joined Jefferies as head of distressed trading and credit analytics for Asia. She is based in Hong Kong.
The firm reported US$289k...
Research: Volatility has changed trading protocol choices in 2021
Buy-side trading desks have used markedly different proportions of trading protocols between passive and active portfolios this year compared to 2020.
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The Book: Barclays makes four investment banking appointments
Barclays has made a number of appointments within its investment banking division. By shoring up its investment banking business, the firm may be looking...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2020 : Bloomberg
Bloomberg has a strong position as data provider, interface into the market and a trading venue.
The ubiquitous terminal allows it to build new services...
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MTS launches dealer to client ticket protocol
MTS has introduced a new Dealer-to-Client Ticket (DCT) protocol on its BondVision platform, aiming to streamline trade workflows and reduce operational friction for both...
FILS USA: Entry point for private credit liquidity providers “never been better”
Private credit has expanded rapidly in recent years, with the IMF recently reporting that the size of the market topped $2 trillion globally, of...
Market structure: The alternatives in market making
The DESK profiles five of the major electronic liquidity providers.
Given the strains on market making in fixed income, it is vital that buy-side desks...
Refinitiv Lipper Research: Investors looking to reduce interest rate risk
A new report on the first quarter of 2021 from Refinitiv Lipper Research has found that fixed income funds posted a return of negative...
Stephanie Bopp returns to Janus Henderson
Janus Henderson has rehired Bopp as a trader in Denver. She joins from Empower, the investment and retirement solution provider, where she was a...
Strong start of the year in electronic credit trading
Electronic credit markets started 2025 on a strong note, with January's total credit average daily volume (ADV) showing robust growth across platforms. Trumid reported...
AFME update: European HY bond issuance fell nearly 60% year-on-year
A new report by AFME found that the primary high yield bond market decelerated significantly in Europe at the start of this year.
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