Don’t Panic: How French credit has proven market Zen
The resignation of the French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, on 6 October came after less than a month in office. Being the third prime...
RUSD IB eyes growth with new hire
Labuan-headquartered Islamic investment firm RUSD Investment Bank has named Maxim Shashenkov as a managing director.
Based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Shashenkov is responsible for the...
Why repo will not crash again
In December 2016 Europe’s repo markets crashed and burned. This year may look healthier than last but finding liquidity can still prove challenging. Lynn...
FILS USA: Has US Treasury clearing mandate killed all-to-all trading for the buy side?
While there are still questions around the effect of US Treasury reforms on market structure, many buy-side traders will be focused on the impact...
Exclusive: Spencer Lee joins TS Imagine as chief markets officer; sets out strategy
TS Imagine, the trading, portfolio, and risk management system provider, has announced Spencer Lee is joining as chief markets officer, to lead the firm’s...
Lisa Opoku joins Tradeweb board
Tradeweb Markets has appointed Lisa Opoku to its board of directors, effective 7 March 2024. Opoku has more than 30 years of industry experience,...
Bloomberg’s open chat API creates exciting but costly opportunities
Bloomberg’s cross-firm chatbot API service can save companies time as they share information. But they are also expensive, and present firms with a fresh...
BlackRock and Standard Chartered make first India trade on MarketAxess
BlackRock and Standard Chartered have executed the first trade on MarketAxess’s Indian government bond (IGB) electronic trading solution.
MarketAxess became the first firm to offer...
Glue42 working with AllianceBernstein muni trading team
Glue42, the desktop integration specialist, has added investment firm AllianceBernstein (AB) to its client roster, to try and help the firm’s buy-side traders gain...
Nechaev returns to Commerzbank
Vadim Nechaev has rejoined Commerzbank as a structured credit trader in London.
The German investment bank reported €3 billion in revenues for Q4 2025, up...
Managing human capital in fixed income trading
As the fixed income industry evolves, so do the skills needed to succeed — and emotional intelligence is increasingly at the forefront of how...
BTMU fined for spoofing in Treasury futures
By Flora McFarlane.
On 7 August the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) fined The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) for spoofing, submitting orders that are...
