Jonathan Tricker promoted to head trader role
Jonathan Tricker has been promoted to head trader, global credit at Vanguard, reporting to Sarang Kulkarni, portfolio manager for investment grade (IG) credit.
Tricker is...
Tradeweb sees volume drop in June
Bond market operator, Tradeweb, has reported its average daily volume (ADV) in June was US$780.9 billion (bn), a decrease of 8.9% year-on-year (YoY), largely...
MarketAxess hires Steve Tait to lead US dealer execution business
MarketAxess has appointed Steve Tait as head of US dealer execution business - credit.
Tait joins after more than 26 years at JPMorgan, where he...
Mutual funds leveraging futures to increase portfolio risk and yield
US Treasury futures holdings among mutual funds have shot up over the last three years, as they adjust to a “higher for longer” interest...
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OTCX: Why you should support electronification of fixed income derivatives trading
Trading over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives poses fewer burdens that ever before, but buy-side support can accelerate progress.
The FILS Daily hears the pace of electronification in...
Allianz GI joins Glimpse Markets’ data sharing initiative
Allianz Global Investors, which has US$510 billion in assets under management, has joined Glimpse Markets, an initiative to support buy-side data sharing in the...
Banks see strong Q3 across credit, rates following heightened activity earlier in the year
A new report by analyst firm Crisil Coalition has found that the unprecedented levels of volatility and trading activity seen in the first half...
Controversy as buy side forces U-turn on US liquidity rule
By Jonathan Weitzmann.
The liquidity risk management financial rule (Rule 22e-4) was approved on 28 June 2018 by US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission...
A wild ride: Tradeweb’s Hult reviews the bond market in 2023
Historic interest rate moves, a debt ceiling stalemate, major bank collapses and massive geopolitical instability. These mega events sent shocks through the markets in...
Surprise at inaccurate US election poll predictions has increased volatility
With a victory for either side being far from clear in the US election, investment commentators have warned of sustained volatility across asset classes....
European Markets Choice Awards 2021 – The Finalists
Best Execution and The DESK are delighted to announce the finalists in the inaugural European Markets Choice Awards, sponsored by Instinet and Tradeweb.
The Awards...
EU lawmakers push for more stringent bond rules
The European Union is looking to tighten the region’s planned green bond standards to mitigate greenwashing from issuers of environmentally-friendly debt.
It calls on sellers...
