Funding the green transition
How on God’s green earth are fixed-income portfolio managers supposed to negotiate the minefield of sustainable investing, given the myriad pitfalls and bear traps...
SSGA launches new bond ETF on Barclays Global Aggregate index
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched the SPDR Barclays Global Aggregate UCITS exchange traded fund (ETF). The fund is available unhedged on the...
Virtu signs up two bond ETF issuers for new NAV pricing tool
Exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers Charles Schwab Investment Management and WisdomTree Asset Management are now using the eNAV ETF analytics tool, developed by electronic liquidity...
The evolution of an IDB
TP ICAP has assembled a team of diverse talents including cadres of former Newedge and UBS colleagues amongst the employees of Tullett Prebon, ICAP,...
Exclusive: Patrice Guesnet and James Frew to run fixed income trading at Pictet AM
Patrice Guesnet and James Frew are reported to have been named global co-heads of fixed income trading at Pictet Asset Management. They have taken...
South Korean government bonds join FTSE World Government Bond Index
FTSE Russell has published the results of its annual country classification review for countries monitored by its global fixed income indices, reclassifying South Korean...
Union Investment imposes a purchase ban on Russian state bonds and sanctioned companies
Union Investment has decided to impose an immediate ban on the purchase of all securities of the Russian state and a number of Russian...
Research reveals deep divisions in trading style set by AUM and geography
Larger firms are able to take advantage of more bespoke trading opportunities, but location matters.
The DESK’s latest trading protocols research has found that the...
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FILS USA: The roadblocks to electronic fixed income trading
Fixed income markets moving toward electronic trading has been a recurring theme in the industry for a number of year, but there are roadblocks...
Trumid launches emerging markets trading
Fixed income market operator Trumid, has launched emerging markets bond trading on its Trumid Market Center platform.
Market Center connects fixed income professionals to a...
Rock Springs Capital appoints T Rowe’s Williams as head of trading
Clive Williams, who led equity trading at T Rowe Price for nearly two decades, has been appointed head of trading at Rock Springs Capital...
Citadel Securities FICC systematic trading head Mark Wilkinson departs firm
Citadel Securities’ head of FICC systematic trading Mark Wilkinson is to depart the firm.
According to a social media post, Wilkinson had his last day...