AT1 trading volume was elevated a week ahead of Credit Suisse wipe-out
Trading in AT1 bonds spiked on Monday 20th March as a result of the Credit Suisse rescue at the weekend, with one platform trader...
David Kim to lead TCW in Japan
Asset management firm TCW has appointed David Kim as managing director and head of its Japan business. He reports to Jennifer Grancio, global head...
The cost of transparency and the value of information
Transparency can smell like information leakage by any other name, to butcher a Shakespeare quotation. Giving up information needs to happen at the latest...
Carney condemns fragmentation of CCPs
By Flora McFarlane.
In his annual Mansion House speech on 20 June, Mark Carney argued against breaking up trading infrastructure, after the recent European Commission’s...
Institutional sales trader veteran James Williams moves to Tourmaline Europe
Institutional sales trader veteran James Williams has been made managing director of outsourced trading solutions firm Tourmaline Europe, based out of London.
Williams has spent...
On The Desk: Juan Landazabal: On trader evolution
Juan Landazabal, global head of Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange Trading at Deutsche Asset Management describes the internal and external pressures that are shaping the...
Joeri Wouters joins Tradeweb; firm launches ‘trade-at-close’ for portfolio trading
Joeri Wouters has been named product development manager within the AiEx and workflow solutions team of market operator Tradeweb, after 15 years as a...
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management adopts Bloomberg Rule Builder
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management has adopted Bloomberg Rule Builder (RBLD), a multi-asset, rules-based trade automation tool, to try and enhance the efficiency and...
The election effect: Secondary markets
While the effect of an election on the markets is typically subdued on the day itself – more so when the outcome is uncertain...
Breaking blocks
Electronic trading is certainly on a growth spurt – Coalition Greenwich reports e-trading was 46% volume across all assets in 2021 – but this...
US credit trade sizes shrink in August
Average daily trade sizes across all US credit fell 12% month-on-month (MoM) to US$363 thousand after strong July performances, but still grew by 3%...
This Week from Trader TV: Charles-Henry Monchau, Syz Group
Markets eye tariff deadline, and liquidity shifts for H2.
Global markets will be heavily driven by three major forces this week, says Syz Group’s Charles-Henry...
