FCA “utterly useless” engaging with EU over Brexit
By Chris Hall.
Veteran city commentator Anthony Hilton delivered a harsh verdict on the UK financial regulators’ efforts to support Britain’s finance industry ahead of...
The Loan Lowdown: Volatility’s impact on Leveraged Loans
Howard Cohen, Head of Leveraged Loans at MarketAxess.
Since early April, the leveraged loan market has trended in one direction. Risk assets have continued to...
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...
Exclusive: David Nicol leaves LedgerEdge; Rutter steps forward in interim
David Nicol, co-founder of LedgerEdge, a distributed ledger-based fixed income trading venue, has left his position as CEO. Ian Chicken, chief operating officer at...
A new model for predicting fixed income trading costs
BestX, the execution quality analysis provider, has launched a new tool for fixed income traders to support their pre-trade capabilities.
The ‘Expected Cost’ model is...
Stefano Dallavalle and Diederik Van Suchtelen join LedgerEdge
LedgerEdge, the distributed ledger platform for corporate bond trading, has appointed Stefano Dallavalle to develop LedgerEdge’s platform as product director. He joins LedgerEdge with...
Prioritising investment on the high yield trading desk
When we look at the priorities of trading desks in developing more automated tools, we can consider the longer term market trends as a...
SSGA: Treasuries, convertibles and EM on the cards for 2019
By Vineet Naik.
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is predicting that US Treasuries, convertible bonds and emerging market (EM) debt will see increased investment in...
Veiner switches to head of markets at BlackRock
Dan Veiner has been promoted to head of markets at BlackRock Global Markets and Index investments (BGM).
The business combines BlackRock’s market-facing functions with the...
Propellant prepares for CT with data streaming expansion
Propellant Digital has introduced FIX data streaming on its platform, developing a framework allowing clients to access aggregated post-trade transparency data in advance of...
Qontigo adds CDS and increased factor coverage to credit spread model
Qontigo, the risk, analytics, and index solution provider, has added credit default swaps (CDS) and increased factor coverage to its Axioma Credit Spread Factor...
Data: A blank tape
Europe’s consolidated tape proposal is a start, but many details still need to be filled in for its value to be assessed. Lynn Strongin...
