CME Group to launch Chicago UST CLOB
CME Group is launching a second BrokerTec central limit order book (CLOB) for cash US Treasuries in Q3. Client testing begins on 27 April.
The...
SEC: Leech charged with cherry picking trades for WAMCO funds
The SEC has charged Ken Leech with fraud. The bond trader was former co-chief investment officer at Western Asset Management (WAMCO), which holds US$336.1...
TransFICC investment to deliver e-trading platform with trader desktop
TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for fixed income and derivatives markets, has closed a Series A extension for US$17...
E-trading on the rise in Japanese bonds
Japan’s initially slow adoption of e-trading is increasing in pace as local investors seek liquidity in local and foreign markets, according to a recent...
John Johnson joins UBS Asset Management
UBS Asset Management has appointed John Johnson as an execution trader.
Based in Chicago, he reports to Theodore Drury, regional head of trading, Americas.
Johnson has...
Tradeweb and FTSE Russell launch closing prices for Euro govies
Multi-asset market operator, Tradeweb Markets, has collaborated with FTSE Russell to launch benchmark closing prices for European government bonds.
Calculated in accordance with the...
Cowen boosts fixed income outsourced trading team with two hires
Cowen has expanded its fixed income outsourced trading team with two senior hires, Vincent Governara and Chris Taliercio. Both traders bring over 15 years’...
Pacific Western and Banc of California merge, sell US$1.9bn in bonds, munis and treasuries
Banc of California has today completed its merger with PacWest Bancorp, with both firms shedding billions of dollars’ worth of agency commercial mortgage-backed securities,...
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...
E-trading platforms show mixed results in October’s market share battle
Electronic trading fixed income platforms saw a slight drop off in volume relative to October, but strong activity against the same period last year.
Bond...
Houlihan Lokey appoints Clinton Miyazono to capital markets group
Houlihan Lokey has named Clinton Miyazono managing director in its capital markets group. Miyazono will support the firm’s credit capabilities out of the firm’s...
SEC classifies HFT liquidity providers as “dealers”
US markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has adopted two rules that require market participants who engage in certain dealer roles, in...
