Ongoing effect of CSPP on European credit markets
Europe has seen considerable growth in credit issuance this year relative to 2023, with last week finding a 116% year-on-year increase in non-financial high...
Business alpha – The confidence trick to liquidity
Getting the confidence of investors supports access to liquidity during choppy markets. By Ruth Emery
If your clients are sucking their cash out of a...
Clearwater bets on portfolio visualisation services with dual purchase
Clearwater Analytics is acquiring two portfolio visualisation tools to offer a whole-portfolio view for clients across public and private markets.
Beacon provides cross-asset class modelling...
Investment Grade trading: A tale of two markets
By John Gallagher, MarketAxess
Last year, the markets were a one-way trade. Aggressive rate increases leading to horrible returns. Sell everything! And ask questions later......
Adaptable AI: Predicting Bond Prices in the Year of Surprises
Kristina Fan, Founder and CEO of 7 Chord, tells The DESK how BondDroid, the firm’s proprietary machine-learning technology, is overcoming barriers to AI adoption...
Asteria IM partners with Amundi for portfolio management system and dealing services
Asteria Investment Managers has adopted asset manager Amundi’s portfolio management system, the Amundi Leading Technologies & Operations (ALTO), for all of its assets under...
Fixed income up as investment bank revenues and headcount drop
Fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) revenues were up 3% year-on-year for investment banks in 2019, halting a two-year slide, according to the latest...
Primary markets start 2023 with top ten hit
Bond issuance for US investment grade on 3 January 2023 was the tenth largest day on record, according to data from Dealogic.
While January is...
Trading Intentions Survey 2017
The range of credit liquidity aggregation platforms used has increased, reducing demand for new connections.
About the survey
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey is global primary research...
Restricting access to derivatives
In 2022 regulation and market activity may see greater adoption of derivatives, but traders need to be cognisant of their limitations. Dan Barnes reports.
Derivatives,...
Purva Patel swaps Nuveen for First Eagle
Independent, privately owned investment management firm First Eagle Investments has appointed Purva Patel as managing director and senior investment specialist of the high yield...
Private credit: “Don’t get involved now!”
Louis Gargour, chief investment officer at LNG Capital gave this late-cycle warning at a FILS panel dedicated to alternative investment in private credit. He...
