Gary Harper joins Societe Generale
Gary Harper has been appointed managing director and head of emerging markets credit trading at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking, based in London.
He...
Investor Demand: Apollo outlines four scenarios for investors
Torsten Sløk, Apollo Global Management’s chief economist, has outlined four key scenarios that investors need to consider potential outcomes of the current trade war...
Volumes up, e-trading down in US rates
Average daily notional volumes in US rates jumped 11 percentage points year-on-year (YoY) in October, reaching US$989 billion. Volatility was down by 40%, with...
FILS USA: How can high yield be traded efficiently in a risk off environment?
Banks are stepping back from taking risk in high yield trading. Trading in a risk-off environment in normal circumstances can be challenging as spreads...
Insights and Analysis: Citadel Securities challenges primary market conflicts
A year ago, rumours in the bond markets suggested that Citadel Securities might be planning a move into bond issuance, a move which buy-side...
FILS 2024: “Cause for optimism” in primary markets
While the majority of trading in secondary markets happens electronically, primary markets are falling behind and continue to favour manual workflows. However, there’s cause...
Sean George joins Millennium Capital Partners
Sean George has been named portfolio manager at Grace Court Capital, a credit fund division of Millennium Capital Partners, which has US$52 billion in...
Bond platforms see leap in June volumes year-on-year
Trading platforms recorded double digit growth in average daily volumes (ADV) in June 2024. Tradeweb saw its June 2024 fully electronic US credit ADV...
US credit volumes jump YoY
US corporate bond trading is expecting to reach record levels in 2025, according to a recent Coalition Greenwich report.
In November, average daily trade sizes...
Jefferies moves into outsourced fixed income trading with Siegel hire
Industry veteran Jory Siegel has joined Jefferies as head of fixed income outsourced trading, from Marex.
Siegel was previously managing director and head of fixed...
AXA IM confirms it is offering outsourced trading
AXA Investment Managers has confirmed it has begun to offer outsourced trading to smaller firms.
“Due to the squeezing of margins and the need for...
BGC buys embonds, lay-offs confirmed
Interdealer broker BGC has confirmed its May 2018 acquisition of emerging markets bond trading platform embonds, while several sources close to the firm have...
