Trump’s SEC backs crypto with Uyeda as acting chairman
Mark Uyeda has been named acting chairman of the SEC.
The Republican commissioner replaces outgoing chair Gary Gensler, and is expected to be in place...
EC suspends best execution reporting which is “not read at all”
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Capital Markets Recovery Package, as part of the Commission's overall coronavirus recovery strategy which includes increased leniency...
Mahomed leaves LGAM
Azim Mahomed has left his role as an emerging markets fixed income trader at Legal & General Asset Management.
The firm holds £1.177 trillion in...
RPMI Railpen confirms trading to be insourced
RPMI Railpen, which represents the UK’s railway workers pension fund, has confirmed plans to internalise its trading desk, which is expected to be operational...
Carmalt joins ING in UK DCM push
David Carmalt has joined ING as head of investment grade (IG) debt capital markets (DCM).
Based in London, Carmalt reports to head of the EMEA...
OpenDoor launches all-to-all dark pool for on-the-run US Treasuries
OpenDoor Securities has launched an all-to-all marketplace for on-the-run (OTR) US Treasuries. The anonymous order book will US Treasury venue to offer non-discriminatory pricing in benchmarks...
Nominate now for the European Markets Choice Awards 2023
To gain real recognition in the front office, put your best foot forward with a nomination in the European Markets Choice Awards 2023.
Recognising excellence...
In 2021 we see record secondary markets trading for European Government Bonds
By Emile Figueiras, European Government Bond Product Specialist, MarketAxess
Secondary market volumes in European government bonds (EGBs) have grown significantly over the last 2 years....
FILS USA 2026: US economic strength underpins macro outlook
The strength of the US economy is a prevailing macro theme, and while there are concerns about growth being derailed, the near-term outlook remains...
Citadel Securities FICC systematic trading head Mark Wilkinson departs firm
Citadel Securities’ head of FICC systematic trading Mark Wilkinson is to depart the firm.
According to a social media post, Wilkinson had his last day...
Bank of England warns of risks in fast fixed income markets
By TheDESK
Chris Salmon, executive director for markets at the Bank of England has warned that risk management techniques need to develop to handle the...
BTMU fined for spoofing in Treasury futures
By Flora McFarlane.
On 7 August the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) fined The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) for spoofing, submitting orders that are...
