State Street joins JPM digital debt platform
State Street has become the inaugural third-party custodian on JP Morgan’s digital debt service.
The digital debt service allows the issuance, settlement and servicing of...
Reported Flextrade/MarketAxess link promises efficient buy-side trading
Reports that buy-side traders are able to manage trades directly in the MarketAxess platform via execution management system (EMS) Flextrade are creating considerable interest.
Most...
GreySpark: Smart data analytics key in reducing trading costs
A new piece of GreySpark Partners research has found that spending by investment banks and asset managers on markets and transaction data in the...
FILS 2021: Dealers outline strategy for direct connectivity
Buy-side traders are seeing their sell-side counterparts offering direct streamed prices as an alternative source for data and direct trading, which dealers see as...
Joseph Stewart named co-head fixed income at SocGen US
Joseph Stewart has started a new position as managing director, co-head of fixed income division for the Americas and head of flow sales for...
US credit trade sizes shrink in August
Average daily trade sizes across all US credit fell 12% month-on-month (MoM) to US$363 thousand after strong July performances, but still grew by 3%...
Intercontinental Exchange agrees to acquire TMC Bonds
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced on 29th May that it...
The big changes to watch in fixed income market structure through 2024
Next year will bring new developments in market structure, stemming both from regulatory and political change. The DESK asked Jennifer Keser, head of market...
Yusuke Tanaka promoted at MUFG Trust
MUFG Trust has appointed Yusuke Tanaka as deputy general manager of its head office in Tokyo.
Tanaka has more than 23 years of industry experience,...
European Women in Finance : Else Braathen : A call to action
Else Braathen, risk domain manager at SimCorp talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about risk management, stress testing and staying calm.
Although Covid-19 has shaken the...
T Rowe Price veteran jumps to Genesis
Genesis Global has appointed Michael Grogan as director of buy-side business development.
Technology firm Genesis provides a platform for companies to build scalable applications, and...
Origination: Mars issues US$26 billion to acquire Kellanova
Mars Inc has issued US$26 billion in senior notes in a private transaction to fund its acquisition of snacking company Kellanova, formerly Kellogg’s.
The offering...
