GreySpark: Single-tier fixed income markets on rise
Consultancy GreySpark has found a clear shift in the fixed income market towards single-tier electronic venues, as a result of regulatory changes and greater...
Katharine Furber switches to FX at Bloomberg
Bloomberg has named Katharine Furber as global head of FX trading.
Furber has been with the firm since 2010, most recently as global head of...
Investor demand: French no-confidence vote sharpens pressure on OAT-Bund spread
French Prime Minister François Bayrou’s call for a no confidence vote was scheduled for the 8 September late on Monday 25 August. Aiming to...
CME saw record volumes for US Treasury complex on 28 May
CME Group saw record volumes for its US Treasury complex on 28 May, with 34,350,339 contracts traded.
The figure surpassed its previous record of 33,322,608...
Lead : Crossing trades & best execution : Dan Barnes
The best ways to cross‑trade
Crossing trades between funds is operationally complex but rewarding for investors and asset managers; using platforms to standardise the process...
Europe sees credit issuance crash on war turbulence
European investment grade issuance came in at €6 billion last week, according to Morgan Stanley data, with year-to-date (YTD) volumes tracking at €170 billion,...
People moves: Scott steps into Switzer’s shoes; Konak joins Balyasny; Zaman joins Pershing
Matt Scott has been confirmed as head of core fixed income trading at AllianceBernstein (AB), following Jim Switzer’s promotion to head of municipals earlier...
Schroders picks Propellant for transparency data analytics
Schroders has integrated Propellant Digital’s fixed income transparency data product.
Propellant’s offering provides pre-trade data including real-time market activity, historical trade prices and aggregated trade...
Rules & Ratings: S&P warns on forecast uncertainty
S&P Global Ratings has said it believes a high degree of unpredictability exists around policy implementation by the US administration and possible responses regarding...
MeTheMoneyShow – Episode 12
Major exchanges are increasing access to digital currencies through technology and taxonomy innovations. Shanny Basar talks through the latest from NASDAQ and LSEG with...
Exclusive: Rathbone Unit Trust Management outsources trading to Northern Trust
Rathbones, the investment and wealth manager with US$60 billion (US$74 billion) assets under management (AUM) has confirmed its Rathbone Unit Trust Management team is...
2023: US govies down 6.3%, corporates up 5.4% YoY
US Treasury issuance was estimated to be almost US$4 trillion across 2023 and Q1 2024, a 305.7% increase on the historical average, with Treasuries...
