Charlie Enright joins Symetra
Charlie Enright has joined insurance and retirement specialist, Symetra, as a credit trader.
Enright spent nearly seven years at Genworth, a similarly focused buy-side firm,...
When banks go bust holding boring bonds
**This article will appear in full in the next issue of The DESK**
Government bonds are described as a 'risk-free' instrument, on the basis that...
Treasury market volatility drives spike in curve spread strategies
Volatility in the US Treasury market has prompted heightened trading on CME Group’s BrokerTecRV Curve, the firm has reported.
BrokerTecRV Curve, which facilitates the trading...
Market awaits CT news amid cross-Channel delays
Market participants have been asking for a bond consolidated tape for years; and they’re going to have to wait a little longer than planned,...
Le Saout named portfolio manager at ADIA
Tanguy Le Saout has been appointed portfolio manager (PM) for macro fixed income Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), a sovereign wealth fund with a...
Quarterly European fixed income market analysis
Leveraging Trax’s vast market data set, the Trax Facts quarterly review provides a detailed analysis of activity across fixed income markets, including: Corporates, Agencies,...
Adaptive expands its ‘Operate’ offering, opens Asia office
Electronic trading tech provider Adaptive has expanded its 'Operate' offering to a round-the-clock service and opened its first office in Asia.
Matt Barrett, Adaptive...
Rising rates but falling demand
Analysis by JP Morgan’s Global Markets Strategy team, Nikos Panigirtzoglou, Mika Inkinen and Mayur Yeole has cast an interesting light on the prospects for...
Andrew Westhead named MD research for BestEx Research Group
BestEx Research Group, the execution analytics and measurement service provider for equities, futures, and foreign exchange trading, has appointed Andrew Westhead as managing director...
The Agency Broker Hub | An open gateway into financial markets
By Gherardo Lenti Capoduri, Head of Market Hub, and Barbara Valbuzzi, CFA, Head of Market Strategy, IMI CIB Division, Intesa Sanpaolo.
In recent years the sellside...
Market Analysis: Pressure on US dealing desks is changing priorities in 2020
New analysis of market activity this year has observed that while issuance is “racing toward historic annual highs” there is no corresponding increase in...
Mizuho’s DCM revenues break into global top ten
Global debt capital markets (DCM) revenues remained almost identical year-on-year (YoY) for the first nine months of 2025, with Mizuho the only new entrant....
