Propellant.digital secures funding from Volta Ventures
Trading analytics fintech Propellant.digital has secured an undisclosed strategic investment from Volta Ventures.
Co-founded by CEO, Vincent Grandjean, the platform tries to maximise the...
Europe unifies collateral management systems
The Eurosystem has launched the Eurosystem collateral management system (ECMS) as it works towards a more unified European financial framework.
As the fourth TARGET service...
The greatest surprises in bond trading of the last decade
The DESK asked interviewees from its ‘On The DESK’ profile interviews of the last ten years to assess the most surprising changes they had...
BofA: ‘Universal gloom’ in fund manager survey
The latest fund manager survey by BofA has found that a net 92% of survey participants expect a recession in Europe over the next...
Is this the new era for electronic credit trading?
By Iseult E.A. Conlin, CFA., Managing Director, U.S. Cash Credit, Tradeweb.
Digital transformation is happening in industries all over the world. Whether it’s video streaming services disintermediating...
Broadridge launches new repo solution
By Flora McFarlane.
New York-based Broadridge Financial Solutions has launched its Repo Order Quote (ROQ) system. The multi-market aggregation and execution tool for repo markets...
Great Expectations (on rate cuts)
The latest BofA Global Fund Manager Survey has found that 76% of respondents expect two or more Fed cuts in 2024 versus 8% who...
Tradeweb launches AI pricing service for munis
Market operator Tradeweb has launched a new service, Tradeweb Ai-Price, which uses machine learning and proprietary data science to calculate daily prices for municipal...
Tradeweb reports high volumes continuing into April
Market operator Tradeweb has reported average daily volume (ADV) of US$763.4 billion in April across its electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money...
RLAM appoints Kevin Flood as head of dealing
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) announces the appointment of Kevin Flood as head of dealing. Flood has been with RLAM for nearly three years...
Johnson Chui to lead HKEX global issuer services
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Johnson Chui as managing director and head of global issuer services, effective 2nd September.
In the...
Is the price right?
Transparent assessment of bond prices is a cornerstone of trust between investment managers and end investors. Chris Hall investigates.
Pricing in fixed income markets is...
