Virtu Financial forms consortium to expand RFQ-hub
Virtu Financial, the market maker, broker and financial services technology provider, has formed formation of RFQ-hub Holdings to support the growth of RFQ-hub, Virtu’s...
Charlie Collins named head of European credit at Trumid
Fixed income market veteran, Charlie Collins, has been named head of European credit at Trumid. Collins was most recently a managing director at Tradeweb,...
Bajaj Finserv Asset Management adopts Bloomberg AIM
Bajaj Finserv Asset Management Limited (BFAML), has adopted AIM, the Bloomberg order and investment management system (O/IMS).
BFAML reportedly selected Bloomberg AIM in an effort...
FINRA reporting change could support low-touch trading at size
A proposed pilot project for raising the size at which US bond trades must be reported, and delaying reporting for even larger trades, could...
CME Group to launch €STR options in Q1 2024
Derivatives marketplace CME Group is to launch options on €STR futures from Q1 2024, adding to its suite of European rates derivatives.
CME launched 3-month...
Corporate Bond E-Trading 3.0: The drivers ahead
As electronic trading in the corporate bond market increases, those platforms and market participants who intend to be at the cutting edge of the...
Oppenheimer builds out distressed debt team with ten new hires
Oppenheimer, an investment bank and wealth manager, has built out its fixed income division with ten distressed debt team hires, as institutional investors seek...
Frediani appointed head of European expansion at BondCliQ
Gabriele Frediani has been named head of European expansion strategy and execution at BondCliQ, the central bond price facility driven by dealer prices.
Frediani is...
Fixed income platforms buoyed as all-to-all expands
Fixed income electronic trading platform operators have announced record trading volumes in the first quarter of 2017.
MarketAxess, platform operator for dealer-to-client and all-to-all trading...
Rules and Ratings: Moody’s sees improving credit fundamentals driving leveraged finance deals
As interest rates decline, credit fundamentals will improve in 2025 and defaults will ease, according to analysis from credit rating agency Moody’s.
“Investors will hunt...
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...
What bouncing US credit volumes tell us in June
Looking at corporate bond trading volumes over the past two weeks, data from MarketAxess appeared to show a recovery since levels plummeted in May...
