Shielding from exploding issuance
US fixed income markets saw issuance in Q1 2024 hit US$2.5 trillion according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), an increase...
Getting the measure of sell-side portfolio trading
In its recent report on investment banking activity in 2020, analyst firm Coalition observed that there had been substantial growth in sell-side portfolio trading,...
Corporate bond trading platform LTX picks 7 Chord for intraday pricing
Broadridge Financial Solutions has selected 7 Chord, an independent predictive pricing and analytics provider, as the source for intraday corporate bond prices on its...
BondAuction to introduce auctions for bond issuance by year end
BondAuction, a new platform to support bond issuance, is planning to have its system to support a new auction process operable by mid-2022 with...
AFME report on rates trading suggests enhanced transparency could boost liquidity
A report by the Association of Financial Markets in Europe, and investment data management provider, Finbourne, has found enhanced transparency could potentially boost liquidity...
Wave Labs launches Systematic Investment Application for building systematic credit strategies
Execution management system (EMS) provider, Wave Labs, is launching its Systematic Investment Application (SIA), a new modular system for developing systematic strategies in the...
MeTheMoneyShow – Episode 21
Dan Barnes speaks with Shanny Basar about new trading venues in the US.
Me The Money Show Episode 21 from Markets Media on Vimeo.
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Excited or scared? The liquidity rollercoaster
Bid-ask spreads across all credit markets shot up in the week of 7 April, following the announcement of global tariffs on imports to the...
MEAG taps expanded SimCorp and TS Imagine partnership
Global asset manager MEAG has selected SimCorp and TS Imagine’s fixed income OMS/EMS integration for its centralised execution desk.
TS Imagine and SimCorp have expanded...
Tourist traps in the credit market
Dipping in and out of credit markets can reduce the value of investments for the non-specialist, but also for more experienced investors.
In their 2014...
Nicolas Pilorget promoted at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has appointed Nicolas Pilorget as head of credit trading. He is based in Toronto.
Pilorget has been with the company...
Bryan Harkins joins Trumid
Electronic credit trading platform Trumid has appointed Bryan Harkins in the newly created role of chief revenue officer.
Harkins is an experienced executive with expertise...
