“A vital first step”; FCA transparency regime sees industry approval
The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) and Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) have issued their full support for the FCA’s new transparency...
Alexander named third Ares alternative credit co-head
Global alternative investment manager Ares Management has promoted Kevin Alexander to co-head of alternative credit.
The Ares Alternative Credit strategy holds approximately US$43.1 billion in...
Restricting access to derivatives
In 2022 regulation and market activity may see greater adoption of derivatives, but traders need to be cognisant of their limitations. Dan Barnes reports.
Derivatives,...
Systematic credit trading changes the buy/sell-side dynamic
An investment manager capable of making a price in less than a minute in Europe, or several minutes in the US, can be a...
SIX releases “flexible” fixed income data offering
SIX has launched a fixed income data offering in response to growing data requirements in the market.
The SIX Fixed Income Data service gathers data...
BTIG appoints Flavio Paparella to emerging markets fixed income team
Financial services firm BTIG has appointed Flavio Paparella as managing director within its global emerging markets fixed income group.
Paparella, who will focus on Latin...
Tradeweb completes ICD acquisition
Tradeweb has completed its acquisition of investment technology provider Institutional Cash Distributors (ICD) in a US$785 million, all-cash transaction.
The deal was first announced in...
Liquidnet reports 57% jump in bond liquidity during volatile markets
Liquidnet has reported that the recent volatility led to an increase in bond trading volumes on the all-to-all block trading platform.
“In the last six...
Investor Demand: Aized Rabbani joins First Eagle Investments direct lending team
Expanding its direct lending origination team, First Eagle Investments has appointed Aized Rabbani as managing director of origination. Vice president Aaron Kirsch has moved...
Research: Volatility has changed trading protocol choices in 2021
Buy-side trading desks have used markedly different proportions of trading protocols between passive and active portfolios this year compared to 2020.
The DESK’s Trading Protocols...
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Predicting the future by looking at the past
Mark Pumfrey, Liquidnet.
Mark Pumfrey, Head of EMEA, Liquidnet says that drawing on past experiences can provide some guidance as to how a cause will...
Chainlink collaborates with Tradeweb, UBS
Chainlink is capitalising on the industry’s growing demand for tokenisation and on-chain operations, announcing a data partnership with Tradeweb and completing the first live...
