Volatility, velocity and variability
Brad Levy, chief executive of Symphony, is positioning the company to help the financial industry navigate a ‘supercycle’ of change driven by the “three...
Corporate bond trade sizes climb in Europe
Total notional traded in European corporate bonds reached €5,397 billion in 2024, according to ICMA’s latest Secondary Market Data Report, an 11.8% increase on...
Investor Demand: Ermotti says tariff uncertainty took Spring out of investors’ step
Sergio Ermotti, group CEO at UBS, has said the usually positive investor sentiment in the Spring season was severely watered down by tariff uncertainty.
“The...
Viewpoint : Empowering the PM : Jonathan Gray
Liquidity opportunities for the fixed income portfolio manager
Jonathan Gray, Head of Fixed Income EMEA, Liquidnet
The corporate bond market has changed dramatically in the last...
September: US rates ADNV up 35% YoY amid wider uncertainty
In September, overall trading in US rates rose 1% year-over-year, standing at 59% of volumes, while the average daily notional volume stood at US$988...
Citi’s global head of rates and currencies for corporates expands role
New York-based Flavio Figueiredo has been named global head of corporate sales & solutions for Citi, in an expansion of his prior role as...
Rules & Ratings: Credit ratings up, outlook down for Greek government
Moody’s Ratings has upgraded the Greek Government’s long-term local currency (LC) and foreign currency (FC) issuer ratings from Ba1 to Baa3. However, the country’s...
Voice volumes not budging in US Treasuries
E-trading levels are remaining steady in the US Treasury market, hovering at 58% of notional volume in February.
Ratios have returned to pre-election levels, Coalition...
The Book: Orbia prices 2030, 2035 senior notes
Mexico-based industrial product provider Orbia Advance Corporation has announced the pricing of its 2030 and 2035 senior notes.
The international offering was made outside of...
Rahul Mapara swaps BlackRock for Taula Capital Management
Rahul Mapara has left BlackRock after a 14-year tenure at the firm, joining Taula Capital Management.
Mapara has more than 17 years of industry experience,...
Cboe Credit Index Futures: The expanding liquidity picture
As buy-side firms look to increase their exposure to credit futures, market operators find ways to support access.
The DESK spoke with David Litchfield, director...
Chart of the week: Attack of the killer BBBs
The lowest tier of investment grade bonds show an interesting opportunity in the new issue space, as observed by analyst firm CreditSights. Relative value...
