Second quarter issuance recovers after soft April and May
Morgan Stanley has reported that June issuance increased 13% year-on-year (YoY) following a 34% drop in April and 3% decline in May.
“Strong June issuance...
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,...
FILS 2021: The five big questions at FILS this year
1. When will we see a functional consolidated tape?
Market structural discussions at FILS will naturally take in European Commission’s plans for the proposed consolidated...
The Agency Broker Hub: When multi-execution means best execution
Umberto Menconi, head of Digital Markets Structures, Market Hub, Intesa Sanpaolo IMI CIB Division
In fixed income markets how do different execution models (principal, matching, agency)...
The Book: DoorDash prepares for US$2 billion private offering
DoorDash has announced a proposed US$2 billion private offering of convertible senior notes, due 15 May 2030.
The food delivery firm has a market cap...
Mosaic Smart Data and Limeglass boost research analytics for banks
Analytics provider Mosaic Smart Data and Limeglass, the financial research specialist, have formed an alliance to help banks analyse research reports associated with client...
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...
Industry viewpoint : Get ready for SFTR reporting with MTS
By Tom Harry
SFTR reporting obligations are fast approaching. The first wave of reporting under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) is set to commence...
Tradeweb launches EGB portfolio trading
Tradeweb has expanded its portfolio trading services to European Government Bonds (EGBs).
Tradeweb has facilitated electronic portfolio trading for corporate bonds since 2019. Responding to...
BGC Group offers US dollar swap e-trading
BGC Group has launched a fully electronic trading platform for US dollar swaps. Briana Grazioso, director of e-sales at the firm, will lead the...
Halila Mazin joins KNG Securities
KNG Securities, the fixed income investment banking boutique, has appointed former Barclays distressed and emerging markets (EM) debt specialist, Halila Mazin, as fixed income...
Flow Traders joins MarketAxess as named CP across US HY and Euro IG and...
Flow Traders has committed to become a name-disclosed liquidity provider in US high yield corporate bonds, Euro-denominated investment grade and high yield bonds and...
