Outsourced trading consolidates further with State Street’s new acquisition
State Street Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CF Global Trading, a global firm specialising in outsourced trading on an agency...
Neil Kleinman to head up debt capital markets at Joseph Gunnar
Emerging growth markets-focused broker-dealer and investment bank, Joseph Gunnar & Co (JGUN), has appointed Neil Kleinman as head of debt capital markets.
Kleinman will...
Buy-side support for FSB on CCP resolution
US buy-side trade body the Investment Companies Institute (ICI) says it supports the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB’s) guidance on central counterparty (CCP) resolution.
CCPs became...
TMX Vettafi acquires Credit Suisse bond indices from UBS
TMX VettaFi, a subsidiary of TMX Group, acquires Credit Suisse’s bond indices from UBS. The acquired bond index franchise encompasses indices covering government, credit,...
Viewpoint: Nichola Hunter – The next big evolution in rates trading
Q&A with Nichola Hunter at MarketAxess.
What were the drivers behind the MarketAxess expansion into rates?
There were two main drivers. One was to provide, primarily...
Women in finance: A fresh start
Roxane Sanguinetti, head of strategy at GHCO talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about fintechs, ETFs and culture
Working at a start-up can be an adventurous...
Liane Fahey joins Tradeweb
Former fixed income trader, Liane Fahey, has joined market operator Tradeweb, from Royal London Asset Management.
In her new role as European credit product...
Comparing Corporate Bond Liquidity Across Regions
By Grant Lowensohn and Hidde Verholt.
Highlights
The US corporate bond market offers a significantly greater number of ISINs with high daily trade counts than other...
Patrick Wegner joins State Street’s CIO office
State Street has appointed Patrick Wegner as a senior portfolio manager and trader for North American rates in the office of the chief investment...
Blake made partner at boutique Mariana Investment Partners
David Blake has joined Mariana Investment Partners, a boutique investment partnership focussed on investment solutions for small to mid-sized asset owners. Assets under advisory...
Alignment Systems expands team to support demand for front office analytics
Front office technology specialist Alignment Systems has expanded its team to better support buy-side client who are striving to use data more effectively in...
Tradeweb succession as Hult becomes CEO and Pluta becomes president
Tradeweb, the market operator for rates, credit, equities and money markets, has implemented leadership changes as part of its previously-announced succession plan.
Effective 1 January,...
