Exclusive: Rathbone Unit Trust Management outsources trading to Northern Trust
Rathbones, the investment and wealth manager with US$60 billion (US$74 billion) assets under management (AUM) has confirmed its Rathbone Unit Trust Management team is...
The hidden liquidity in IBHY and IBIG futures
Real-money asset managers are finding that Cboe’s cash-settled corporate bond index futures – IBHY and IBIG futures – allow them to track ETFs in...
Milad Larkem joins LGIM
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has appointed Milad Larkem as a junior fixed income trader.
Larkem joins the firm from MarketAxess, which he joined...
LSEG signs long-term strategic partnership with Barclays
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Barclays have signed a new multi-year strategic partnership. Building on a longstanding existing relationship, the agreement includes a...
Michelle Neal poached by New York Fed from LedgerEdge
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been named Michelle Neal as head of its Markets Group. In this role, she will also...
ESMA “largely maintains approach” on MiFIR Review bond transparency
In the latest publication under the MiFIR Review, ESMA has issued its final report on bond transparency and reasonable commercial basis.
Changes have been made...
Report: China’s pension stress represents opportunity for global buy side
Global asset managers should take note of the investment opportunities presented by China’s pension fund market as the space embraces much-needed reform and technological...
MTS and Wematch.live launch digital marketplace for interest rate swaps
MTS, the European electronic fixed income platform owned by Euronext, and Wematch, the tech firm that provides buy- and sell-side firms' dealing workflow systems,...
Virtu, InvestorLink partner to enhance retail broker primary market access
Virtu Financial and InvestorLink have partnered to offer underwriters access to Virtu’s network of retail broker-dealers and enhance access to secondary market liquidity.
InvestorLink will...
US president to oversee financial institution regulation amid deregulation drive
New executive orders signed by US president, Donald Trump, have given him oversight of all US financial regulation, outside of monetary policy, while also...
FILS USA: Growing disparity in liquidity ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’
Panellists at this year’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit agreed that industry collaboration, experimentation and greater competition are needed to improve liquidity across the fixed...
ICE Bonds and BlackRock Aladdin offer fixed income portfolio auction to buy side
Market operator Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has integrated its ICE Bonds integrated with BlackRock’s Aladdin portfolio and order management system (OMS) to offer access to...
