AXA IM confirms it is offering outsourced trading
AXA Investment Managers has confirmed it has begun to offer outsourced trading to smaller firms.
“Due to the squeezing of margins and the need for...
SimCorp names Sanderson CEO
SimCorp has appointed Peter Sanderson as CEO, effective immediately. He is based in London.
Sanderson replaces Georg Hetrodt, who has held the CEO position since...
Beer leaves Aberdeen for MFS
Russell Beer has joined MFS Investment Management as an emerging markets debt trader.
As of June 30 2025, MFS Investment held US$635.4 billion in assets...
QuantHouse provides access to Fenics USTreasuries
By Pia Hecher.
QuantHouse, the trading solutions provider, now offers access to US cash treasury market turnover and to via an application programming interface (API)...
S3 helps buy side analyse counterparty performance
By Flora McFarlane.
S3 has added contra reporting functionality to its Fixed Income Execution Quality Suite in order to provide greater insight for clients into...
Investor Demand: African funding deficit offers IB opportunity
Infrastructure funding needs and external debt service obligations in Africa are growing, and the traditional method of using Eurobonds for financing is no longer...
No Danish Compromise for BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas has finalised its acquisition of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) and clarified its leadership structure going forward.
The firm has not been able...
Enhancing the network effect in emerging markets e-trading
The friction of trading across a fragmented emerging market landscape is being drastically cut, says Dan Burke, MarketAxess.
The DESK spoke with Dan Burke, who...
Adroit: Fixed income EMSs must reach beyond trading venues
Adroit Trading Technologies has raised US$15 million in a Series A round led by Centana Growth Partners. The cash will be spent on expanding...
Sabina Awan joins Rokos Capital Management
Sabina Awan has joined Rokos Capital Management as a trading solutions consultant.
The London-based alternative investment fund manager covers global macro asset classes and holds...
What’s the fuss about… New capital rules?
What’s all this fuss about new capital rules? The US Federal Reserve has decided that some banks, with over US$100 billion in assets, need...
Electronic liquidity providers push for reform
The buy side relationship with alternative liquidity providers was strained five years ago after the high-frequency traders and their reputations – and business models...
