FILS USA 2023: More progress needed to advance gender equality
Speakers at FILS US DEI brunch discuss ways to advance equity in the industry.
Women continue to advance their representation, pay, and seniority in...
Trading: How to find liquidity in a drought
When market makers offer no bids for corporate bond trades, buy-side traders need to get creative.
Dealers are the main source of liquidity in the...
The Book: Alphabet tops issuer league table in May
Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, was the largest corporate issuer in May 2025. It issued a combined US$5 billion and a combined...
FSB: Greater transparency, all-to-all trading and clearing could reduce rates markets dislocation
A paper by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), which coordinates international regulatory efforts to promote effective policies, has reported that dealer blame uncertainty over...
Winterflood recruits Rigby
Matthew Rigby has joined Winterflood Securities as a fixed income trader. He is based in London.
According to Winterflood’s latest filings, made up to 31...
Michael O’Brien leaves Eaton Vance for new firm
Michael O’Brien, former director of global trading at Eaton Vance, has joined Artisan Partners Asset Management with several colleagues. Artisan has announced that O’Brien,...
Tom Porcelli named PGIM Fixed Income chief US economist
PGIM Fixed Income, a firm With US$793 billion in assets under management (AUM), has named Tom Porcelli chief US economist, effective 6 July 2023....
IDX: The play for efficiency
Panellists at this year’s International Derivative Expo conference considered regulation, technology and competition as they discussed how the industry can improve efficiency and promote...
Liquidnet reports 57% jump in bond liquidity during volatile markets
Liquidnet has reported that the recent volatility led to an increase in bond trading volumes on the all-to-all block trading platform.
“In the last six...
Europe’s pension fund managers face rising margin costs as EU clearing exemption deadline looms
European pension fund managers are facing rising margin costs thanks to the increased cost of financing additional collateral payments just as the EU’s clearing...
Federal Reserve group issues credit risk warning over US Treasuries trading
By Pia Hecher.
The Federal Reserve’s Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG), which discusses issues in the US government bond market, has said that firms are...
Carney condemns fragmentation of CCPs
By Flora McFarlane.
In his annual Mansion House speech on 20 June, Mark Carney argued against breaking up trading infrastructure, after the recent European Commission’s...
