On The Desk: Christine Kenny : Loomis Sayles
KNOWLEDGE AS AN ASSET (FROM DESK TO MANAGEMENT).
Christine Kenny, managing director, senior fixed income strategist, compliance officer and head of the London office at Loomis, Sayles...
Trumid names Jason Quinn as Global Head of Sales
Trumid names Jason Quinn as Global Head of Sales as company continues to expand its trading footprint and to lead firm's commercial direction, including product...
Jan-Hendrik Röske joins Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Jan-Hendrik Röske has joined the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) as principal for developed markets rates and FX.
The pension plan holds CA$255.8 billion in...
IDX: Bumper election year could be less disruptive than feared
Political instability feels more of a threat than ever, but what impact is it really having on markets? Exchanges weighed in at this year’s...
The case for deferring reports of larger trades
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has published study consolidating fixed income trading data from numerous sources for the period of March...
T. Rowe Price deploys Propellant transparency data offering via FlexTrade EMS
T. Rowe Price Associates is live and in production using Propellant's fixed income transparency data offering via FlexTrade's EMS, FlexFI.
T. Rowe Price's fixed-income trading...
US Treasury Market Conference: The full account
Michelle Neal, head of the markets group, kicked off the 2023 US Treasury Market Conference last week, which saw the New York Fed host...
Four drivers of Brazil’s increasingly complex corporate credit market
The Brazilian corporate credit market is becoming increasingly complex, and active bottom-up selection is essential for identifying winners and losers in this shifting environment.
That’s...
The DESK on Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed
The Desk's managing editor, Dan Barnes, was a guest on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed, discussing the role of retail traders in the market,...
BGC CEO to divest ownership if appointed US Secretary of Commerce
Howard Lutnick, CEO of interdealer broker, infrastructure and data provider, BGC Group, has said he would leave the business entirely if he is appointed...
Samantha Cooper named head of fixed income portfolio management at AllianceBernstein
Samantha Cooper has started a new position as head of the fixed income portfolio management group at AllianceBernstein.
Cooper, who has been with the firm...
Origination: Estithmar Holding issues QAR 500 million Sukuk
Estithmar Holding has issued a QAR 500 million Sukuk, the first corporate Sukuk denominated in Qatari Riyal. This issuance is the inaugural tranche of...