European Women in Finance Awards – nominations are still open!
We're aware that after last Summer - when, let's face it we were pretty limited in our vacation options - just about everyone is...
Christine Kenny announces retirement
Christine Kenny, strategic project leader and Loomis, Sayles & Company and a board member for Natixis International Funds has announced her retirement after nearly...
How asset managers capture micro-alpha opportunities
Setting up your desk correctly can help to boost returns for funds and clients.
When an opportunity arises for a fund to improve its returns,...
Finbourne responds to closure of Bloomberg, MarketAxess & Tradeweb consolidated tape project
Finbourne, the financial technology and services firm selected to manage the now defunct joint project between Bloomberg, MarketAxess and Tradeweb to launch a consolidated...
Trading for Trees: Giving back through trading green bonds
Since its inception, the MarketAxess “Trading for Trees” initiative has helped to plant over 385,000 trees across a range of biodiversity, climate stability and...
“Way more flexibility than at Eurex”: Euronext announces govie mini-futures
Euronext is launching cash-settled mini-futures on European government bonds this September, which it says are the first offering of this kind in Europe.
“This is...
Gaucher leads fixed income sales at Oman Investment Bank
Oman Investment Bank has named Jean-Louis Gaucher as head of fixed income sales. He is based in Doha.
The state-owned Oman Investment Bank was launched...
Tradeweb takes electronic credit trading lead, for second time
Multi-asset market operator, Tradeweb, has recorded average daily volume (ADV) of US$8.6 billion in US credit during February, surpassing rivals MarketAxess (US$8.5 billion) and...
Cash is king: investors seek refuge in USD
Institutional investors are clamouring for cash as they exercise caution around equities and fixed income over wider macroeconomic uncertainties, according to State Street Holdings...
Ancoa post-mortem: Spend was over four times greater than revenue
Ancoa, the troubled market surveillance firm that went into administration on 5 May 2017, had an average monthly spend of £450,000 in 2017, or...
The election effect: Issuance in an election year
Looking at Dealogic data for debt issuance over the past four year tenures of US presidents, it is notable how much the macro picture,...
Fink: BlackRock’s private credit strategy ties Prequin and Aladdin
In BlackRock’s second quarter (Q2) earnings call, CEO and chairman, Larry Fink, has set out the firm’s vision of expansion into private credit markets.
He...
