FCA’s new consultation aims to streamline further capital raising and enhance investor access
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released on 31 January 2025 a new consultation Paper “CP25/2”, proposing further changes to the Public Offers and Admissions...
Björkman joins Credit Suisse as the head of execution for fixed income
Mikael Björkman has joined Credit Suisse’s private bank as the head of Execution in Fixed Income, joining from UBS’ private bank where he was...
BBVA, BME and IDB issue regulated bond in Spain registered with blockchain
BME, through Iberclear, BBVA and the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), have completed what they claim is the first bond issuance in Spain listed in...
How to overcome the hidden challenges of new derivatives regulation : OpenGamma
By Peter Rippon, CEO, OpenGamma.
New regulation introduced to mitigate the systemic risk associated with both cleared and uncleared OTC derivatives has also brought about additional...
FILS USA: Opportunities remain in EM and ESG
Away from the US corporate and government bond market, this year’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit, emphasised the value of investing in both emerging markets...
Buy-side fights back against primary market pressure
As new platforms promise to increase efficiency in bond issuance, buy-side firms are looking for leverage to drive change, and not only through technology.
The...
The good news on high yield trading
Two weeks ago we noted that high yield markets have seen trade sizes increase since the start of the year, running counter to the...
MSCI develops conversational AI for portfolio and risk analysis using Google Cloud
Index and information services provider, MSCI, is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud to try and boost the development of generative AI tools for...
European Women in Finance – Rebecca Healey – It’s not the destination but the...
Rebecca Healey talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about Covid, Capital Markets and Career.
How do you see your role in the current crisis?
The initial question...
Vis Nayar named global CIO equities at HSBC AM
Vis Nayar has been promoted to global chief investment officer for equities at HSBC Global Asset Management.
Having started his career at KPMG, he...
MarketAxess sees third quarter ADV growth of 32% in credit and 41% in rates
MarketAxess saw total average daily volume (ADV) in Q3 2022 increase by 32% over the same period in 2021, with rates ADV up 41%...
Research: Fixed Income TCA Survey 2022
Better integration into trading workflow
The DESK’s execution research survey into fixed income TCA 2022.
Our research took in 40 major asset management firms’ use...
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