Greenwich Associates: Growing dealer-client instability
By Pia Hecher.
Market intelligence provider Greenwich Associates found that between 2014 and 2018, there was a 50% increase in the median size of clients’...
Data: A blank tape
Europe’s consolidated tape proposal is a start, but many details still need to be filled in for its value to be assessed. Lynn Strongin...
Halila Mazin joins KNG Securities
KNG Securities, the fixed income investment banking boutique, has appointed former Barclays distressed and emerging markets (EM) debt specialist, Halila Mazin, as fixed income...
Dom Holland joins LedgerEdge
LedgerEdge, the distributed ledger ecosystem for corporate bond trading, has appointed senior fixed income specialist Dom Holland to the role of business development for...
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...
US credit issuance hit record highs in September
US credit issuance was at its highest level since May 2020 at the start of September, pushing average daily notional volumes up 4% year-on-year...
FCA “utterly useless” engaging with EU over Brexit
By Chris Hall.
Veteran city commentator Anthony Hilton delivered a harsh verdict on the UK financial regulators’ efforts to support Britain’s finance industry ahead of...
Citi Markets bets on Asia growth
Citi Markets expects to increase headcounts in its Asia rates and prime businesses over the next year as market activity booms, it says.
The company...
EquiLend to launch Swaptimization platform in EU
Securities finance specialist, EquiLend, will be launching its Swaptimization platform in the autumn for financial institutions in the European Union.
The EU launch of Swaptimization,...
Influx of buy-side support for Adamantia consolidated tape group
The Adamantia Consolidated Tape group has welcomed Allianz Global Investors, Amundi Asset Management, AXA Investment Managers, BayernInvest, Deka Investment, DWS, Invesco, MEAG, Union Investment,...
Beyond Liquidity: Strong volume year expected for listed derivatives
Global listed derivative volumes are expected to remain strong in 2023 after reaching a record last year, according to data tracked by Liquidnet.
2022 global...
What’s up EM?
Emerging market volumes have jumped in September, hitting levels not seen since April 2025, when the US trade taxes on imported goods from every...
