KNG names Omar Ghalloudi head of emerging market trading
KNG Securities has appointed former Credit Suisse illiquid bond specialist Omar Ghalloudi as head of emerging market (EM) trading.
Corporate and distressed bond ‘expert’ Ghalloudi...
MeTheMoneyShow – Episode 19
Dan Barnes speaks with Lynn StronginDodds about the shifting European exchange landscape.
Me The Money Show Episode 19 from Markets Media on Vimeo.
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PGIM: Research indicates liquidity event is tail risk with greatest impact
In a survey of 400 senior investment decision-makers at institutional investors in Australia, China, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US with a combined...
Trumid sees ‘record’ trade volumes in January
Bond market operator, Trumid, reported record trade volume and user participation in January 2024, claiming average daily volume (ADV) of US$6.4 billion, up 90%...
US electronic credit trading slows down in May
Average daily TRACE volume for US investment grade (IG) and high yield (HY) corporates slipped 10.8% from April to US$52.8 billion, according to MarketAxess...
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...
Frans de Wit is new head of trading at PGGM
Frans de Wit, the investment director for Treasury, Trading & Commodities at Dutch pension fund manager PGGM, has been named head of trading, following...
Matthew Walters joins Susquehanna
Susquehanna has appointed Matthew Walters as head of credit platform sales, a source has revealed to The DESK. He reports to Justin Lada, head...
SocGen’s Sogecap issues €800 mil in perpetual notes
Societe Generale’s life insurance company Sogecap has issued €800 million in restricted Tier 1 perpetual notes.
Perpetual notes have no maturity date, and are non-redeemable....
Trading for Trees
In 2019 MarketAxess launched their “Trading for Trees” program, under which five trees are planted by One Tree Planted, a partner charitable organization, for...
BondbloX to offer US corporate, muni and Treasury bond liquidity
BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), the world’s first fractional bond exchange, has integrated with ICE Bonds to offer US corporate, municipal and treasury bond liquidity...
