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Liontrust loses McLoughlin
Head of trading Matthew McLoughlin has resigned from Liontrust Asset Management.
McLoughlin has been a partner and head of trading at the active investment management...
MarketAxess holds US credit trading high ground in April volatility
A burst of spread widening and credit ETF related trading pushed US electronic credit trading to another record in April.
TRACE volumes for investment grade...
Bloomberg broadens EM bond pricing coverage
Bloomberg has expanded its intraday valuation (IBVAL) front office service to cover emerging market (EM) bonds on a 22/5 basis.
Launched in 2023, IBVAL provides...
ICE Bonds builds on corporate bond volume records
ICE Bonds has introduced price improvement volume clearing (PIVC) to its risk matching auction (RMA) corporate bonds protocol.
RMA executes dealer-to-dealer sweep auctions, matching buyers...
TS Imagine’s Spencer Lee joins MarketAxess
MarketAxess has appointed Spencer Lee as head of client product for the Americas, effective 12 May.
In the San Francisco-based role, Lee will cover business...
Citi’s Peneety swaps to Citadel Securities
Citi veteran Vincent Peneety has jumped ship to Citadel Securities.
Based in New York, Peneety has joined the investment grade credit sales team at the...
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Declaration of dependence
US president to oversee financial institution regulation amid deregulation drive.
Executive orders signed by US president, Donald Trump, have given him oversight of all US...
The pretenders, and kingmakers, to the bond throne
Dealers are backing several new trading platforms who are fighting major incumbents for market share.
In the bond market, the trading platform landscape has been...
Electric dreams in global rates markets
Electronic trading between dealers and buy-side institutions is taking different paths in government bond markets, globally. Lucy Carter investigates.
“We have seen growth in the electronification of...
Trading Intentions Survey 2025
The battle for pre-trade analytics
The 2025 Trading Intentions Survey canvassed 40 buy-side trading desks across asset managers headquartered in Europe (52%) and the US...
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Trading Intentions Survey 2025
The battle for pre-trade analytics
The 2025 Trading Intentions Survey canvassed 40 buy-side trading desks across asset managers headquartered in Europe (52%) and the US...
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Cboe IBHY Futures set volume and notional value records
Market operator and trading solutions provider, Cboe Global Markets, reports trading in Cboe iBoxx iShares $ High Yield Corporate Bond Index (IBHY) futures set...
Instinet veteran flips to Liquidnet
Liquidnet has appointed Mark Turner as managing director and co-head of sales and trading for the Americas.
Turner has been a managing director at Instinet...
Insights: US policy shift could reduce central bank cuts
Trump’s inward-oriented US policies will drive a rise in inflation, put upward pressure on interest rates and prevent central banks from making aggressive cuts,...
Research profile: Neptune shines bright
The DESK spoke with Byron Cooper-Fogarty, CEO of Neptune, to understand how it keeps delivering for buy-side users.
Axe streaming service, Neptune, has continued to...
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Strong quarter in fixed-income for European banks
European banks reported a strong showing in fixed-income trading during the final quarter of 2024, buoyed by elevated client activity across rates, credit, and...
Bond funds inflows close Q1 2024 at 20 year highs
Bond funds saw record inflows in Q1 2024, according to EFAMA’s International Quarterly Statistical Release, reaching their highest levels since 2004.
Bond funds inflows were...
Nominate now for the European Markets Choice Awards 2023
To gain real recognition in the front office, put your best foot forward with a nomination in the European Markets Choice Awards 2023.
Recognising excellence...
US president to oversee financial institution regulation amid deregulation drive
New executive orders signed by US president, Donald Trump, have given him oversight of all US financial regulation, outside of monetary policy, while also...
Tradeweb expands mortgage trading platform to originators
Fixed income market operator, Tradeweb, has expanded its platform for trading specified pools of mortgages, now enabling mortgage originators to trade alongside other secondary...
Broadway upgrades Duration Trader algo to tackle rates volatility
Broadway, the front-office system provider, has upgraded its Duration Trader algorithm in an effort to meet customer and market needs during an ongoing period...
The syndication trader
A syndication specialist could improve operational efficiency and give asset managers greater control over primary market activity, writes Dan Barnes.
As primary markets evolve, a...
Picturing uncertainty in a traditionally stable market
Trading numbers in secondary corporate bond markets appear to reflect anecdotal reports of volatility bursts, as political false starts impact the reading of major...
