Sherpa Edge Trading to close
Outsourced trading provider Sherpa Edge is to close. A statement posted by the firm said, “Efforts to roll-out buy-side trade execution have been challenging....
Liquidnet reports ‘record’ $3.5bn volumes in Q1 2024
Liquidnet saw “record” trading volumes through its New Issue Trading (NIT) protocol, reaching US$3.5 billion, more than double the previous quarter.
The firm also saw...
LSEG signs long-term strategic partnership with Barclays
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Barclays have signed a new multi-year strategic partnership. Building on a longstanding existing relationship, the agreement includes a...
Chris McConville joins Kepler Cheuvreux
Broker Kepler Cheuvreux has made three major new appointments to support its strategic ambitions in equity brokerage: Stéphane Bouret as global head of equity...
US Treasury volumes up, volatility down post-election
Average daily notional volume (ADNV) in US rates trading rose by 14% year-on-year (YoY) in November, reaching US$953 billion. This marks the most electronic...
Liquidnet boosts workflow through Boltzbit AI partnership
Liquidnet has partnered with Gen-AI startup Boltzbit to enhance its fixed income primary markets workflow using a custom AI model, allowing the firm to...
Dogfight in credit e-trading as platforms see double figure growth
Average daily volumes (ADV) for Tradeweb’s cash rates trading were US$455 billion for the month of July, the company reported, with overall government bond...
John Rothrock named head of DirectPool
CastleOak Securities, the New York-based boutique investment bank, has hired John Rothrock III as managing director and head of DirectPool, its Fixed Income Electronic...
New issuance drives up secondary selling
News that high yield (HY) issuance has fallen in Europe may be of little consolation to investment grade investors, as new data from MarketAxess...
Joeri Wouters: On the millennial trader
Balancing a trader’s discipline and the curiosity of the millennial generation is creating a strong approach to negotiating the evolving fixed income landscape.
What are...
FNZ acquiring bond portfolio management tool YieldX
FNZ, the wealth management platform, has agreed to acquire YieldX, the US-based provider of fixed income portfolio management technology, optimisation services and direct indexing...
SSGA launches new bond ETF on Barclays Global Aggregate index
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched the SPDR Barclays Global Aggregate UCITS exchange traded fund (ETF). The fund is available unhedged on the...
