Karen Karniol-Tambour named co-chief investment officer at Bridgewater
Nir Bar Dea, co-chief executive officer at Bridgewater has confirmed that Karen Karniol-Tambour is now co-chief investment officer of the firm, joining Bob Prince...
Market Analysis: Pressure on US dealing desks is changing priorities in 2020
New analysis of market activity this year has observed that while issuance is “racing toward historic annual highs” there is no corresponding increase in...
ASIFMA names Peter Stein its new CEO
The Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) has named Peter Stein its new CEO. Stein is currently CEO and managing director of...
Angelo Proni named CEO of MTS
Angelo Proni has been CEO for bond market operator MTS, part fo Euronext. Taking over from Fabrizio Testa, who was named CEO of Borsa...
Qontigo adds CDS and increased factor coverage to credit spread model
Qontigo, the risk, analytics, and index solution provider, has added credit default swaps (CDS) and increased factor coverage to its Axioma Credit Spread Factor...
What is best execution and how can firms achieve it?
Gareth Coltman, Head of European Product Management, MarketAxess Europe offers his insights.
There is no doubt that MiFID II will have a profound and lasting...
Michelle Neal poached by New York Fed from LedgerEdge
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been named Michelle Neal as head of its Markets Group. In this role, she will also...
Less distressed debt
The risks of default in high yield credit are one reason cited for reduced sell-side trading activity in the asset class. However, while the...
IDX 2024: Divergence or convergence for EU and UK regulation?
Regulation is an ever-changing beast; panellists at this year’s International Derivative Expo conference provided updates on new mandates, progress being made and how implementation...
RBC Capital Markets joins DirectBooks
DirectBooks, the capital markets consortium founded to improve the bond issuance process has seen RBC Capital Markets join its platform as a member.
At present...
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...
Cowen boosts fixed income outsourced trading team with two hires
Cowen has expanded its fixed income outsourced trading team with two senior hires, Vincent Governara and Chris Taliercio. Both traders bring over 15 years’...
