Franklin Templeton bolsters SMA services
Franklin Templeton has selected IMTC for separately managed accounts (SMA) management.
“Over the next few years, we anticipate significant growth in the SMA space and...
The Gensler Agenda
Will Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), one of the US market regulators, have time to tackle issues in the...
Origination: State Street issues US$2.25 billion in senior debt
State Street has issued US$2.25 billion in senior debt through State Street Bank and Trust. The bank has partnered with diverse and veteran-owned firms...
Erik Tham leaves UBS Wealth for MarketAxess
Erik Tham has joined MarketAxess as head of Private Banking, for Benelux and Switzerland, leaving his position as executive director at UBS Wealth Management,...
Charles River integrates with MTS BondsPro ATS
State Street’s Charles River Development, the order and execution management system (OEMS) provider, has completed integration of MTS BondsPro, an alternative trading system (ATS),...
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...
Chart of the week: ECB rates rise expectations
Expectations on the European Central Bank’s appetite to increase its interest rate will have a direct and negative impact on European bond trading which...
E-trading hesitation in European corporate bonds
Electronic trading infrastructure is growing in the European corporate bond market, but e-trading rates have stayed static from 2023 onwards, according to a recent...
EUREX: Why credit index futures are here to stay
Lee Bartholomew, global head of fixed income and currencies product design, and Davide Masi, fixed income ETD product design at Eurex spoke to The DESK...
Trumid names Jason Quinn as Global Head of Sales
Trumid names Jason Quinn as Global Head of Sales as company continues to expand its trading footprint and to lead firm's commercial direction, including product...
JP Morgan cleaned up in Q4 2023 fixed income trading
JP Morgan’s fixed income markets revenue for fourth quarter 2023 were US$4 billion, up 8% YoY, driven by higher revenue in the securitised products...
AFME welcomes ESMA ‘call for evidence’ on shortening settlement cycles
In response to a ‘call for evidence’ on shortening settlement cycles in the European Union (EU), published by the European Securities and Markets Authority...
