Credit trading desks seeing job cuts & hiring freezes, adding to operational pressure
Reports of reduction in headcount on buy-side trading desks at BlackRock, Nuveen and Wellington with cuts also reported at investment banks, are demonstrating the...
EBA publishes market risk and transaction determination standards
The European Banking Authority’s (EBA) has published the final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on how to identify the main risk driver and determine...
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...
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...
Overbond partners with TMX Group in Canadian dollar-denominated bonds
Overbond, a provider of AI analytics and trade automation solutions for fixed income markets, has partnered with market operator TMX Group, to integrate the...
The inaugural European Markets Choice Awards – shortlist
Best Execution and The DESK are delighted to announce the inaugural European Markets Choice Awards sponsored by Instinet and Tradeweb.
The Awards recognise excellence and...
Axe Trading appoint new CEO
Greville Lucking appointed CEO at AxeTrading
LONDON, 13 April 2022 – AxeTrading, the fixed income trading software company, announced today the appointment of Greville Lucking...
European Women in Finance : Jane Ambachtsheer : Ahead of her time
Jane Ambachtsheer, Global Head of Sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about ESG, strategy and transformation.
The focus on environmental,...
TMX Group and Clearstream launch Canadian Collateral Management Service
TMX Group, which operates several Canadian post-trade infrastructure firms and the Toronto Stock Exchange, has launched the Canadian Collateral Management Service (CCMS) in partnership...
How the Trumid takeover will affect Electronifie traders
All-to-all US bond trading platform Trumid has agreed to buy fellow all-to-all trading platform Electronifie. Upon closing, the deal will mean the Trumid user...
Bloomberg facilitates European government bonds electronic list trade
Bloomberg has executed the first electronic list trade in European government bonds though its multilateral trading facility (MTF), with its evaluated pricing service (BVAL)...
CME Group SOFR futures hit new volume and open interest records
CME Group’s SOFR futures reached a record average daily volume (ADV) of 5.4 million contracts in September and an open interest record of 13,159,646...
