FILS 2021: Tapping into the ‘data revolution’
Data integration, the acceleration of electronification and the incorporation of environmental, social and governance factors in fixed income were highlighted as the big issues...
Location will determine bid-ask spreads for European bond traders
Where European bond traders and their counterparties are sat could affect the size of bid-ask spreads they are shown, thanks to a split in...
EU begins NGEU bill auctions but secondary market needs support
The European Union’s new bond issuance auction programme started on 15 September, via the TELSAT auction system operated by Banque de France for its...
Milad Larkem joins LGIM
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has appointed Milad Larkem as a junior fixed income trader.
Larkem joins the firm from MarketAxess, which he joined...
Liontrust promotes McLoughlin and Hendry
Matthew McLoughlin (see profile here), partner and head of trading at Liontrust Asset Management, has been promoted to chief commercial officer, in addition to...
MeTheMoneyShow : Cryptic problems for US regulators
In this podcast Dan Barnes speaks with Terry Flanagan and asks whether Europe is leading the race for exchange traded products? They discuss the...
Sam Knight named director of global e-trading at Fidelity International
Sam Knight, a senior trader at Fidelity International, has been made director of global e-trading. His promotion takes him to director level, less than...
FILS in Barcelona: ‘Spectre at the feast’ as recession looming despite falling inflation
At FILS 2023, Amir Fergani head of fixed income France & EMEA at Generali Insurance Asset Management, Philippe Waechter, chief economist at Ostrum Asset...
ICE ties BondPoint into broader fixed income strategy
By Flora McFarlane.
Intercontinental Exchange has completed its acquisition of BondPoint from Virtu Financial, signalling its continued expansion in the fixed income market.
BondPoint, an alternative...
Connectivity vs relationship control is on the agenda at FILS
Support for streaming firm prices is contingent on connectivity between price-makers and price-takers; a big question which will play out over this year’s Fixed...
Lagarde: Capital Markets Union is failing, calls for European SEC to combat national interests
In a speech to the European Banking Congress in Frankfurt on 17 November 2023, Christine Lagarde, president of the ECB, has said the transition...
Finbourne, Propellant partner to pursue UK, Europe bond tape provider projects
Finbourne Technology and Propellant Digital have forged a strategic partnership to bid for the bond Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) projects in the UK and...
