Retreat in credit market primary activity in January 2025, Munis a bright spot
In January 2025, Debt Capital Markets (DCM) for credit issuance retreated in the US and in Europe while primary activity for municipal bonds (Munis)...
European Women in Finance: Tricia Chan & Lucy Brown, MarketAxess
Staying one step ahead
Tricia Chan, Hong Kong Sales Manager, and Lucy Brown, ETF & Hedge Fund Sales at MarketAxess talk to Lynn Strongin Dodds...
Funding the green transition
How on God’s green earth are fixed-income portfolio managers supposed to negotiate the minefield of sustainable investing, given the myriad pitfalls and bear traps...
Industry viewpoint : Mark Goodman : UBS
THE PERILS OF NOSTALGIA.
Mark Goodman, Managing Director, Global Head of Electronic Trading – FX, Rates and Credit at UBS.
‘Nostalgia’ is a modern word, coined by a...
On the DESK : Vincenzo Vedda : DWS
Heading into a stormy 2019, traders need both confidence and evidence to achieve their goals.
What do you think a bond trader in 2018 needs...
China opens up repo market with Bloomberg partnership
China’s Bond Connect programme has partnered with Bloomberg as it seeks to improve renminbi (RMB) bond market liquidity and boost foreign investment.
Bond Connect, run...
Hedge fund AI vehicle wins investment from Nomura
By Vineet Naik.
Nomura, the investment bank, has announced that it is investing in AIM2, a venture specialising in creating artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for...
The impact of trading long-dated bonds
Faced with the prospect of climbing rates, some investors will be looking to switch out of lower coupon bonds to capture higher returns. However,...
Charlie Enright joins Symetra
Charlie Enright has joined insurance and retirement specialist, Symetra, as a credit trader.
Enright spent nearly seven years at Genworth, a similarly focused buy-side firm,...
Ivan Mihov joins Liquidnet
Ivan Mihov has been appointed as fixed income sell-side business development at Liquidnet. Mihov has a strong pedigree in sales in the sector, with...
China Minsheng Bank taps Bloomberg for sell-side solutions suite
China Minsheng, a Chinese commercial bank, has adopted Bloomberg’s sell-side execution management solution ETOMS, and expanded its use of Trade Order Management Solutions (TOMS)...
Worsening credit conditions battle improving trading capabilities
Both defaults and rerating of bonds are more likely in a high rate environment, and for trading desks this means finding efficient ways to...
