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Taylor leads AI strategy at MUFG
Stu Taylor has been promoted to head of global markets AI strategy (ex-Japan) at MUFG.
He is based in London.
Commenting on the role via LinkedIn,...
King-Smith back at BNPP
Jake King-Smith has returned to BNP Paribas as head of corporate rates and FX for the UK, Middle East and Africa.
In the role, he...
ICMA 2026: Traders see AI everywhere, all at once
While some in the market may be trying to keep their AI practices quiet, speakers at this year’s ICMA conference in London were proud...
ICMA 2026: Top five concerns with European transparency regime
A panel of experts has outlined ongoing issues with transparency in Europe at the ICMA annual AGM in London, speaking under the Chatham House...
ICMA 2026: Signs of US decline could be Europe’s time to shine
Geopolitical turmoil is increasing global fragmentation but could be a driving force for European consolidation, according to speakers at ICMA’s 2026 AGM and Conference...
FEATURES
The accelerating boat to China: A faster route for traders
China offers investors a wealth of opportunity, with the caveat that markets are not fully open. Where the authorities are cautious about changes to market...
Eurex sees lit credit future liquidity migrate to dark
The Bloomberg / Eurex credit futures conference in mid-January 2026 had all seats taken and attendees standing in the aisles. That bursting enthusiasm was...
Human battles machine in JGB market
Participants say electronic trading of Japanese government bonds has reached an inflection point, but others counter that the death of voice trading has been...
Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ iBoxx total return based futures traded...
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RESEARCH
Trading Intentions Survey: Data and protocol innovation are the battlegrounds for...
The 2026 Trading Intentions Survey has found that data is the most hotly-contested field in supporting corporate bond trading today, while analysis of trading...
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Nunn joins syndicated loan data provider Versana
George Nunn has been named chief operating officer at syndicated loan market data provider Versana.
He replaces Bruce Manson, founding COO of the company, and...
EC launches wide ranging review of MiFID II/MiFIR and investment firms
The European Commission (EC) has launched a ‘Review of the regulatory framework for investment firms and market operators’ to capture any perceived changes needed...
The Book: Orbia prices 2030, 2035 senior notes
Mexico-based industrial product provider Orbia Advance Corporation has announced the pricing of its 2030 and 2035 senior notes.
The international offering was made outside of...
Exclusive: Quinn and Sobel discuss Trumid’s new portfolio trading protocol
Trumid, the fixed income electronic trading platform, has launched a portfolio trading protocol. Designed to simplify and extend electronic portfolio trading for institutional clients...
Euronext and Deutsche Borse drift closer in FI revenues
The gap between fixed income revenues at rival European exchanges Deutsche Borse and Euronext is narrowing, the divide between the two falling by 20%...
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...
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...
On the DESK : Cathy Gibson : Royal London
The buy side must be an active participant in shaping market structure if investors are to achieve the best returns, says Cathy Gibson.
Biography: Cathy...
Squeezing the bid-ask spread
Bid-ask spreads in the corporate bond space have continued to collapse in 2025, suggesting that liquidity costs are dramatically improving for buy-side traders.
Looking at...
As QE sails into history, investors look to unfamiliar shores
By Chris Hall.
The end of quantitative easing has been long signposted by central banks, but there are still sufficient sources of uncertainty to keep...
Citadel poaches Rauseo
Kevin Rauseo has joined Citadel LLC, the alternative investment firm. Rauseo, who was formerly an executive director and head credit trader at rival systematic...
April showers on e-trading platform growth
Last month saw electronic trading platforms continue to grow, but with activity hit by the concerns around financials, leading multi-asset market operator, Tradeweb, to...
