Swedish broker shut for pushing risky bonds and illicit issuer payments
Swedish market regulator, Finansinspektionen (FI), has revoked all permits for Nord Fondkommission AB (Nord FK) to continue trading.
Nord FK is a securities firm whose...
Sukh Bachal hired by Neovest as co-head EMEA
Order/execution management system (OEMS) provider Neovest has hired Sukh Bachal as co-head Neovest EMEA and head of EMEA business development. Bachal was until recently...
Exclusive: Katana’s intellectual property up for sale
The intellectual property of Katana, which provides trade ideas to bond investors, has been put up for sale by Hilco Streambank. Developed in-house at...
Dom Holland joins LedgerEdge
LedgerEdge, the distributed ledger ecosystem for corporate bond trading, has appointed senior fixed income specialist Dom Holland to the role of business development for...
Trumid promotes Mike Sobel to co-CEO
Bond market operator Trumid, has named Mike Sobel as co-CEO alongside founder and co-CEO Ronnie Mateo. A founding member of Trumid’s team, Sobel will...
US inflation hits its highest level in three decades
Jonathan Baltora, head of sovereign, inflation and FX at AXA Investment Managers says, “US inflation rising by 0.9% in just one month brings it...
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),...
Nicholas Stephan joins Liquidnet’s fixed income team
Market operator Liquidnet, has appointed of Nicholas Stephan as global head of fixed income product, services and dealer relations. The appointment is the latest...
Buy-side profile: Bryn Jones
Bryn Jones, head of fixed income and lead manager Rathbone Ethical Bond Fund and the Rathbone Strategic Bond Fund talks about building a strong...
Cosaic and Reformis partner to drive interoperability on buy side
Workflow solution provider, Cosaic, has partnered with Reformis. is a technology consulting firm for the investment management industry to bring interoperability to buy-side firms...