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...
State Street consolidates client-facing Investment Services under O’Hanley
Louis Maiuri, president, chief operating officer and head of Investment Services at State Street Corporation will retire by early 2024, with Ron O’Hanley, chairman...
Swissquote sees jump in fixed income revenues in H1 on higher rates
Swissquote has seen its cash and fixed income revenue in H1 2023 increase markedly, helping the firm record a pre-tax profit of CHF124.9 million...
Hunt: UK to set pension investment targets, launch market platforms and rebundle research payments
Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has set out the UK's plan for regaining its initiative in capital markets at his Mansion House Speech....
Jefferies’ bond desks have an outstanding start to 2023
Investment banking firm Jefferies saw fixed income trading revenues jump 62% to US$590 million for the six months to May 2023, from US$364 million....
NBIM names global co-heads of fixed income trading
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has appointed Pauli Mortenson and John Sullivan as global co-heads of fixed income trading, following the promotion of Malin...
Franklin Templeton to buy Putnam Investments
Franklin Templeton has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Putnam Investments from Great-West for approximately US$925 million largely in equities.
Great-West will become...
BGC reportedly shuts Lucera LUMEAlfa; preps FMX for soft launch
According to sources, BGC Partners has shuttered its pre-trade data business, Lucera LUMEAlfa, closing the final chapter on pre-trade data pioneer Algomi, and aligning...
Treasury futures open interest shows record uncertainty; surpasses 17 million contracts
Derivatives market operator, CME Group, reports that open interest (OI) in its US Treasury futures reached a record 17,222,551 contracts on 12 May, the...
Liontrust to acquire GAM
Liontrust, the specialist fund management group, has conditionally agreed to acquire GAM, the troubled investment management group, in an all share approach, with ordinary...