Hiring spree sees banks bolster fixed-income desks
By Flora McFarlane.
A Greenwich Associates report indicates banks are rebuilding their sales and trading desks in response to several quarters of growth in fixed...
MTS BondsPro pushes into Mexican bond markets
Fixed income market operator MTS Markets, part of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), has expanded its reach into Mexico via a marketing agreement with...
Invesco’s 2023 Fixed income outlook: ‘A promising year after a painful selloff’
Invesco has published its outlook for fixed income markets in 2023, noting that valuations now look more attractive, and yields are higher than they...
European liquidity costs remain high after April shock
Bond markets are beginning to settle on both sides of the Atlantic after the shock of Liberation Day and various amendments to tariff policies...
Simon Jones named head of credit markets EMEA at Citi
Simon Jones has been appointed head of credit markets trading for EMEA, in addition to his current role as head of global spread products...
Handelsbanken Fonder AB adopts Bloomberg’s PORT Enterprise
Handelsbanken Fonder AB, a subsidiary of Handelsbanken managing approximately 100 mutual funds, has adopted PORT Enterprise, Bloomberg’s portfolio and risk analytics solution, to further...
Coalition Greenwich: Opportunity to electronify block bond trades is huge
Analyst firm, Coalition Greenwich, has found that block trades in the US bond market, defined as trades in investment grade (IG) with a notional...
Rates : Fully automatic? : Dan Barnes
Market volatility may shift rates back to voice in 2019
If predicted volatility pushes firms towards voice trading next year, rates traders will suffer from...
Dealer engagement in multi-dealer platforms is growing
Sell-side firms appear to be increasing their engagement with corporate bond trading platforms. The narrative of increased bilateral trading between dealers and clients...
New flexible data offerings – Eugene Grinberg
Eugene Grinberg, Solve Advisors Co-Founder and CEO, tells The DESK how the firm’s acquisition of Advantage Data and Best Credit Data will support better decision-making...
Beijing Stock Exchange launches corporate bond trading
The Beijing Stock Exchange opened its corporate bond market on 15 January 2024 following testing of cash bond trading and clearing on 13 January....
Gaucher leads fixed income sales at Oman Investment Bank
Oman Investment Bank has named Jean-Louis Gaucher as head of fixed income sales. He is based in Doha.
The state-owned Oman Investment Bank was launched...
