China government bond issuance reducing transparency of total social finance
Understanding state support for the economy in China can be measured across several dynamics, but debt provision to the non-financial private sector, known as...
Franklin Templeton closes Apera Asset Management acquisition
Franklin Templeton has completed its latest expansion bid, closing the acquisition of Apera Asset Management.
Pan-European private credit company Apera holds more than €5 billion...
Fear that ‘diversity washing’ could limit progress
Mark Wade, head of credit research at Allianz Global Investors, has accused the financial services industry of ‘diversity washing’, during a debate about inclusivity...
Duffy remains confident in face of FMX challenge
Despite record results, one topic dominated CME’s Q2 earnings call earlier this week: FMX.
CEO Terry Duffy has been vocal from the outset about his...
CME paper: Is US vs Euro rate differential greater than central bank rates?
A research paper by Erik Norland, senior economist of CME Group, has found that the difference between the futures and the spot price for...
AllianceBernstein executes credit block trade with four buyers on LTX
AllianceBernstein has reportedly become the first buy-side firm to receive aggregated liquidity from multiple buyers on the same block trade. The trade was enabled...
Algomi: The two-pronged attack plan
Algomi has an idea almost universally agree to be good, yet it has struggled to get it adopted. It aggregates inventory data pre-trade, in...
Imogen Hepsworth joins Federated Hermes as trading desk expansion continues
Federated Hermes has announced the continued growth of its trading desk, with the appointment of Imogen Hepsworth - previously of MarketAxess - as a...
BlackRock veteran Neeraj Seth to depart
Neeraj Seth is departing BlackRock after almost 18 years with the company. He is currently chief investment officer and head of APAC fundamental fixed...
Tradeweb founder and Broadridge to launch bond trading venue
Broadridge Financial Solutions has conducted live trades on a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven corporate bond trading platform, LTX, developed in partnership with Jim Toffey,...
Portugal to join FTSE World Government Bond Index; India deferred
Portugal has been added to the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI), effective November 2024. FTSE Russell stated that the country now meets all...
Trumid launches emerging markets trading
Fixed income market operator Trumid, has launched emerging markets bond trading on its Trumid Market Center platform.
Market Center connects fixed income professionals to a...
