Bryan Harkins joins Trumid
Electronic credit trading platform Trumid has appointed Bryan Harkins in the newly created role of chief revenue officer.
Harkins is an experienced executive with expertise...
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...
US Fixed Income Leaders Summit delayed
The Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Nashville which had been planned to take place in June 2020, has been postponed in light of the...
BayernInvest taps Bloomberg for integrated asset management workflow offering
BayernInvest, a German asset manager with approximately €88 billion assets under control, has adopted an integrated suite of Bloomberg solutions to support its front-to-back...
On The DESK: Putting trading at the head of the table
Frans de Wit’s elevated role as head of trading at PGGM Investment Management will help improve execution quality and trading efficiency for end investors.
What has...
Fed: No bond ETF fees for BlackRock; JP Morgan still AWOL
Under the new Federal Reserve asset purchasing programme, BlackRock, the asset manager which is acting as the trading function for the programme, will charge...
Luke Lau promoted at Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual has promoted Luke Lau to a portfolio manager for long duration IG corporate bonds.
Based in Illinois, Lau has more than 25 years...
NatWest, Loop Capital, and TD Securities join DirectBooks
NatWest, Loop Capital and TD Securities have joined the DirectBooks bond issuance platform. The recent additions increase the total number of underwriters on DirectBooks...
MarketAxess to buy algo provider Pragma
Bond market operator, MarketAxess, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pragma, a quantitative trading technology provider specialising in algorithmic and analytical services...
Siemens’ digital bond issuance bypasses syndicate banks
Siemens has become one of the first companies in Germany to issue a digital bond, in accordance with Germany’s Electronic Securities Act (Gesetz über...
IHS Markit partners with Adroit to deliver multi-asset execution via thinkFolio
Investment services, risk and data management giant, IHS Markit, has partnered with Adroit Trading Technologies to give access to its multi-asset execution management capabilities...
Examining the (Thames) Water fall
In 2013 when markets still looked precarious amid the fallout from the financial crisis, utilities were a good investment.
With a near cast-iron cashflow...
