Dan Barnes
dan.barnes@fi-desk.comThe Editorial Director at Markets Media Europe, Dan strives to become an integral part of traders’ networks by ensuring they are informed and helped by the information we deliver. Dan wrote the world’s first article on predatory trading algorithms in 2004, and has won multiple State Street ‘Journalist of the Year’ awards in several categories. In his spare time, Dan makes longbows.
Tradeweb caps record Q4; December lighter than analyst predictions
Market operator Tradeweb reported a total trading volume for December 2021 of US$19.9 trillion across rates, credit, equities and money markets, a decline of 17.4% on ...
TD Securities names new co-heads of global markets
Chris Vogel and Tim Wiggan have been promoted to co-heads of global markets at Toronto Dominion Securities (TD Securities). In a statement the firm said, “Chris and Tim ...
BlueCrest hit by £40m fine by FCA
Fund manager BlueCrest has been fined just over £40 million by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for inadequate disclosures to investors, regarding its ...
Jonathan Tricker promoted to head trader role
Jonathan Tricker, Vanguard.
Christine Kenny announces retirement
Christine Kenny, Senior Fixed Income Strategist, Head of London Office, Loomis, Sayles & Co.
Joel Kim of Dimensional Fund Advisors on corporate bond liquidity
With Joel Kim, Head of International Fixed Income and CEO Asia ex-Japan, Dimensional Fund Advisors. Briefly describe Dimensional Fund Advisors, including its fixed ...
Emerging markets’ big issues in 2022
According to analysis by CreditSights, there has been a negative total return for credit in emerging markets with the exception of Gulf Cooperation Council countries, ...
Analysis of US yields in 2021 and anticipation for next year
Yields for US high yield bonds have turned a corner, according to MarketAxess data, following a drop from 3.65% in April down to 3.065% in October. Currently sitting ...
FlexTrade Systems’ FlexTRADER EMS selected by T. Rowe Price
FlexTrade Systems, the execution and order management system (E/OMS) provider, has been chosen by T. Rowe Price to supply the FlexTRADER EMS Fixed Income Solution, ...
Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs launch China USD Credit Liquid HY Index family
Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs have launched a Bloomberg China USD Credit Liquid HY Index family, which provides market participants with indices to adjust their exposure ...
Tipping Point: CME’s SOFR-linked STIR Futures eclipse Libor-linked STIR Futures for first time
CME open interest data confirms that Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)-linked short term interest rate (STIR) Futures open interest has, for the first time, ...
Quantitative Brokers: Rate futures market susceptible to shocks
Shankar Narayanan, Quantitative Brokers.
Liquidnet expands continental Europe coverage
Block trading specialist Liquidnet, part of the TP ICAP Group, has expanded its continental European coverage by deploying specialists in equities and fixed income in ...
Flow Traders joins MarketAxess as named CP across US HY and Euro IG and HY
Flow Traders has committed to become a name-disclosed liquidity provider in US high yield corporate bonds, Euro-denominated investment grade and high yield bonds and ...
Analysis: Is credit trading really so close?
Last week we reported on the battle for credit trading between keen rivals MarketAxess and Tradeweb. During this reporting, we noted that Morgan Stanley analysts ...
