Fixed Income

Life after Ignis: What the traders did next…

Standard Life’s takeover of Ignis Asset Management put many well-known traders out of a job. Joe McGrath caught up with some of the old Ignis team to find out where they are now.

Partnership announced for alternative bond ETF launches

Lombard Odier Investment Management and ETF Securities are hoping to capitalise on the market’s appetite for alternatively-weighted exchange traded funds, with the launch of a fundamentally-weighted fixed income range.

FCA backs all-to-all fixed income offerings

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has thrown its support behind all-to-all solutions as a way to improve liquidity in the fixed income market.

Booming equity market boosts BME profits

Spanish exchange operator BME saw profits rise over 15% in 2014 following strong performance in its equity markets, though its derivatives offering has struggled.