CSO arrangers look to build on $65bn of issuance in 2019
The synthetic bespoke tranche market this year has fallen short of expectations in terms of overall issuance volume, but ends with transformative inroads being made.

NatWest brings in Nomura's head of credit trading in New York
NatWest Markets has announced the appointment of Michael Papa as head of its US investment grade credit trading and credit strategy.

SC Lowy hires Nomura trading head to drive European loan business
SC Lowy, the Hong Kong headquartered fixed income boutique, has hired Nomura's head loan trader in Europe

Ex-Citi CDO trading chief joins Jefferies as head of European fixed income
Jefferies has appointed a former Citi European credit and pre-crisis CDO trading head to lead its European fixed income business

Dealers show appetite to retain tranches amid CSO growth
There are increasing numbers of dealers involved in the CSO market and their approach to issuing bespokes is evolving, attendees at Creditflux’s Credit Dimensions conference heard last month.

High profile figure in SRT market leaves Nomura in London
A well known figure in the significant risk transfer (SRT) space has parted company with Nomura in London, sources say.

BlueMountain appoints four portfolio managers
New York-based BlueMountain Capital Management has hired four portfolio managers to bolster its global governments and agency mortgages strategy 

HSBC's high yield trading head rumoured to be joining rival bank in London
HSBC’s head of high yield trading is understood to have left the firm and is rumoured to be joining a rival bank

Nomura and Investec report 48% gender pay gap
With the deadline for UK companies to publish their gender pay gap reports looming at midnight tonight, a slew of asset management firms have filed reports showing male employees are paid up to 49% more than their female counterparts

Nomura grabs leverage finance specialist in senior appointment in Hong Kong
Nomura has appointed an experienced debt specialist as managing director and head of debt capital markets for Asia (excluding Japan), according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Experienced European credit trader joins Nomura in senior role
A high-profile credit trader has joined Nomura after a brief stint at Citi

SEC charges ex-Nomura CMBS traders with fraud
The SEC yesterday said that two former Nomura CMBS traders, James Im and Kee Chan, misrepresented price information to clients in trades where they were acting as intermediaries

Nomura builds out emerging markets team with structured credit hire
Structured credit specialist joins Japanese lender’s London offices for emerging markets role 

Credit trader departs Japanese bank’s London asset management arm
Japanese asset management arm loses corporate credit and credit options trading specialist in London 

Former Commerzbank credit trader joins dealer in London
Emerging market credit trader takes new role with Japanese lender in London 

Emerging and frontier markets shop hires US credit trader in New York
Former Nomura managing director joins brokerage business, which made its name in emerging markets 

Citi poaches credit trader from rival as Asian market hots up
Asian credit traders are clearly in demand with emerging market credit seemingly the place to be at the moment

Nomura changes high yield trading strategy with big hire in New York
The former co-head of high yield at Morgan Stanley has joined Nomura's credit team in New York. Sources say that the hire signals a change in strategy for the Japanese bank

Nomura hires head of flow credit trading in London
Nomura has appointed James Milligan as its new head of flow credit trading in London

UBS picks up flow loan trader in London
Flow loan trader joins Swiss lender after leaving rival dealer

Credit Suisse structured credit trader moves to rival bank in London
A structured credit trader has left Credit Suisse after 11 years in order to join another bank in a senior trading role

High yield sales specialist moves to UBS in London
Swiss bank poaches high yield sales specialist in London for leveraged sales role