Algomi founder departs BGC for head of electronic bond trading role at MUFG
Stu Taylor will lead electronic trading for fixed income at MUFG after departing BGC following its acquisition of Algomi.
Stu Taylor will lead electronic trading for fixed income at MUFG after departing BGC following its acquisition of Algomi.
Algomi will be integrated with BGC’s electronic trading and software division Fenics, after the deal closed late last week.
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Traders can now interact with corporate bond liquidity from Liquidnet and Trumid via the ALFA platform.
US fixed income investment firm Pimco will use Algomi ALFA to source and aggregate bond liquidity.
The data business at Euroclear joins Algomi’s other investors, S&P Global, Euronext and AllianceBernstein.
Scott Eaton appointed CEO of Algomi following the departure of Stu Taylor earlier this year.
Stu Taylor leaves Algomi after founding the fixed income technology business in 2012.
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