While most of his compatriots celebrate US Independence Day, Bob Diamond will be setting off his own fireworks in front of the UK Treasury Select Committee, which has summoned him to account for Barclays’ role in fixing the Libor rate on various occasions between 2005 and 2008.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc, which operates an electronic bond trading platform, has appointed Robert Hammond head of sales and dealer relationship management for Europe and the Middle East.He will report to Paul Ellis, head of MarketAxess Europe.