Independent expertise in fixed income
Who we are
City & Continental Ltd is an established institutional fixed income broker. Based in Cheapside in the heart of the City of London, we service institutions across both primary and secondary markets.
Originally founded in 1999 by traders from Salomon Brothers and Bank of America, City & Continental has built up a reputation as a specialist in illiquid and distressed debt, as well as the conventional bond markets. Our highly experienced dealers service institutional clients in a range of debt instruments – including retail-eligible bonds.
Investors
From price discovery, through to the sourcing of high yielding distressed debt, City & Continental’s team of experienced dealers provide financial institutions with expertise and breadth of vision in the often opaque bond and loan markets:
- Identification of value & comparative value
- Sourcing/sale of illiquid secondary market bonds
- Asset swaps and repackaging
- Restructuring of distressed securities
- Secondary market loans and syndicated loans
Market commentary
City & Continental provides unrestricted commentary on the fixed income markets and news relating to current and new issuers.
To sign up for our daily update, “The Daily Fix”, please click on the link below.
Please note, The Daily Fix is available solely to investment professionals. It is not investment research and should not be considered as investment advice or as a personal recommendation.
Issuers
Allia C&C, part of City & Continental, provide a wide range of services on funding for social and commercial enterprises.
As a leading expert in socially responsible finance, the team has over 40 years’ experience in facilitating access to the capital markets for a variety of sectors – particularly housing, care, education, real estate and alternative lending.
Settlement & Custody
City & Continental Ltd clears its bond transactions through Pershing Securities Ltd via a “Model B” clearing arrangement.
Under this agreement, Pershing undertakes to honour transactions we strike in the market and therefore becomes the counterparty to our clients. Pershing is fully owned by Bank of New York, which is rated Aa2 by Moody’s.
We can offer, in certain circumstances, custody services to customers, Pershing Securities acting as nominee. For further information regarding Pershing, please contact us directly.
Contact Us
General enquiries:
020 3039 3450
Trading room:
020 3039 3460
info@contisec.com
City & Continental
Cheyne House
Crown Court
62-63 Cheapside
London
EC2V 6AX