Record volumes but room to grow in portfolio trading
Portfolio trading made up 11.4% of TRACE volume in December, and was up more than two percentage points year-on-year across the market.
The upward trajectory...
BoE prepares for gilt shocks, opens CNRF applications
The Bank of England has opened applications for the Contingent Non-Bank Financial Institution Repo Facility (CNRF), preparing for further cases of gilt market dysfunction.
Details...
Bondtape provides CT taxonomy to clarify definitions
Draft tender documents for the bond consolidated tape (CT) are expected by the end of the month, but there are still inconsistencies around market...
ESMA’s Active Account Requirements proposals rebuked by FIA and ISDA
The futures industry association (FIA) as well as the international swap dealers association (ISDA) have published their concerns about the added burden and impact...
Roberto Hoornweg joins MarketAxess board
MarketAxess has appointed Roberto Hoornweg to its board of directors, effective 1 March.
On his election, Hoornweg said: “I look forward to helping the firm...
Barclays Japan appoints JP Morgan veteran
Yoichi Takemura has been appointed head of macro trading for Japan at Barclays. He will be based in Tokyo.
Alongside overseeing the macro trading division,...
Securities financing conditions tightened somewhat while market making activity gained, ECB says
The Desk has analyzed the December 2024 survey on credit terms and conditions in euro-denominated securities financing and OTC derivatives markets (SESFOD), which provides...
Tradeweb accelerates government bond benchmark closing price publication
Tradeweb will now publish FTSE UK Gilt and European Government Bond Benchmark Closing Prices at 4:30 PM.
This change has been made in response to...
Jefferies picks Propellant for FI data analytics
Jefferies has selected Propellant Digital to provide data solutions for fixed income markets.
Propellant combines public and proprietary trading data to financial institutions, aiming to...
Trumid zeroes in on data automation, appoints Ryan Gwin
Trumid has expanded its data and intelligence and automation divisions, appointing Ryan Gwin as head of data solutions. The divisions were established four years...
