LSEG widens market maker spreads for government bonds, more ETFs
The London Stock Exchange Group has increased market-maker spreads to 5% for all exchange-traded products (ETPs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and UK government bonds -...
ICMA: Fully-automatic credit trading has grown; block liquidity has reduced
The International Capital Markets Association has found 44% of buy-side trading desks have increased their use of rules-based, fully automated electronic execution compared with...
Market data costs in spotlight under new FCA review
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a call for input (CFI) to better understand how data and advanced analytics are being accessed...
Fixed income up as investment bank revenues and headcount drop
Fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) revenues were up 3% year-on-year for investment banks in 2019, halting a two-year slide, according to the latest...
Trumid partners with Barclays
Bond market operator, Trumid Financial, has established a strategic partnership with Barclays. Barclays will join Trumid’s Trading Advisory Committee to collaborate on trading and...
Market reports: Algomi to be acquired
Market reports are that pre-trade data provider Algomi will be bought by interdealer broker BGC. Stu Taylor, formerly the CEO of Algomi, joined BGC...
EC launches wide ranging review of MiFID II/MiFIR and investment firms
The European Commission (EC) has launched a ‘Review of the regulatory framework for investment firms and market operators’ to capture any perceived changes needed...
Reviews of MiFID II transparency raise concerns
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched consultations on 3 February 2020 for the regime for non-equity instrument systematic internalisers (SIs), venues that...
ICE Bonds and BlackRock Aladdin offer fixed income portfolio auction to buy side
Market operator Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has integrated its ICE Bonds integrated with BlackRock’s Aladdin portfolio and order management system (OMS) to offer access to...
Refinitiv puts Tick History data on Google Cloud
Refinitiv has launched its Tick History dataset on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), letting customers access, query and analyse Refinitiv’s extensive archive of pricing and...
