Mystery surrounds APA failure in European bond markets
European bond market participants are keen to know which post-trade data reporter, known as an approved publication arrangement (APA), has ‘data quality issues’ resulting...
Greenwich Associates: Streaming prices boost buy-side bond liquidity in 2019
By Pia Hecher.
Market intelligence provider Greenwich Associates has announced this year’s market structure trends, reporting that markets will remain volatile and exchanges will become...
Odd-lot bond case alleges pressure on Bloomberg and collusion
In the US Southern District Court of New York, a class-action lawsuit has been brought against a group of banks, alleging that since 1...
Asset managers ‘not investment firms’ under MiFID II?
By Flora McFarlane & Dan Barnes.
Several European investment managers have reportedly claimed that they will not be classified as investment firms under the revised...
People’s Bank of China sets out northbound rules for Swap Connect
The People's Bank of China has issued interim measures to standardise the interest rate swap market between the mainland and Hong Kong, protecting investor...
JP Morgan takes stake in Mosaic Smart Data
UPDATE:
Further to our post of 23rd October, 2017, Mosaic Smart Data announced today that JP Morgan has added Mosaic Smart Data to its strategic investments...
JP Morgan chooses Mosaic fixed income data analytics platform
By Flora McFarlane.
In a move to increase the efficiency and efficiency across its FICC sales and trading division, JP Morgan has contracted Mosaic Smart...
Concern over data dominates corporate bond discussions
Limited access to data is impeding quantitative analysis of best execution for corporate bonds, leading to a need for more qualitative analysis for many...
CSDR settlement regime ‘out’ as UK sets new path
The UK has halted compliance with the settlement regime of the European Central Securities Depository (CSDR) rules, which traders had fought hard against, due...
Europe’s pension fund managers face rising margin costs as EU clearing exemption deadline looms
European pension fund managers are facing rising margin costs thanks to the increased cost of financing additional collateral payments just as the EU’s clearing...
