Primary markets see gradual progress as Investor Access reaches 600 buy-side users
A quick straw poll of buy-side traders suggests most believe the electronification of primary markets has stalled somewhat, with twice as many seeing progress...
KfW issues first digital Euro commercial paper via Onbrane
Bond issuance platform, Onbrane, has onboarded KfW, the national development bank of Germany, and processed the first KfW's first Euro commercial paper via Onbrane’s...
Tradeweb in discussions to acquire Australian bond trading platform Yieldbroker
Tradeweb Markets, multi-asset market operator has said, “Tradeweb is in advanced discussions to acquire Yieldbroker, a leading Australian government bond and interest rate derivatives...
Electronic credit platforms report fresh rises in trading volumes for March and Q1
Electronic bond market operators saw a new boost to volumes in March, and in the first quarter more broadly, as volatility in capital markets...
Neil Kleinman to head up debt capital markets at Joseph Gunnar
Emerging growth markets-focused broker-dealer and investment bank, Joseph Gunnar & Co (JGUN), has appointed Neil Kleinman as head of debt capital markets.
Kleinman will...
Portfolio trading breaks into new markets
Emerging markets are adopting PT to add efficiency to liquidity sourcing, writes Matt Walters of MarketAxess.
Portfolio trading has seen a lot of success and...
Retail primary market platform PrimaryBid announces US$190m Series C investment
PrimaryBid, a platform to provide retail investors with access to primary debt and equity market offerings, has closed a US$190 million Series C investment...
Liquidnet expands continental Europe coverage
Block trading specialist Liquidnet, part of the TP ICAP Group, has expanded its continental European coverage by deploying specialists in equities and fixed income...
Yieldbroker partners with IHS Markit to support Australian bond issuance
Data, analytics and trading solutions provider IHS Markit is collaborating with Yieldbroker, the electronic trading platform for Australian and New Zealand debt securities and...
SMBC joins DirectBooks
DirectBooks, the capital markets consortium founded to make bond issuance more efficient, has seen SMBC Nikko Securities America, a member of SMBC Group, join...
