A long way to go: “Fundamental concerns” raised around lack of preparedness for T+1
With the US representing an estimated 46% of the global equity market, its upcoming shift to T+1 settlement in 2024 is a huge move....
Tradeweb expands mortgage trading platform to originators
Fixed income market operator, Tradeweb, has expanded its platform for trading specified pools of mortgages, now enabling mortgage originators to trade alongside other secondary...
Europe’s record IG credit issuance could boost electronic trading
January was a record month for investment grade bond issuance in Europe, with shorter-dated driving this activity. According to analyst firm CreditSights, shorter maturity...
Juan Landazabal appointed COO Investments at GAM
Veteran of fixed income trading, Juan Landazabal, was promoted to chief operations officer (COO) for investments at asset manager GAM at the end of...
TransFICC launches RFQ negotiation workflow automation tool
Low-latency connectivity and workflow services provider TransFICC has launched request for quote (RFQ) negation workflow automation platform TransACT.
Designed for banks trading on dealer-to-client (D2C)...
Tradeweb completes ICD acquisition
Tradeweb has completed its acquisition of investment technology provider Institutional Cash Distributors (ICD) in a US$785 million, all-cash transaction.
The deal was first announced in...
Power to the people
New trading protocols can create paths to best execution or confound it through complexity. Chris Hall reports.
“Every nation gets the government it deserves” was...
Automation in the life-cycle of a trade
By Oliver Clark, Head of Product Development, MTS.
The role of the fixed income trader is radically and rapidly transforming. As more workflow shifts onto...
April showers on e-trading platform growth
Last month saw electronic trading platforms continue to grow, but with activity hit by the concerns around financials, leading multi-asset market operator, Tradeweb, to...
Vanguard launches new active global credit bond fund
Vanguard, which has US$5.3 trillion in global assets under management (AUM), has launched the Vanguard Global Credit Bond Fund, an actively managed fund to...
Tradeweb joins forces with Boerse Stuttgart, sees Q2 revenues up 19%
Market operator Tradeweb is partnering with Boerse Stuttgart to offer the German exchange’s users direct access to liquidity in US bond trading. The exchange...
The Agency Broker Hub: Exchange traded derivatives – key European trends
Carmine Calamello, Head of Brokerage Desk, Market Hub – Intesa Sanpaolo Group
Some argue that the origin of derivatives contracts can be traced back to...
