Coalition Greenwich: Dealers holding long-dated bonds again; net Treasury positions double
Dealers are holding positive levels of longer-dated corporate bonds in their inventories again, and treasury bills drove volume growth in H1 2023, according to...
China sets its sights on opening up for foreign trade
Following its third plenum, the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has adopted the ‘Resolution of the Central Committee of the...
FILS USA 2022: Focus on liquidity
As fixed income market participants eye the threat of a further back-up in yields, liquidity sourcing is being reassessed.
While technology has greatly advanced the...
Redburn sees value in bond market venue M&A
Analysis by broker Redburn has found that major exchanges – in which it included MarketAxess, the fixed income trading venue, and interdealer broker TP...
Research: Volatility has changed trading protocol choices in 2021
Buy-side trading desks have used markedly different proportions of trading protocols between passive and active portfolios this year compared to 2020.
The DESK’s Trading Protocols...
Tradeweb and FXall offer EM bond and FX swap workflow
Tradeweb and FXall have developed a solution – FX Swap Workflow – designed to help institutional investors trade emerging market (EM) products more efficiently...
thinkFolio connects with Lucera’s LumeALFA Analytics and Neptune Axes
IHS Markit, the information, analytics and solutions provider, has established connectivity between its thinkFolio investment management platform and Lucera and Neptune, to support access...
ESMA reports improving credit risk but Overbond warns on liquidity risk
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released its latest ‘Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities’ (TRV) report, finding that fixed income markets continued to...
Tom Nickalls leaves Ninety One
Morgan Stanley has appointed Tom Nickalls as a trader within its emerging markets credit team, effective August. He is based in London.
Nickalls has more...
Pierre-Emmanuel Charlier joins Vontobel AM
Former Pictet Asset Management veteran trader, Pierre-Emmanuel Charlier, has joined Vontobel Asset Management, covering trading for credit, FX and derivatives over developed and emerging...
Chris Gerlach joins MUFG
MUFG Securities Americas has hired Christopher Gerlach, a highly experienced credit derivatives and cash bond trader, as a director. He joins from BNP Paribas...
The big issue
Corporate bond issuance has boomed at the start of 2024, at a point when rates are peaking. They may not be that high in...
