Securities financing: SFTR threatens smaller players
By Lynn Strongin Dodds.
The delay to the regulation gives market participants more breathing room but they should not get too comfortable. Lynn Strongin Dodds looks...
Bond platforms see leap in June volumes year-on-year
Trading platforms recorded double digit growth in average daily volumes (ADV) in June 2024. Tradeweb saw its June 2024 fully electronic US credit ADV...
BondVision prepares for T+1 shift
MTS’s BondVision (part of the Euronext group) has updated its default settlement offset to T+1.
In anticipation of the North American transition to a shortened...
BMO to redeem Series J Medium-Term Notes
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has announced its intention to redeem all its US$1,000,000,000 Series J Medium-Term Notes (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) (Subordinated Indebtedness)...
Coalition Greenwich: 0% impact of ESG on bond trade execution – but is there...
According to new research from Coalition Greenwich, 0% of US-based buy-side bond traders report that environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacted their choice of...
FILS USA 2022: Where ESG fits in fixed income
Environmental, social and governance is expanding its reach in fixed income markets, though there remain concerns about standardization and data quality.
Speakers on the Friday...
Octaura integrates list and RFQ into loan trading platform
Octaura has integrated list and request for quote (RFQ) protocols on its existing syndicated loan trading platform, in an effort to offer clients faster...
Tradeweb integrates Nasdaq U.S. Fixed Income platform
Tradeweb Markets, a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, announced it has achieved the final significant technology...
Europe sees big drops in implied liquidity costs
Since the start of 2023, European corporate bonds have seen a greater drop in bid-ask spreads than has been seen in their US investment...
HSBC splits
An organisational switch-up at HSBC, effective 2025, sees the bank prioritise its Hong Kong and UK operations with dedicated business lines.
HSBC Holdings will operate...
Regulation & Market Structure: How the SEC and the Fed will change US bond...
Transparency and structure is coming to the US Treasury and credit markets.
The role of the Fed is changing and consequently the role of other...
FNZ acquiring bond portfolio management tool YieldX
FNZ, the wealth management platform, has agreed to acquire YieldX, the US-based provider of fixed income portfolio management technology, optimisation services and direct indexing...
