IG credit dealers go short before Fed cuts
As investors look to lock in higher yields ahead of Fed cuts, dealer net positions in IG corporate bonds of more than five years...
Barclays Canada hires new head of investment banking
Barclays has appointed Ryan Voegeli as head of investment banking for Canada. Voegeli will be based in Toronto.
Voegeli has twenty years of investment banking...
Repo markets are back in focus for the Fed’s Treasury Market Practice Group
The US Federal Reserve’s Treasury Market Practice Group (TMPG) has focused this month on discussing the status of repurchase agreement (repo) clearing and settlement...
Review of 2023 Trading: Trade sizes falling – in parts…
Looking back at this year’s trading activity, through analysis of MarketAxess Trax data and TRACE for US markets, we can see clear patterns emerging...
Tom Porcelli named PGIM Fixed Income chief US economist
PGIM Fixed Income, a firm With US$793 billion in assets under management (AUM), has named Tom Porcelli chief US economist, effective 6 July 2023....
How to secure balance sheet from your broker
Buy- and sell-side veterans tell us the best practices which persuade brokers to take risk on their clients’ behalf.
Finding sell-side partners to take the...
Raiffeisen partners with AxeTrading and Integral to boost bond trading efficiency
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has partnered with AxeTrading, the fixed income trading software company, and Integral, the FX technology provider, to deliver a new...
ICE acquires American Financial Exchange
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has acquired the American Financial Exchange (AFX) in its entirety.
The electronic exchange, which facilitated direct lending and borrowing for American banks...
Industry viewpoint: New strategies for corporate bond index futures in 2023
David Litchfield, director for derivatives sales at Cboe Global Markets, explains how Cboe corporate bond index futures are supporting traders in a highly changeable environment.
The...
Primary markets start 2023 with top ten hit
Bond issuance for US investment grade on 3 January 2023 was the tenth largest day on record, according to data from Dealogic.
While January is...
What do shorter durations imply for trading?
Data from Dealogic shows that the average maturity for newly issued bonds has been falling in 2023 relative to recent years, with the current...
Making a credit desk simpler
Getting a clear picture of the complex corporate bond market means that at some point, a lot of information has to be brought together...
