Mizuho EMEA joins Neptune to distribute real-time axe data
Mizuho EMEA has joined Neptune Networks, the fixed income network for disseminating real-time axe data.
Neptune delivers axes from 32 of the leading dealers...
ECB taps Tradeweb, Bloomberg for electronic trading platforms
Tradeweb and Bloomberg have been tapped by the European Central Bank (ECB) to provide electronic trading platforms for the central bank and other Eurosystem...
Second quarter issuance recovers after soft April and May
Morgan Stanley has reported that June issuance increased 13% year-on-year (YoY) following a 34% drop in April and 3% decline in May.
“Strong June issuance...
KfW issues first benchmark bond via Deutsche Börse’s digital D7 platform
German bank KfW has issued its first high-volume benchmark bond as a central register security according to the German electronic securities act (eWpG) with...
Effecting change without disruption
LSEG has built a suite of services that can be used with minimal friction and maximise the capacity to trade effectively.
As clients face a...
ICE Data Services: Bond defaults double in Q2
ICE Data Services has seen the level of defaults for bonds double in Q2 2019 to US$7.183 billion, up from US$2.616 billion in Q1...
Get it together: Traders seek primary market harmony
With issuance expected to stay high in 2022, traders appeal for a streamlined approach to primary market interfaces.
The level of global bond issuance in...
ESMA moves to tighten up algo surveillance
Algo trading has grown increasingly complex over the last decade. In 2007, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) permitted competition with the national...
Rules & Ratings: Credit ratings up, outlook down for Greek government
Moody’s Ratings has upgraded the Greek Government’s long-term local currency (LC) and foreign currency (FC) issuer ratings from Ba1 to Baa3. However, the country’s...
Debate heats up around Munis tax exempt status
The Republican Party is considering repealing the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds.
A memorandum circulated by the US House of Representatives Budget Committee and diffused...
MarketAxess volumes up 16.4%; EM and all-to-all lead growth
By Pia Hecher.
Venue operator and data provider MarketAxess has announced its second quarter results with significant upward trends in overall trading volume, including Open...
MarketAxess buys Deutsche Börse’s regulatory reporting business
Fixed income market operators and data provider, MarketAxess, has entered agreed to buy the Regulatory Reporting Hub, the regulatory reporting business of Deutsche Börse...
