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...
MeTheMoneyShow – Episode 14
Dan Barnes speaks with Lynn Strongin Dodds on the push and pull of the Libor transition, the increased traction in ESG investing, and the...
S&P Global Ratings: Fallen angels remain costly despite tightening spreads
Brenden Kugle and Patrick Drury Byrne of S&P Global Ratings, have published a new paper assessing the borrowing costs for ‘fallen angels’, corporates whose...
MTS launches dealer to client ticket protocol
MTS has introduced a new Dealer-to-Client Ticket (DCT) protocol on its BondVision platform, aiming to streamline trade workflows and reduce operational friction for both...
Liontrust to acquire GAM
Liontrust, the specialist fund management group, has conditionally agreed to acquire GAM, the troubled investment management group, in an all share approach, with ordinary...
ICE consolidates access to ICE Bonds and ICE Data Services
Market operator Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has launched ‘ICE Select’ an application which provides connectivity to the ICE Fixed Income ecosystem, including the ICE Bonds...
TransFICC: The Evolution of the Muni Market
Driven by volume growth and technology
By Bo-yun Liu, Director of Product Solutions, TransFICC
Taken in aggregate, the Muni market is roughly $4.2T Outstanding with $15.6B...
Ediphy, industry participants launch consolidated tape, fairCT
Ediphy has partnered with a number of firms to launch fairCT, a collaborative consolidated tape initiative designed to enhance transparency, liquidity and participation in...
European Commission fines investment banks €371 million for bond trading cartel
The European Commission has found that Bank of America, Natixis, Nomura, RBS (now NatWest), UBS, UniCredit and WestLB (now Portigon) have breached EU antitrust...
Beijing Stock Exchange launches corporate bond trading
The Beijing Stock Exchange opened its corporate bond market on 15 January 2024 following testing of cash bond trading and clearing on 13 January....
Cifu steps back at Virtu
Co-founder Douglas Cifu has retired from Virtu Financial, with chief technology officer Aaron Simons taking on the CEO position.
Cifu will remain an advisor to...
Credit trading desks seeing job cuts & hiring freezes, adding to operational pressure
Reports of reduction in headcount on buy-side trading desks at BlackRock, Nuveen and Wellington with cuts also reported at investment banks, are demonstrating the...
