DirectBooks launches platform for issuance of US corporate bonds; European expansion on cards
DirectBooks, the sell-side consortium founded to increase efficiency in the bond issuance process, has launched its core service to try and simplify communication of...
FCA estimates revenue from UK consolidated tape to be £4 million over five years
Attendees at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Amsterdam were told to get ready for the arrival of the consolidated tape in Europe, with...
Pre-trade data: The next generation
The first generation of pre-trade analytics are consolidating; the second generation of price and liquidity providers such as Bondcliq and Katana will need to...
US president to oversee financial institution regulation amid deregulation drive
New executive orders signed by US president, Donald Trump, have given him oversight of all US financial regulation, outside of monetary policy, while also...
FILS USA 2022: Will Europe become more transparent than the US?
European including of government bonds within its consolidated tape, and a new joint venture amongst platform giants Bloomberg, MarketAxess and Tradeweb, could allow Europe...
European bond traders struggle with block trades and counterparties
Analysis of the European and US corporate bond markets by Coalition Greenwich has found that block trades and counterparties are a far greater concern...
Lagarde: Capital Markets Union is failing, calls for European SEC to combat national interests
In a speech to the European Banking Congress in Frankfurt on 17 November 2023, Christine Lagarde, president of the ECB, has said the transition...
ADDX launches blockchain-based debt issuance marketplace
Private market exchange ADDX has launched a blockchain-based multi-issuer debt issuance solution for firms to issue digitised commercial paper and bonds.
The digitised bonds from...
Not average: Trade sizes in 2024
Looking at the average trade sizes for high yield and investment grade bonds, across Europe and the US in 2024, we can see considerable...
Origination: Carnival eyes IG market with €1 billion issuance
Carnival Corporation and plc have closed their €1 billion senior unsecured notes private offering. The senior unsecured notes have a coupon of 4.125% and...
How banks slash the cost of managing market fragmentation
A smart application of hardware, cloud and open source technology makes for efficient trading systems. The complexity of the fixed income market should not...
A road less travelled
Aparajita Bose-Mullick, Global Product Manager at SmartStream Technologies - Reference Data Utility, talks about carving new paths, cause & effect and being nimble.
There are...
