What will shape Europe’s bond market in 2025
The European bond market is under pressure from several dynamics which are shaping its evolution, with implications for investors and issuers.
Andy Hill, senior director...
Liquidity costs ticking up as the heat rises
Summer is seeing the cost of trading in fixed income markets begin to tick up again, as bid ask spreads begin to widen, according...
How the effects of war are spreading in Asia
The war in Ukraine outside of Europe is, from a capital markets perspective, driving a ‘risk-off’ attitude across issuers, buy-side and sell-side firms. As...
Strong start of the year in electronic credit trading
Electronic credit markets started 2025 on a strong note, with January's total credit average daily volume (ADV) showing robust growth across platforms. Trumid reported...
The high impact of low volumes in Q2
Volumes in US investment grade (IG) bonds have fallen significantly in the second quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2020....
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2021 : Neptune
Neptune has expanded its user base to 36% of buy-side traders in 2021 up from 29% in 2020, a considerable increase and one that...
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Massaad Scott leaves Nomura as new London prop desk closes, again
Sources have confirmed to The Desk that Pamela Massaad Scott has left Nomura following the closure of the bank’s proprietary trading desk in London,...
Bond issuance standardisation boosted by FMSB
Market participants have published final guidelines that clarify expected behaviour during the new issue process for fixed income bonds in Europe.
A series of measures...
Liquidnet reports 57% jump in bond liquidity during volatile markets
Liquidnet has reported that the recent volatility led to an increase in bond trading volumes on the all-to-all block trading platform.
“In the last six...
Neil Kleinman to head up debt capital markets at Joseph Gunnar
Emerging growth markets-focused broker-dealer and investment bank, Joseph Gunnar & Co (JGUN), has appointed Neil Kleinman as head of debt capital markets.
Kleinman will...
BBVA shares Sabadell merger proposal
BBVA has shared details of its merger proposal with Sabadell, a partnership that would see the consolidation of two of Spain’s biggest banks.
The proposal...
Smart deployment of tech is key to boost FI desk effectiveness
Mehmet Mazi, Managing Director and Head of Credit Trading at HSBC, gives his expert insight into optimising the trading desk.
Where are the greatest risks...
