Dan Barnes
Editorial Director
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Country focus: India’s bond markets in an election year
India has an upcoming election on 19 April, which the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is widely tipped to win, thanks in part to the success of its economy. “A combination of factors i...
Read morePortugal to join FTSE World Government Bond Index; India deferred
Portugal has been added to the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI), effective November 2024. FTSE Russell stated that the country now meets all three eligibility criteria for the classification: market size, credit rating and a Market Accessib...
Read moreThe Tenth Annual Trading Intentions Survey
Key parts of bond market electronification are still up for contention, with stiff competition across pre-trade, primary and secondary market services. In 2024 The DESK has conducted its 10th annual Trading Intentions Survey, designed to help b...
Read moreAnalysis: Impact of debt issuance on sell-side revenues in Q1
Strong bond issuance in the first quarter (Q1) is galvanising performance of debt capital market teams at investment banks, in turn creating optimism amongst analysts. They report they are now looking for positive guidance on equity capital market...
Read moreBNY Mellon & GLMX connect buy-side repo trading to triparty
BNY Mellon and fintech firm, GLMX, are allowing buy-side clients to direct repo trades at point of execution to BNY Mellon's Triparty platform. This follows a reported growing demand from the bank’s clients seeking to expand their BNY Mellon T...
Read moreBlackRock CEO backs blended active/passive bond portfolios
Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of investment giant BlackRock, has advocated the use of blended active and passive portfolios to optimise fixed income investments. In his annual letter to clients, he said, “It’s not going to be just about index, w...
Read moreRisk of fiscal crisis in US from growing federal debt
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found that if current laws governing taxes and spending generally remained unchanged, the federal budget deficit would increase significantly in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) o...
Read moreExclusive: Analysing the battle for US e-Trading in February
The highly competitive corporate bond market saw average daily volumes converge in the US across electronic trading venues in February. The DESK has exclusively gained access to data showing the blow-by-blow action across investment grade and high...
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