French treasuries saw widest YtD median bid/ask spread following election
Following French president Emmanuel Macron’s unexpected snap parliamentary election on 9 June, the median bid/ask spread in French treasury bonds was at its widest...
Fink: BlackRock’s private credit strategy ties Prequin and Aladdin
In BlackRock’s second quarter (Q2) earnings call, CEO and chairman, Larry Fink, has set out the firm’s vision of expansion into private credit markets.
He...
Liquidnet boosts workflow through Boltzbit AI partnership
Liquidnet has partnered with Gen-AI startup Boltzbit to enhance its fixed income primary markets workflow using a custom AI model, allowing the firm to...
StoneX launches loan market liquidity platform
StoneX Group has launched StoneX LoanMatch, an online platform designed to improve liquidity access for institutional clients and banks in the loan market.
The platform...
FCA and IOSCO publish LIBOR cessation reminders
Both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have published reminders of the LIBOR cessation date, 30 September...
Bond platforms see leap in June volumes year-on-year
Trading platforms recorded double digit growth in average daily volumes (ADV) in June 2024. Tradeweb saw its June 2024 fully electronic US credit ADV...
Euronext launches London to Bergamo microwave link
Euronext has launched Euronext Wireless network (EWIN), a London-based microwave service designed to improve the speed of order transmission between its core data centre...
QUODD and S&P GMI expand partnership with data solution
Market data-on-demand provider QUODD has added bond data from S&P Global Market Intelligence into its back-office platform, QX Digital.
QX Digital provides a user-specific experience,...
BTIG appoints Flavio Paparella to emerging markets fixed income team
Financial services firm BTIG has appointed Flavio Paparella as managing director within its global emerging markets fixed income group.
Paparella, who will focus on Latin...
Jim Leaviss leaves industry, Andrew Chorlton joins M&G Investments
Jim Leaviss, chief investment officer for M&G Investments’ fixed income division, is leaving the firm. He is replaced by Andrew Chorlton, currently head of...
