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...
Dealers had ‘exceptional’ 2022 for fixed income; JP Morgan tops Q1 DCM winners
Research by front-office technology provider, valantic FSA, and analyst firm, Acuiti, has found that 52% of dealers had an ‘exceptional’ year for fixed income...
Wall Street 2022: bonuses fell 26%
Wall Street’s 2022 average bonus paid to securities employees dropped to $176,700, a 26% decline from the previous year’s $240,400, according to New York...
Could the Twitter hangover really hurt credit liquidity?
Banks’ support for market making is tied to the bonds they carry on their books, and the cost that has for their balance sheets....
Analysis: Credit belongs to…
In 2021, electronic credit trading has seen a close fought race between two giants, MarketAxess and Tradeweb. While both have slightly different profiles, through...
How e-trading connectivity has been fragmented by sanctions
Sanctions on the Russian regime, on associated firms and on individuals have restricted legal access to some instruments and counterparties, yet portfolio managers may...
European Women in Finance 2022 – The Longlist
In 2020, Best Execution and The DESK hosted the first European Women in Finance Awards, following the model of Markets Media's long-established awards programme....
Digital bond issuance: From zero to US$1,500,000,000 in 12 months
S&P Global Market Intelligence has assessed that the digital bond market “remains a work in progress” as new bond issuance focuses on testing in...
The UK’s PRA cites break from EU in review of capital rules for buy...
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the UK’s prudential authority for financial services, has begun reform of capital rules for insurers and banks, in its...
Analysis: Is credit trading really so close?
Last week we reported on the battle for credit trading between keen rivals MarketAxess and Tradeweb. During this reporting, we noted that Morgan Stanley...
