FILS Day 2: Heat around the consolidated bond tape
One of the more positive messages from the second day of the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit (FILS) was regarding positive progress on the development...
Three big hires to start at Trading Technologies in 2024
Capital markets technology platform provider, Trading Technologies International, is hiring three senior team members in the new year.
Joining on 1 January 2024 will...
BBVA, BME and IDB issue regulated bond in Spain registered with blockchain
BME, through Iberclear, BBVA and the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), have completed what they claim is the first bond issuance in Spain listed in...
Picturing uncertainty in a traditionally stable market
Trading numbers in secondary corporate bond markets appear to reflect anecdotal reports of volatility bursts, as political false starts impact the reading of major...
FILS in Barcelona: The modernisation of the bond market
A massive modernisation of the bond market is being recognised at the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit in Barcelona.
Although the event was largely held...
CME Group: Expectation of rates rises for BoE in December 2021 and Fed in...
The CME Group’s central bank observations tools BoEWatch and FedWatch show that market expectations indicate increasing probability of a Bank of England rate rise...
CSDR: Settlement ‘discipline’ could punish market liquidity
A regulatory shadow hangs over the market as agencies battle to contain the impact. Chris Hall reports.
As part of the European Commission’s efforts to...
Lloyds Bank joins Neptune
Lloyds Bank has joined Neptune Networks' bond dealer community.
Neptune delivers axe data from 32 dealers in global Fixed Income to over 90 buy-side...
Regulation : Brokers warned on SI regime missteps : Dan Barnes
Regulators have expressed concern over banks’ plans for operating systematic internalisers (SIs) under the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). Dealers have...
TradingScreen and Imagine Software to merge; Flatley named CEO of new entity
Private equity firm Francisco Partners, which The DESK revealed has acquired TradingScreen, a provider of trading execution and order management software, is to merge...
Latest ESMA data shows 439 liquid bonds
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has made available new data for bonds subject to the pre- and post-trade requirements of the Markets...
AFME and IA agree on UK consolidated bond tape
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has reached an agreement with the Investment Association (IA) on a proposal for a future UK...
