Trading: Are bond markets broken?
Stressed events – like the gilt market turmoil – are proving too much for the secondary markets to handle.
Behind closed doors, senior traders are...
Bond market venues tussle over market share amid volumes surge
Fixed income trading venues have reaped the rewards of rising trading volumes, but a highly competitive landscape is having an impact on market share.
Market...
Jefferies Q224 revenues buoyed by strong debt underwriting
Jefferies’ Q2 results have seen the investment banking and capital markets firm’s reported revenue hit US$1.66 billion, a 59.6% increase against the same period...
Primary ignition – at both ends
Politics are being sidelined in the battle for efficiency in primary markets for buyers and for issuers
The top operational priority for buy-side traders in...
Danmarks Nationalbank now centrally clears repos at Eurex
Danmarks Nationalbank is now actively trading and centrally clearing repo transactions at derivatives market operator Eurex, which cites the onboarding of the first Nordic...
In volatile European bond markets, data remains king
In times of rapid change and great uncertainty, market participants turn to data. But how can they ensure they have access to the information...
FILS 2022: 7IM selects Bloomberg AIM and PORT to streamline trade workflow
Investment manager 7IM has adopted Bloomberg’s AIM order management system (OMS), to support the firm’s focus on achieving an efficient target operating model to...
The Agency Broker Hub: The case for a consolidated tape
Umberto Menconi, head of Digital Markets Structures, Market Hub, Intesa Sanpaolo Group explains how a consolidated tape (CT) will help agency brokerage desks provide...
Fund location in a passive world
As hurricane Irma smashed into the British Virgin Islands (BVI) the headlines were correctly focused on the human impact. Yet in the financial markets...
Mutual funds leveraging futures to increase portfolio risk and yield
US Treasury futures holdings among mutual funds have shot up over the last three years, as they adjust to a “higher for longer” interest...
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Fractional exchange BondbloX ‘democratises’ global access to bond markets
BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), a fractional bond exchange, has made its platform that tracks and trades bonds available for individual investors in an effort...
Trumid adds RFQ to credit trading protocols
Electronic bond market operator Trumid, has launched new Request for Quote (RFQ) trading on its platform. Trumid clients can now initiate, view, and respond...
