US president to oversee financial institution regulation amid deregulation drive
New executive orders signed by US president, Donald Trump, have given him oversight of all US financial regulation, outside of monetary policy, while also...
Federated Hermes trades “less than 5%” on e-trading platforms
The chief investment officer (CIO) of asset manager Federated Hermes investments (FHI), which has US$758 billion in assets under management, has said the firm...
European bid-ask credit spreads not assuaged by tariff roll back
Liquidity costs in European corporate bond trading remain elevated, after the tariff shock in early April saw bid-ask spreads widen significantly across markets, according...
SEC enacts security-based swap execution facilities registration rule
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has created a regime for the registration and regulation of security-based swap execution facilities (SBSEFs).
The new regulatory...
The Book: Who will drive reform in primary markets?
Primary market practices are under pressure to change, however the urgency and direction given for adaptation are often skewed by specific market participant groups.
The...
BondWave upgrades platform
BondWave, the financial technology firm focused on fixed income solutions, has upgraded its portfolio and transaction analytics suite of tools with the release of...
Research: Analytics use in trading workflow increases by 72% over three years
Effectiveness for reporting and desk performance assessment improves year-on-year.
The DESK’s latest research into trading analytics has found its use growing within the trading workflow,...
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IHS Markit and BondCliQ deliver corporate bond pricing data in thinkFolio
IHS Markit has partnered with BondCliQ to embed US corporate bond pricing content and interactive functionality within thinkFolio, its multi-asset investment management platform. The...
KfW issues first digital Euro commercial paper via Onbrane
Bond issuance platform, Onbrane, has onboarded KfW, the national development bank of Germany, and processed the first KfW's first Euro commercial paper via Onbrane’s...
Lone Star State drives over $44bn in new US munis at November elections
Voters across the US greenlit more than US$44 billion in new muni bonds at November’s elections, with 55% of all mooted bond measures approved...
CME Group to offer futures and options on Treasuries repo financing rate
By Flora McFarlane.
CME Group has announced that will launch futures and options based on the broad Treasuries repurchase agreement (repo) financing rate, set as...
BlackRock’s Rieder: Fed will buy at least $1.5 trillion in Treasuries in 2020
Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer of Global Fixed Income, co-manager of the BlackRock Fixed Income Global Opportunities fund and BGF Global Bond Income...
